Shelfie Day! What is Team OverDrive reading?
Yesterday was Library Shelfie Day, and we collected the best of the best from our OverDrive Team! Most of my reading time these days is spent on fiction with our 3-year old twins. They’re not huge fans of history and biographies (yet ?). ~Beau L….
FETC sessions for every educator; books for every student
For nearly 40 years, the Future of Education Technology Conference has gathered the most dynamic and creative education professionals from around the world for an intensive, highly collaborative exploration of new technologies, best practices and pressing issues. Its impact has been felt by thousands of…
8 books we’re excited about in 2019
We asked team OverDrive what books they were excited about in 2019. As a building full of readers and librarians, you can imagine the response. Here are some of our favorites: We’re excited for gripping mysteries, one in particular I cannot wait for Two Can…
Book-to-Movie details that annoy us
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. When you are in the business of books and in the company of several book lovers, you await every book-to-movie adaptation with equal parts anticipation and dread. Because, when you really love a book there’s nothing better than seeing your…
Books to engage your emerging readers
By: Sarah Wilsman, Collection Development Specialist. Emerging readers are not beginning readers anymore. They have mastered basic phonics and learned frequently used words and phrases and are now improving their reading comprehension skills. At this stage of their reading development it is important to provide emerging…
Books to celebrate the African American experience
By: Sarah Wilsman, Collection Development Specialist. The Black Lives Matter movement is celebrating four years in formal existence. It started out as a black-centered political will and movement building project turned chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission is to build local power and to intervene when…
Mission accomplished: I reached my 2018 reading goal!
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager. Last December, I reflected on my 2017 reading failures. I’d only read 11 books that year and the former English teacher inside of me felt deep shame. I knew I could do better—I’d always been a regular reader, but I…
It’s the season for reading!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. It’s that time of year, where we aim to spread a little cheer. It’s also time for the students to head on home So in the spirit of the holidays, we thought we’d write you educators a snappy little poem. Don’t…
Books for Break!
By: Sarah Wilsman, Collection Development Specialist. My maternal grandmother managed an independent bookstore when I was growing up and my birthday is before the holidays, so I always received lots of books in December which was a good thing for this avid reader. Winter Break…
OverDrive’s favorite holiday songs
By: Sarah Wilsman, Collection Development Specialist. OverDrive loves holiday songs! When polled about their favorite holiday songs there were immediate, sometimes lengthy and very diverse replies: Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Springsteen version listen here Sleigh Ride – Boston Pops listen here White Christmas…