Sora Sweet Reads: Access free, always available digital titles starting April 15
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Every year since 2014, OverDrive has offered a summer reading program for schools. This program is intended to help fight the summer slide and give students an opportunity to read quality titles all summer long. This year’s program was slated…
Big Library Read update: BLR will now start March 23
Earlier this week, we shared several no cost and low-cost collections now available in Marketplace to help your library meet unprecedented demand during COVID-19. One way to bring your community together during this time is with the next Big Library Read, which we will be…
Important updates from Penguin Random House and Macmillan US
Effective 3/19: In an effort to provide additional content to library users during these uncertain times, Penguin Random House and Macmillan US have changed their digital content policies for public libraries and schools worldwide. Below, please find specific updates regarding their respective changes. Penguin Random…
Sora reading app extends no cost ebooks and audiobooks to remote learners
Simultaneous use titles boost digital collections for schools that partner with OverDrive Education Last updated 6/2/20 @ 4:16 pm ET Educators are scrambling to implement contingencies for homebound students that both ensure access to needed materials and keep them independently engaged in their learning. To…
Connect with patrons outside of the library using our social media graphics
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist Want to save staff time, increase circs, gain new users, and instantly connect readers with titles they love? Who doesn’t, right?! Social media makes it possible, and we’re here to help with colorful, eye-catching graphics for your library’s social accounts…
A COVID-19 update from OverDrive
Dear Library and School partners, OverDrive is in the process of assembling a series of digital content options to respond to the challenges your communities are facing. The goal is to serve the maximum number of readers at the lowest cost per circ. This will…
Are all of your holds coming in at the same time? We have a solution!
One of the best things about being a reader? Having so many books to read! One of the worst things about being a reader? Having so many books to read! Especially when you put several on hold and they all become available at once. This…
“You Gotta Get the Card!”: How Stratford Public Library is promoting Libby and targeting new users
How do you launch a marketing campaign to target new users? We talked to Krista Robinson from Stratford Public Library (member of the downloadLibrary consortium in Ontario), about the “You Gotta Get the Card” campaign and how it’s fighting a decline in library cardholders and…
What are your favorite literary fandoms?
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist One day, out of nowhere, it dawned on me: I belong to quite a few fandoms! When I began listing them out, most of them seemed TV- or movie-specific. Naturally, I then began wondering – which literary fandoms do…
Celebrating B Corp Month
In the United States, we’re in the middle of primary season, but that isn’t the only way to let your voice be heard. Every dollar we spend or invest, every hour we work, and every transaction we make with other companies is a vote for…