Next stop on our world literary tour: Kyoto, Japan
Welcome to the next stop on the World Literary Tour! Each month we will be highlighting a different destination with recommended lists, facts about the culture, languages, and literature from that location. This month we are headed to Kyoto, Japan for Golden Week, a collection…
Be In the Know with Baker Publishing Group
Join us on Thursday, April 20 at 2pm EST for a panel with Baker Publishing Group’s top contemporary fiction authors from the Revell and Bethany House imprints as a part of OverDrive’s In the Know program. Register here. Hear from New York Times bestselling author…
5 essential tips to support student reading success with Sora reports & data
By: Gabby Cregan, Instructional Designer Whether your school year is almost over or it’s just begun, OverDrive Marketplace has reading data and insights to help you better understand how, when, why, and how much your students are using Sora. We asked your OverDrive Account team…
Summer Picks and Training’s April Webinars
Spring may have only just sprung, but summer is on our minds here at OverDrive! Join our stellar Digital Content Librarians for a can’t miss Summer Picks webinar on Wednesday, April 19 at 11 am EST, as they highlight some of the most exciting titles…
Save more and spend less on spring & summer reads in Sora
This spring and summer, you can get your Sora collection vacation-ready for less with discounts on audiobooks, children’s books and more. Save on audiobooks for all ages Did you hear the news? From now until June 30, you can save on 50,000+ titles from all…
3 ways to read for free in Sora this spring & summer
Summer is on its way to the Northern Hemisphere! For many of us, that might mean warm sunny days, Saturdays on the beach and – best of all – vacation. For your students, it’s an exciting, busy time during which literacy-building habits like reading might…
OverDrive stands with libraries at Florida Library Legislative Day
Last week, Floridians gathered in Tallahassee for Florida Library Legislative Day. This event was an opportunity for attendees to meet with officials and speak about the importance of fully funding libraries. OverDrive congratulates Shane Roopnarine, president of Florida Library Association and all Florida librarians on…
Key ways to improve the U.S. education system [Authority Magazine interview]
If you had the chance, what would you do to improve the U.S. education system? It’s a complicated question, with equally complicated answers – but in a recent interview with Yitzi Weiner from Authority Magazine, OverDrive Education General Manager Angela Arnold distilled down some of…
In one CO district, a digital library offers valuable opportunities for differentiation [Sora Spotlight]
By: Kristen Hein, Account Manager In our recurring Sora Spotlight series, we feature a wide range of educators who’ve become Sora champions at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. Here, we ask them…
How #WeGoBeyond as a B Corp
In 2017, OverDrive became a Certified B Corp, joining companies such as Patagonia, Bombas, Ben & Jerry’s, Warby Parker and others leading a global movement of using business for good. The prestigious B Corporation certification recognizes a company’s commitment to creating exceptional positive social and…