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…
Students read more when libraries & schools partner
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Growing up, this time of year was always one of my favorites because my school library allowed students to take home additional books over winter break, not just the standard two book checkout limit. I’d load up my…
Roar into the ‘20s with OverDrive’s “Best of” webinar
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist The decade is drawing to a close, which means it’s almost time for the ‘20s again! This isn’t Jay Gatsby’s ‘20s, and while hindsight is 20/20, foresight is, too, and we want to help you prepare for 2020…
Coming soon: Hold Redelivery
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Three years before I started working at OverDrive, I was a brand-new ebook reader discovering a problem many of our users face: The struggle is real. I’m a fast reader, but not fast enough to get through all…
Finish strong in the final weeks of the Digital Dash Challenge
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist As we sprint toward the finish line in the final weeks of the Digital Dash, I can almost hear Coach Gleason, my high-school cross country coach, yelling from the sidelines, “Save it for the end! Finish strong!” He was right….
20 reasons our communities are thankful for libraries and reading
By: Rickie Mascia, Social Media Specialist “This is why I wanted to write this book, to tell about a place I love that doesn’t belong to me but feels like it is mine, and how that feels marvelous and exceptional. All the things that are…
Say hello good buy with our End of Year Sale
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist There are six weeks left in 2019, and you might be thinking about all those things you want to do before the decade ends. Maybe you want to take up a new hobby, travel to some exotic location…