Join us at DigiP: 100 Days and Counting!
The countdown is on: there are officially 100 days to go until Digipalooza ‘15 and we are busy working to make this the best DigiP yet! We recently captured a planning meeting in session where things turned a little… musical. As you can see, we…
Create a staff of OverDrive experts with our new webinars
We pride ourselves on constantly innovating and creating new ways for your users to stay connected with the library but we know that this means new products and services for you to learn as well. Instead of trying to tackle all aspects of your digital…
Don’t miss your chance to register for Digipalooza!
Are you planning to attend Digipalooza 2015 the world’s premier digital content conference for libraries and schools? If you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for? Space is limited and we want to see you there! Come for our unrivaled program specifically designed and tested…
Recommended Read-Alikes
Looking to add some new titles to your digital collection? Check out our newly redesigned Read Alike page! Handpicked by our staff librarians, these lists can be very helpful in finding popular, high-circulating content that your patrons are sure to enjoy. To help you navigate easier,…
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
A fantastic campaign started one year ago in April of 2014 to address the lack of children’s literature with diverse voices. It is called We Need Diverse Books. Ellen Oh, the President of the organization, said “Armed with statistics, we knew that the lack of…
Movies you can only stream at your library: Warner Brothers edition!
Recent studies show that two in five American households subscribe to a video streaming service like Netflix. This highlights the steady growth in popularity and high demand of streaming content, where consumers are looking for instant entertainment. With OverDrive’s streaming video collection, the library can…
Get Brian Grazer’s A Curious Mind free from Simon & Schuster!
Simon and Schuster is doing something very curious. For every eBook and print sale of the new release , A Curious Mind, by Brian Grazer from April 7 – April 18, Simon and Schuster will donate one eBook copy of the title to a school…
The OverDrive app now features a dyslexic font option
Last week we released the most recent version of the OverDrive app with a number of enhancements including the option to select a dyslexic font when reading eBooks. Standard typefaces are often difficult to read for people with dyslexia as the letters are hard to…
The top 10 reasons to preorder titles in OverDrive Marketplace
Recently we announced that the ability to preorder titles up to six months in advance in OverDrive Marketplace was now live. This provides your library countless new opportunities to be the first stop for your users when looking for their next great read. Here are…
The SYNC program is back, providing free YA audiobooks all summer long!
The summer SYNC program is back again for 2015, offering two free audiobooks each week all summer long! The program starts May 7th and will offer two Young Adult audiobooks, one classic title and one current title, that users can keep as long as they…
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