Libby Brings Readers Together shirt sale
Since launching The OverDrive Shop earlier this year, we’ve had a blast sharing the library love around the world with t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, and lots of other fun swag. 100% of the profits are being donated to the American Library Association Literary Clearinghouse and…
4 ways to keep promoting your digital library during the COVID-19 pandemic
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist If there was a word to describe 2020, pivot would be high on the list. We’ve all become experts at pivoting from the year’s best-laid plans. From how we work to how our children learn to how we interact with…
The most borrowed ebooks and audiobooks since Libby launched
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist Since Libby, our award-winning one-tap reading app, launched in June of 2017, millions of readers have borrowed hundreds of millions of digital books from public libraries around the world. Now, with COVID-19’s impact as well as advancements in digital…
Big Library Read is back with The Darwin Affair
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Big Library Read (BLR) is back, and this time we bring you The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason. Set against the backdrop of London in the summer of 1860, The Darwin Affair is a page-turning mystery that will…
Community Read Collection alert: Duke Classics no cost sim use plan extended
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist During the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that your library has worked hard to provide remote reading and learning resources to the kids and teens in your community. And with school plans still in flux, your library will continue…
Drive a Polestar 2? Now you can stream Libby!
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Polestar 2 is launching as the first car in the world to have an Android Automotive OS-powered infotainment system and our award-winning reading app Libby is included! The Android Automotive OS system includes a selection of Google apps…
Over 100 library systems on pace to surpass one million digital checkouts in 2020
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist Each January, OverDrive highlights the library systems around the world that surpass one million digital checkouts across our platforms for the previous year. Advancements in digital reading and apps like Libby have led to continued growth in digital readership…
Upcoming Webinar: Getting Started with OverDrive Marketplace
By Lisa Mullins, Training Specialist Looking to get started with browsing and purchasing digital content? Wondering how to fill holds and stay ahead of user demands? Join Lauren of the Training team for an introductory session on OverDrive Marketplace, your hub for digital content. This…
Register for our virtual social justice conversation with Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal, New York Times bestselling coauthors of I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, will be joining our Professional Book Nerds for a conversation about social justice and equality on Thursday, July 16th at 3 pm…
From ALA Virtual: Digital library trends from COVID-19
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist As the nation’s libraries closed their physical branches in March in response to the global pandemic, patrons increasingly turned to the libraries’ digital collection of ebooks and audiobooks On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, leading librarians Steven V. Potter…