Black Lives Matter: OverDrive stands against racism and inequality
OverDrive stands in solidarity with the African American community in the United States and around the world. We believe that Black Lives Matter. Now is the time for all to listen, learn, reflect and act. As a team, we’re committed to informing and educating ourselves so…
13 books about race you should read right now
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Today on the Professional Book Nerds podcast, co-hosts Jill and Adam share a list of 13 race-related books they have found helpful in examining their own white privilege. These books are meant to inform and educate readers about…
Libby now available in 10 languages
Bonjour! Hola! Nǐ hǎo! Willkommen! Privyet! To help further serve the needs of your diverse reading community, our Libby reading app is going on a world tour with its latest update. Libby’s user interface now supports 9 additional languages. All of the helpful information and…
‘Me and White Supremacy’ price reduction and simultaneous use plans
Layla F. Saad’s instant New York Times bestselling title is being made available at significantly lower prices and in various lending models for OverDrive library partners. When Layla F. Saad converted her viral #MeAndWhiteSupremacy Instagram challenge into a full-length book, it immediately hit bestsellers lists,…
You can now manage your holds right on your Kobo device
Back in March, we removed auto-checkout and replaced it with Hold Redelivery, a new feature that gives readers more control over their holds and helps libraries maintain more efficient waitlists. At the time, Kobo device users needed to borrow available holds directly in Libby, the…
Audiobook Narrator Spotlight: Bahni Turpin
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Just like we all have favorite authors, if you are a big audiobook listener like me you probably have favorite narrators, too. In honor of Audiobook Month in June, over the next few weeks we are going to…
Audiobook trend continues even in time of crisis
After the United States declared a state of emergency on March 13, many public libraries and most schools closed their physical buildings. Since then, demand for digital content has increased, both among public library readers and students doing remote learning. For the past several years,…
Learn how digital book clubs can help you stay connected with your patrons
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager If any of you out there are like me, you have a compulsive need to talk about what you are reading with everyone. This has been made quite difficult by my being stuck at home, as I am…
10 villain origin stories for the bad guy in all of us
Over ten years ago, author Suzanne Collins introduced us to Katniss Everdeen in her bestselling Hunger Games series. Now, readers across the globe are returning to Panem with the latest book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. But, as anyone from one of the 12…
The latest edition of Perspectives on Reading is here!
The latest edition of Perspectives on Reading is here and once again we are bringing you an issue full of trending topics, interviews with thought leaders, insightful articles, statistics and more. Issue 7 includes: Q&A with popular actor Mark Duplass about his love for libraries…