The next Reader’s Advisory project is coming soon!
We’re excited to invite your library and/or school to participate in OverDrive’s next Reader’s Advisory project. The project offers hand-picked titles to help users discover new favorites, leading to increased reader engagement and circulation for libraries. In March, libraries that participated in the Reader’s Advisory…
10 perfect quotes about life from our favorite children’s books
Children’s books have a way of shaping who we become, not just as readers, but as people. They are our first introduction to literature, often times on the laps of our parents, and they teach us valuable lessons that never truly leave us. It’s no…
Engaging your patrons with digital magazines and newspapers
A young professional wakes up and reads USA Today with her morning coffee. The newspaper isn’t delivered to her apartment each morning – she enjoys it digitally on her iPhone while preparing for another busy day. At lunch, there isn’t enough time to really dive…
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…
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