May 2020 begin your best reading decade yet
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison In 2017, I failed to reach my reading goals. In 2018, I followed a self-made plan and hit my goal. And in 2019, I had my best reading year yet. I aimed to read 100 books, and I finished 105….
OverDrive Resource Center updates
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager The Staff Training pages on our Resource Center have been redesigned with you in mind, and we’ll be adding improvements throughout 2020 to ensure you have everything you need to get started learning about all things OverDrive. Webinars –Live and…
The genrefied library: How one elementary librarian made the transition
By: Meredith Wemhoff, Account Manager Every book lover has their unique preference for how to organize their personal library. For example, arranging based on color has become increasingly popular. I hesitate to admit that my current organizational method is no method at all. Elbow Room…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: The benefits of digital content (Part 4)
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…
The enduring impact of “Little Women”
By: Hannah Monson, Content Specialist Little Women — originally published in two parts, entitled Little Women and Good Wives — celebrated its 150th birthday in 2018. Celebration of this landmark anniversary has extended into 2019, with a new movie adaptation directed by Greta Gerwig and…
16 reads to spark your holiday spirit
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist The holidays – all of them, and seemingly all at once – have arrived! With so much daily hustle and bustle surrounding this time of year, it can often seem like it’s over before it even began. That’s…
Is screen time the threat we think it is?
By: Regis Coustillac, Account Manager Think of all the things you rely on your smartphone or tablet to accomplish. These devices have become our primary means of communication, through texts, emails and phone calls. Phones and tablets are the modern newsstand, offering access to countless…
Come on, guys – let’s read!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist What do Warren Buffet, Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Jay-Z, LeBron James and Barack Obama have in common? They’re all men, all distinguished in their fields and have all stated that they owe some of their success and/or intelligence to reading…
Sora spotlight: Dr. Linda Verge from Tahanto Regional Middle/High School
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s become a Sora champion at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. We’ve asked…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: What devices are students using? (Part 3)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist This series analyzes data from the newly released 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report co-sponsored by ASCD and OverDrive Education. The report aggregates responses from 2,000 K-12 administrators to identify how ebooks and audiobooks are currently being used, in…