Libraries successfully promote digital achievements in local media
By: Andi Barnett, Public Relations Specialist We know the life of a librarian is a busy one, so it’s understandable that local public relations (PR) activities often fall to the wayside. Yet we have consistent proof that securing news stories in your local TV, radio,…
10 graphic novels to spark students’ interest in classic literature
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing & Communications Specialist For some students, finding out that their assigned reading list includes works by authors like Shakespeare or Dickens might inspire a sense of foreboding — or, at the very least, great reluctance. These texts can often present as…
Hold Redelivery is now live
We’re pleased to announce that hold redelivery is now live! As we shared in December, hold redelivery is a new feature that gives users more control over their holds and helps your library connect more readers to the right book at the right time. To…
Webinar on-demand: An interview with Sarah Sansbury, 2019 School Stars winner
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing & Communications Specialist How can you create print and social media resources to engage students, parents, staff and other members of your school community, whether your time is limited or you’re on a shoestring budget? Find out in this conversation with…
OverDrive’s PLA Preview: Public Library CONNECT
This week, Team OverDrive and our public library partners are headed to Nashville for the biannual Public Library Association conference! When you visit us in booth #823, you’ll learn about Libby updates, exciting news about our upcoming Hold Redelivery service and how public libraries can…
Fall in love on a “Blind Book Date”
By: Rickie Mascia, Social Media Specialist As librarians and book nerds, everyone here at OverDrive loves a good book recommendation. Even more so, we love giving them. There’s something exceptionally special about knowing that you’re about to introduce someone to a new story that will…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: The future of ebooks & audiobooks in schools (Part 5)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist This series analyzes data from the recently released 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report co-sponsored by ASCD and OverDrive Education. The report compiles responses from 2,000 K-12 administrators to identify how ebooks and audiobooks are currently being used, in…
Public Library CONNECT: New student readers boost circulation
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Students read more when they have access to books from both their school and public library. This includes ebooks and audiobooks. Now, with Public Library CONNECT, it’s never been easier to connect students with the digital resources available…
Digital reading: Past, present & future
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Almost every single night for the past three months or so, I’ve read Make Believe Ideas’ Five Little Dinosaurs to my son, Sawyer. Sometimes we deviate from the norm and read Lost and Found (my preferred option), but we always…
Reaching your reluctant readers webinar
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager Reader, I married him. A non-reader. I knew this from the beginning and for a while it was kind of cute. Here’s this librarian dating, engaged to, then married to an engineer who doesn’t even have a…