“The Hate U Give”: Now available free to schools, no holds or waitlists
OverDrive stands in solidarity with the Black community. We believe we can and must find ways to do more. As part of our Black Lives Matter: Community Read program that supports efforts to encourage conversation with students and build community awareness and advocacy, OverDrive is…
Sora Sweet Reads so far…
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist It’s finally summertime here in Cleveland, Ohio (our global headquarters) and while the livin’ isn’t always easy, the reading has sure helped. We launched Sora Sweet Reads over two months ago (and two months early!) to support schools amidst closures…
Penguin Random House special lending policies extended through August 31, 2020
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Back in March, Penguin Random House announced a change to their digital content lending policies. These additional purchasing options on PRH-published ebook and audiobook titles were created in response to COVID-19 and allowed libraries and schools to better…
COVID Response Collections Now Available
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist In response to the unprecedented demand for digital books for your readers, OverDrive is adding a growing collection of unlimited simultaneous use ebooks and audiobooks, at no cost to your library, to help you deliver more titles to…
Public Library Alert: COVID Response Collections for libraries now available
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Last updated 06/16/2020 @ 10:00 am ET NEW: Now available: COVID Response Collections for libraries Now available free to libraries without waitlist or holds: Black Lives Matter titles to read, listen, learn and grow As mentioned on March…
ALA Annual Virtual Spotlight Session: Digital Library Trends from COVID-19
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Join us on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 1:30 PM CT during ALA Annual’s Virtual Conference for our Library Champions Spotlight Session on digital library trends in light of COVID-19. Register here. At this session, three leading librarians…
8 YA books by trans and nonbinary authors
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist June is Pride Month, and while it’s important to read books by LGBTQIA+ authors all year long, Pride Month is a time to truly celebrate the works of LGBTQIA+ artists, authors, and activists. This is especially important for…
New training kit for school staff – Reading to Learn in Sora
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist Educators, you may already be using the Sora – Student Learning at Home training kit, which includes lesson plans and helpful getting started resources to support your students’ remote learning in the Sora student reading app. Now, you can also…
The next Big Library Read is almost here
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist It’s almost time for our next Big Library Read! Our global ebook club will be returning June 22 – July 13 with the ebook and audiobook version of The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason. Set against the backdrop…
Listen & learn: Books about race for students & educators
As educators across the world initiate tough but necessary conversations with their students to address systemic racial injustice, one of the most important immediate actions you can take is to amplify Black voices and stories. To that end, there are plenty of fiction and nonfiction…