School Stars 2022: And the winners are…
2023 SCHOOL STARS ENTRIES ARE OPEN NOW! Show us how you’ve been promoting Sora and you could win up to $2,500 USD content credit! By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist School Stars 2022 has come to a close! I’m always sad when it’s over but so…
Awards and reviews from professional sources are now available in Libby
I always love to read reviews before deciding whether or not to read a book. Now, readers like me can find those reviews directly in Libby! Users can visit the details page of a book to read reviews from professional sources, like Library Journal, Kirkus…
Top 10 magazines downloaded in Libby
Check out the top downloaded magazines from Libby that patrons are loving and add OverDrive magazines to your collection today! OverDrive Magazines are a great way to expand your Libby offerings and diversify the content available to your community. With over 4,000 magazines titles available…
Sora Spotlight: Christina Chatel, Library Media Specialist (MI)
In our recurring Sora Spotlight series, we feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s become a Sora champion at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. We’ve asked them to share their…
Children’s Book Sale: 25-50% off books for young readers all April
For your youngest learners, their reading adventures have only just begun — but now is the time to build important foundations for literacy that will help inspire a lifelong love of books and stories. To help you meet the needs of all your budding reading…
A Must-Have Reading Guide for Summer 2022
By Maria Fesz, Public Library Collection Development April is halfway over, and my mind is on baseball, patio happy hours, and of course…reading outside!! The Public Library Content Specialists at OverDrive have been stacking up their TBR pile with Summer 2022 releases, and we are…
Be In the Know with DK!
Join us on Tuesday, May 10 at 1pm ET for a special catalog presentation from DK centered around Mental Health Awareness Month. Learn more about adult and children’s titles that relate to mindfulness and mental health and share these titles with your library patrons throughout…
3 ways to enjoy no-cost books in Sora this summer (and beyond!)
Summer is almost here, and your students – and you, let’s be honest! – are probably more than ready for it to arrive after a year (or two…) of ups and downs. With all of the distractions that warm weather and extra free time provide,…
Get more books into the hands of readers with OverDrive Max
As part of our ongoing effort to help our library partners meet demand, we have a growing list of publishers that offer our OverDrive Max lending model. Under the OverDrive Max model (also known as Metered Access Concurrent Use), libraries can stock bundles of up…
Learn how Music is History in our latest Big Library Read!
Big Library Read, our global ebook club, started last week and we’ve already had so many readers checkout the ebook and audiobook of Music is History by Questlove. There is still one week left in the program, so if you haven’t yet downloaded the free…