Soccer books that will make you yell Goaaaaaal!
By Erin Kane, Digital Content Librarian It’s the 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup so it’s time to support our beloved US Women’s National Team! But all the games are being broadcast 12-15 hours ahead of North American timezones. What’s a fan to do during their…
Guide improvements, deep search explanation and more in latest Libby update
This week, Libby released a new update with exciting improvements for both our library partners and readers! What’s new in Libby Updates to Libby Guides Titles in Libby catalog guides now appear as larger cover images with the title and title status below. This improved…
Kanopy marketing toolkits now available on OverDrive Resource Center!
Looking to promote Kanopy to your community? You can now find marketing toolkits available on the OverDrive Resource Center! We have free toolkits available for public library partners with Kanopy in the United States and Canada. Current available toolkits include Action Films in August, Silver…
4 ways to engage your patrons before Big Library Read is over
There are only a few days left in our latest Big Library Read (BLR) program! Between now and July 27, readers can checkout the ebook and audiobook of A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey without wait lists or holds. Even if the checkout the book…
Check out our refreshed Social & Emotional Learning collection, available at no-cost to schools
As part of our ongoing Everyone Reads program, OverDrive is donating the Social and Emotional Learning Collection, a bundle of 50+ always available ebooks to support student learning and staff professional development. This collection will be available to all schools with Sora through June 30, 2025. Please…
Time is running out! Grab your tickets for Digipalooza ‘23 today
Can you believe that Digipalooza is less than a month away? Our international user group conference is an opportunity to gain useful insights, best practices, and proven success stories that will enable you to create actionable plans to take back to your library. But hurry…
Halfway there! Checking in on the 2023 Professional Book Nerds Reading Challenge
With 2023 half over, our friends the Professional Book Nerds want to know how you’re doing with the 2023 PBN Reading Challenge! From books with maps to reading a friend’s favorite book, Greek myth retellings and more, the Professional Book Nerds Reading Challenge is a…
6 “The Summer I Turned Pretty” read-alikes for teens
Team Conrad…or Jeremiah?? Chances are, if you work with teen and preteen students, you’ve probably seen and heard some lively debates on the subject (or maybe even participated in them yourself – no judgment!). Either way, even though mega-fans of Jenny Han’s The Summer I…
Big Library Read is here! Register for a free virtual event with author Sierra Godfrey now
Big Library Read (BLR) our global ebook club is back! Between now and July 27, 2023, readers can check out the ebook and audiobook of A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey without waitlists or holds. Written with delightfully dark humor and characters you can’t…
Kapow! Comics & graphic novels on sale now
This month, take advantage of superhero-sized savings! Between now and July 31, you can save up to 50% on thousands of comics and graphic novels for all ages. Visit Marketplace to start shopping! Comics continue to fly off digital library shelves Between 2022 and 2021,…