Lois Lowry joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast
The iconic author shares her thoughts on memories and stories Lois Lowry is a living legend. Her books have won just about every major award out there – including two Newbery Medals – and sold millions of copies around the world. These books are designed…
OverDrive’s ALA Midwinter Preview: Empower Lifelong Reading
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist The library world will be coming together this weekend in the city of Brotherly Love for the annual Midwinter conference. Team OverDrive will be there, sharing updates about Libby, exciting news about our upcoming Hold Redelivery service and…
Here’s Lookin’ at You, 2020!
Over the past year, we’ve traveled across the US to meet many library lovers. From book festivals to comic conventions, to just a day in a library, we’ve had the chance to meet so many book friends and help them on the Digital Bookmobile. We…
Introducing New Libby Website Assets to Help Reach Your Readers
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist You already know the importance of your library’s website. It’s the online gateway to your library’s resources. For those who do not or are not able to visit your physical branch, it may also serve as the first and only…
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…