Meet Libby: the fastest way to reading happiness
The United States currently has 160 million people who don’t yet know about all the goodness libraries have to offer. To enlighten these potential library users about the wonderment of reading, OverDrive has introduced a new way to find and engage with their local library….
Reading with Mom
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Marketing & Communications Specialist I’m a Momma’s Boy. That’s not a secret. In fact, if you visit our blog with any regularity, you’ll find several stories I’ve shared about my lifelong connection to my mother. I was one of those rare…
The countdown is on – Digipalooza is coming (infographic)
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist. We’re less than 6 months away from Digipalooza, OverDrive’s digital library conference you can’t miss! Digipalooza is a unique professional development opportunity, no matter what your role is at the library. Our goal is to help you learn innovative…
49 library systems reach one million checkouts on OverDrive in 2016
As we’ve previously shared, 2016 was a record breaking year in digital library lending, as readers borrowed 196 million books through OverDrive-powered library websites. This 21% overall growth can be attributed to an increase in digital circulation across countless OverDrive library collections around the world….
Create Reading Happiness: It’s never been easier to create a customized digital library experience
As the calendar turns to November, families around the world will begin planning for the upcoming holidays. Traditionally, this is a time where we see a big spike in usage of OverDrive-powered digital collections. This means you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared for the…
Add Cleveland to your 2017 plans
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist You may have heard that 2016 has been a good year for Cleveland. The Cavs won their first NBA title. The Indians are leading in the World Series (sorry, Chicago area libraries). Our American Hockey League team, the Monsters,…
The top 5 reasons you can’t miss Digipalooza 2017
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist What are you doing next August? We hope the answer is joining us in Cleveland for Digipalooza! If you work with OverDrive at your library, this is a conference you need to add to your professional development calendar for…
OverDrive celebrates 30 years as the global leader in digital library content
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist. It may be hard to believe, given that many readers around the world have just discovered the sheer awesomeness of borrowing eBooks in the last half decade, but here at OverDrive we’re celebrating our 30th year of working…
More than 50 libraries are on pace to hit one million digital checkouts with OverDrive in 2016
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist At the end of each calendar year, we share a list of the highest circulating digital library collections from around the world. As the rise in digital reading (and listening) has grown, so has our “Million Checkout Club.”…
We’re celebrating 30 years of digital content with a big Marketplace sale
In 1986, Steve Potash laid the foundation for what would become OverDrive, the world’s leading provider of digital content for libraries and schools. From that moment thirty years ago, when Steve began developing interactive diskette and CD-ROM products and digitizing legal documents through present day…
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