How digital Class Sets helped one North Carolina district reimagine required reading
Located just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, Franklin County Schools (FCS) serves just over 7,900 students spread across eight elementary schools, four middle schools, three high schools and one early college facility. Much like most districts across the U.S., FCS found itself at a crossroads…
Support financial literacy goals in your community with Libby Extras
As of Nov. 1, 2023, Universal Class is no longer available for purchase through OverDrive. Visit the Resource Center to learn more about all of our other Libby Extras offerings. Recognized every April, Financial Literacy Month promotes smart money management habits and the importance of…
6 of the best audiobooks for kids and teens that are on sale right now
Spring is here and summer is on its way, which means that most of your students will soon be saying so long to school – for a few months, anyway! But leaving the classroom behind doesn’t mean they also have to give up easy access…
Register today and see Eriq La Salle at Digipalooza ‘23!
It‘s our extreme pleasure and honor to announce actor, director, producer and author Eriq La Salle as our closing keynote speaker for Digipalooza 2023! Digipalooza is our opportunity to bring library partners together for a unique blend of education, networking, and fun. This year’s theme…
Steve Jobs Archive’s “Make Something Wonderful” now available free to schools
What does it mean to make something wonderful? Likely the best answer is that it depends on who you ask. In Make Something Wonderful, a curated collection of Steve Jobs’ speeches, interviews and correspondence, readers will get an unparalleled window into how one of the…
Now available free to libraries without waitlists: “Make Something Wonderful” from the Steve Jobs Archive
OverDrive, in collaboration with the Steve Jobs Archive, is excited to bring you Make Something Wonderful at no-cost to your library. Make Something Wonderful is available in our popular Simultaneous Use lending model which means your users will be able to read the ebook without…
Save the Date: Sora Sweet Reads Returns May 15, 2023
Sora Sweet Reads is back! Learn more about this year’s program. By: Emily Balser, Integrated Marketing Specialist Can you hear that? If you listen closely enough, you can almost hear the music of the not-so-far-off ice cream truck as it trundles down the street this…
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…