8 things you may not know about OverDrive Magazines
Give your community more to love in Libby with OverDrive Magazines! Your users will love having thousands of magazines available alongside the ebooks and audiobooks you already offer. In Dec. 2020, we launched our OverDrive Magazine package with our partner Zinio. Since then, so many…
Big Library Read is almost here. Is your library ready?
From Nov. 2 – Nov. 16, the ebook and audiobook of A Snake Falls to Earth by Dr. Darcie Little Badger will be available to readers all over the world without waitlist or holds as part of our Big Library Read (BLR) program. A Snake Falls…
Free to Canadian Sora partners: 100 always-available titles from Canadian authors & publishers
To help Canadian schools meet demand for books that enable students to celebrate the Canadian experience and see themselves and their communities in your digital collection, OverDrive Education is donating 100 juvenile and young adult ebook and audiobook titles from Canadian authors and publishers. This…
Fall K-12 staff training round-up
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Whether you’re deep into your school year or just getting a handle on student names, new technology, and lessons, October is a great time to take stock of what learning options and PD opportunities are available from your Sora Training…
Horror films from Kanopy and iNDIEFLIX guaranteed to keep your patrons up at night
I have two friends who absolutely adore horror movies. While they watch spooky, scary movies all the time, when October rolls around it’s the only thing they watch. One hosts a month-long film fest at his house with an open invitation to come and watch…
Be in the know with Infobase!
Join us on Wednesday, November 9 at 1pm EST for a special In the Know presentation with Infobase! The presentation titled Beyond Heritage Month will dive into strategies for authentic collection inclusion all year round. Join the conversation with Dr. Audrey Barbakoff, librarian, educator, and…
The best phonics books in Sora for your early readers
Across countless districts and schools in the U.S., there’s widespread recognition that strategies to boost students’ reading fluency are a need, not a nice-to-have. This was made especially clear in the wake of 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress results, which revealed that among 9-year-old…
Thrills and chills for teens
Nothing says fall reads for teens like twisty, tension-building, edge-of-your-seat mysteries and thrillers. Read on for a list of unputdownable mystery and suspense titles for young adults and tune into a featured video made available from one of the authors! Kimberly Gabriel, author of Every…
Be in the Know with Springer Nature and Eric Choi
Watch an exclusive In the Know recorded event featuring Springer Nature as Eric Choi, author of Just Like Being There, is interviewed by OverDrive’s own resident sci-fi enthusiast, Kenny Cruse. Springer Nature’s mission is to advance discovery by publishing robust and insightful research, supporting the…
Enjoy superhero-sized savings during the October Comics Sale
Send your students on new reading adventures in the Sora app with their favorite fictional friends – all without breaking the bank! Shop our October Comics Sale to save up to 50% on hundreds of titles from publishers like DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Viz Media…