Sonoma County Library providing unlimited access to challenged books
During a time when schools and libraries are facing unprecedented book challenges, many librarians are taking a stand against censorship by finding ways to offer greater access to frequently challenged titles. For the Sonoma County Library in California, this meant leveraging OverDrive’s cost-per-circ (CPC) catalog…
Free Comics-travaganza!
Huzzah! Free Comic Book Day® is May 7 and to celebrate we are having a Free Comics-travaganza! Between now and May 13, partners can take advantage of free comics from IDW, DC Comics and Valiant during our Comics-travaganza. We also have free PDF previews of…
Announcing new Libby Extra: Kovels
For over six decades, collectors have been turning to antiques expert Kovels for identification guides, histories, prices, and more. Now, you can bring Kovels to your patrons when you add this new Libby Extra to your digital library. Libraries who add Kovels will gain unlimited…
OverDrive webinars to look forward to in May
By Emma Dwyer, Product Trainer The arrival of a new month brings new webinars to boost your knowledge on all things OverDrive. Here’s what to look forward to in May. Getting Started with Libby Looking to learn Libby basics? Join our 60-minute session on May…
Awards and reviews from professional sources are now available in Libby
I always love to read reviews before deciding whether or not to read a book. Now, readers like me can find those reviews directly in Libby! Users can visit the details page of a book to read reviews from professional sources, like Library Journal, Kirkus…
Top 10 magazines downloaded in Libby
Check out the top downloaded magazines from Libby that patrons are loving and add OverDrive magazines to your collection today! OverDrive Magazines are a great way to expand your Libby offerings and diversify the content available to your community. With over 4,000 magazines titles available…
A Must-Have Reading Guide for Summer 2022
By Maria Fesz, Public Library Collection Development April is halfway over, and my mind is on baseball, patio happy hours, and of course…reading outside!! The Public Library Content Specialists at OverDrive have been stacking up their TBR pile with Summer 2022 releases, and we are…
Be In the Know with DK!
Join us on Tuesday, May 10 at 1pm ET for a special catalog presentation from DK centered around Mental Health Awareness Month. Learn more about adult and children’s titles that relate to mindfulness and mental health and share these titles with your library patrons throughout…
Get more books into the hands of readers with OverDrive Max
As part of our ongoing effort to help our library partners meet demand, we have a growing list of publishers that offer our OverDrive Max lending model. Under the OverDrive Max model (also known as Metered Access Concurrent Use), libraries can stock bundles of up…
Learn how Music is History in our latest Big Library Read!
Big Library Read, our global ebook club, started last week and we’ve already had so many readers checkout the ebook and audiobook of Music is History by Questlove. There is still one week left in the program, so if you haven’t yet downloaded the free…