Craftsy & LawDepot are now available through OverDrive
We’re delighted to welcome Craftsy and LawDepot into our new offering of Databases & Streaming Media services! CRAFTSY Craftsy is a cost-per-circ-based service that offers crafting videos, tutorials and additional resources for creative makers. With more than 3,000 hours of content and over 1,300 courses…
Sora Sweet Reads closes on record year – help us make 2022 even better!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist That’s a wrap on Sora Sweet Reads 2021 and boy, what a year it was! Thanks to you and your students reading across the globe, we saw usage across a record 48,000 participating schools in over 30 countries! And for…
Celebrate Read an Ebook Day on September 18th
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist For over half a decade, OverDrive has joined digital book lovers around the globe in celebrating Read an Ebook Day. The purpose of the holiday is simple -to spread awareness of the joy and convenience of digital reading. Ebooks…
Lessons learned from Digipalooza ’21
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Digipalooza ‘21! We may not have been able to all be together in person, but we hope everyone enjoyed the informative sessions and networking opportunities as much as Team OverDrive did. Over the course of three half-days,…
OverDrive Training for all learners
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager We hope you have the OverDrive Resource Center bookmarked as the place to get marketing, informational and training materials about Marketplace, the Sora student reading app and more. If you haven’t visited the site in a while, check it out…
Now That’s What I Call Content! Four Must-Have Genres for Your Fall Collection
By Jane Whitehurst, Content Specialist While autumn in Ohio is wonderful in so many ways (the return of sweater weather, beautiful foliage, pumpkins, candy corn), this year, we’re most excited for the amazing book releases. For book lovers, this fall promises to be epic! In…
Refined navigation bar, new settings menu, search enhancements and more in the latest Libby update!
Last month, we previewed upcoming changes to Libby, and we’re delighted to share that they’re now live. Here’s a summary of what’s new—please take a few minutes to review and share with your staff. We also encourage you to watch this tutorial for a brief…
3 key takeaways from Digipalooza ’21 for OverDrive Professional Partners
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Digipalooza ‘21! We may not have been able to all be together in person, but we hope everyone enjoyed the informative sessions and networking opportunities as much as Team OverDrive did. Over the course of three half-days,…
See how public libraries are supporting students with Public Library CONNECT
With the back-to-school season upon us, now is the perfect time for public libraries to embrace additional opportunities to support the kids and teens in their communities. With our game-changing Public Library CONNECT feature, public libraries can now extend access to their digital collection through…
3 key takeaways from Digipalooza ‘21
Digipalooza ’21 wrapped last week, but we’re still reliving the wonderful time we had connecting with more than 1,700 of our school and library partners all over the world for three amazing half-days. We listened to authors and thought leaders across the industry (including keynotes…