Sora Spotlight: Library Media Specialists Rain Smith and Stacey Kern
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s…
School Stars returns Feb. 1! Are you ready?
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Although it seemed like it would go on and on into forever, 2020 is finally…
OverDrive Education announces top K-12 ebook & audiobook downloads for 2020
In 2020, a worldwide shift to partial or fully remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that K-12 students…
Resources for reluctant readers
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Because I work in marketing in the education space, I’ve long believed teen readers to…
Live webinar: The books & products that kept Team OverDrive going in 2020
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager It is hard to believe that we are staring down the end of…
Holiday marketing—One of our favorite things!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist (To the tune of My Favorite Things) Ebooks and audiobooks you might be missin’ They…
10 cozy holiday picture books to read around the fire
The holidays are here, and while they may not be accompanied by quite as much hustle and bustle as in…
Join OverDrive Education at #ISTE20
The 2020 edition of the ISTE Conference & Expo is here! While the all-virtual edtech conference definitely looks a little…
For Chicago Public Schools, a special donation with no waitlists: “A Promised Land”
During an online assembly on Nov. 23, former President Barack Obama invited Chicago Public Schools high school students to read…
Make a list & check it twice: 5 key end-of-year tips for schools
For most of us, 2020 is a probably a year we’ll be happy to see end. From the seemingly endless…