Sora is a Tech & Learning Best for 2023 winner!
The Sora reading platform was named a Tech & Learning magazine Best of 2023 contest winner! This award recognizes educational technology that exceptionally supported teachers and students in 2023. Sora was an honoree in the category of Primary Education. Expert judges evaluated hundreds of nominations…
Roar into the Year of the Dragon with our Lunar New Year sale
In the tender glow of Lunar New Year, a tapestry of tradition unfolds, each thread woven with the grace of ancient tales. Timeless stories whispered by generations past linger in pages of celebration, chapters of resilience and renewal. Literary lanterns illuminate the path to a…
Team OverDrive shares: Books that changed our perspectives on reading
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison A dear friend of mine and her husband are reading The Count of Monte Cristo together, a tome of at least a thousand pages unabridged, depending on edition and format. It’s a book that’s been on my own TBR list…
Leap into February with these free marketing kits
There’s an old joke that goes “How many months have 28 days?” The punchline, of course, is that all months have 28 days, but February is the one month that has only 28 days. But not this year! 2024 is a Leap Year, giving you…
Find your own fun this winter
With the holidays over and the beginning of the new year behind us, we have entered the time of year I like to call “the endless void.” With little to look forward to until spring, grey skies all around us, and daylight disappearing in the…
Coming soon to a device near you: Big Movie Watch!
For ten years, readers have been coming together for our ebook club, Big Library Read. Now, Kanopy users at libraries in the United States and Canada can share their love for film with Big Movie Watch! Kanopy’s new film club is available for US and Canadian…
Creative lesson plan ideas for math ebooks [Sora in the Classroom Series]
By: Amanda Izuka-Lawman and Carley Cook, Product Support Specialists Our recurring Sora in the Classroom series is intended to provide lesson ideas to help you use Sora to support your state and district technology and curriculum requirements across all subject areas. In the third part…
Save-the-Date: School Stars 2024 returns Feb. 5
Oh, snap! Our annual School Stars contest is back again for 2024, and this year we’re sporting a “We Love the 90s” theme. School Stars is our annual search for the top school who is promoting Sora within their school community. The contest runs Feb….
Accelerating your digital library performance at LibLearnX 2024
Good morning, Baltimore! The library world is gearing up for LibLearnX 2024 and Team OverDrive can’t wait. Visit us in Booth #1129 to learn exciting Libby news, hear Kanopy updates, and more. Be sure to also stay for one of the presentations happening during LibLearnX…
3 reasons to add OverDrive MAX titles to your digital library today
Looking for cost-effective ways to maximize impact and serve more readers for less? Under the OverDrive MAX model (also known as Metered Access Concurrent Use or MACU), libraries can stock bundles of up to 100 loans for popular digital books with no expiration date. With…