Big Library Read is back!
We’re excited to announce the return of the Big Library Read, our global digital book club where millions of people from around the world have the ability to read the same eBook at the same time. This time around, OverDrive users will be able to…
Happy Read Across America Day!
Today is March 2nd and we’re delighted to say Happy Read Across America Day! We’re hoping you’ll celebrate and perhaps just let loose As we celebrate the birthday Of the great Dr. Seuss! As we’ve mentioned before we have Seuss eBooks of all kinds To add…
An update on OverDrive and Kindle eBooks
Earlier this week, we became aware that a number of eBooks added to our catalog this year were lacking the Kindle format. This has now been resolved, and the Kindle format of the affected titles is now available in OverDrive’s Marketplace. All U.S. libraries’ digital…
Stop the presses! OverDrive now offers popular magazines and newspapers
We are excited to announce that we, along with Barnes & Noble NOOK®, now offer more than 1,000 popular magazines and newspapers for digital lending through our library partners in the U.S. The collection includes the best coverage of the top 200 circulating U.S. magazines…
Managing your Metered Access titles just got easier
Have you said this: “How am I going to manage all of our metered access content easily and stay on top of expiring content without taking a lot of staff time or going crazy?” We’ve heard your feedback on managing Metered Access content and fulfilling…
5 Takeaways from ALA Midwinter
Every time I travel to a conference for OverDrive, I am blown away by the passion that the library community exudes. Being a librarian is more than just a job; it’s being passionate about users, their needs and making sure everyone has the ability to…
The Key to Lifelong Learning: Why Book Access Matters
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” – Socrates Education and learning are core aspects of our humanity, our ability to communicate complex thoughts to one another often astounding, our cognitive potential nearly limitless. If, as Socrates said, education…
Must-Read Hispanic Fiction
By Marisa Arancibia If you have been sleeping on translated and English-original works by Hispanic authors, then it’s time to quickly remedy that and discover just how many amazing reads you’ve been missing! Below you will find books by Chilean, Argentinian, and Spanish authors ranging…
129 libraries surpass one million checkouts in 2022
In 2022, a record-setting 129 library systems surpassed one million digital checkouts. This includes 10 library systems hitting this milestone for the very first time. In total, 555 million ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines and more were checked out by readers last year. A list of…
Sacramento Public Library helps patrons pursue their crafting passions with Craftsy
For Sacramento Public Library (SPL) ILS Administrator Matt Hill, adding online crafting courses through Craftsy was all about meeting demand from his 750,000 card holders spread across 28 branches around the California state capital. “We actually did have a large interest in craft-type resources, especially…