Join the Professional Book Nerds 2020 Reading Challenge
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Last year, our Professional Book Nerds created a reading challenge and readers from all over the world participated, each reading 12 different books to fulfill the challenge. The nerds had so much fun creating the 2019 challenge, they…
A look back on BLR in 2019 and a look ahead to 2020
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist We just wrapped up another successful year of Big Library Read (BLR) programs. BLR is our global ebook club that connects readers around the world with the same ebook at the same time without wait lists or holds….
Team OverDrive’s 2020 Reading Resolutions
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist It’s a new year, which means it’s time to reset those reading goals! From the number of books you read to the genre of titles, there is no end to the type of reading resolutions you can set…
73 library systems surpass 1 million digital checkouts in 2019
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist A record number of OverDrive library partners reached the million checkout milestone, leading the way for yet another massive year in digital reading Digital discovery of authors and books through libraries remains at an all-time high, as more than…
The sixth issue of Perspectives on Reading is here!
The latest issue of Perspectives on Reading is here and full of insightful articles, statistics on trending topics, interviews with industry leaders and more. Issue 6 includes: Q&A with radio personality Elvis Duran on shifting from the mic to the memoir Why it’s so important…
Hear the best audiobooks of 2019 with the Professional Book Nerds
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist We frequently talk about ebooks here on the blog, but of course, we also all love audiobooks. If you ever visit our Blue Sky Campus in Cleveland, you’ll notice that many of us enjoy lunch or a walk…
A long time ago in a library far, far away…
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist I’ve been a fan of Star Wars for so long, I can’t even remember when I first discovered the series. My 16th birthday was Star Wars themed, my work bag is a BB8 book bag and when I…
Don’t miss your chance to save big with our End of Year sale
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Back in January we began offering tips to help you spend less and circ more. Hopefully you have spent the year putting some of our suggestions into practice. One of the biggest opportunities is by shopping our sales,…
Using Instagram Stories to promote Libby
By: Rickie Mascia, Social Media Specialist If you are new to Instagram stories, we want to make sure you have all the tools to understand why and how to make a successful post to promote your digital collection and Libby. Instagram stories are used by…
Libby push notifications are now available
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist Libby 6.0 is now available and has a number of exciting updates, the biggest one being the availability of push notifications. This exciting update is the perfect way for readers to stay connected to their library on the device…