Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein: A perfect back to school book club read
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein is a New York Times Bestseller and has received starred reviews from both Booklist (“An ode to libraries and literature that is a worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka.”) and Kirkus (“Full of…
Celebrate Read an eBook Day and win content credit from OverDrive!
We are excited to share that OverDrive will once again be celebrating Read an eBook Day on September 18th. This year we’re giving away four separate content credits of $2,500 to libraries who are celebrating Read an eBook Day. Simply mention OverDrive in a social…
When public libraries and community schools work together everybody wins
I’m lucky. I grew up in a household that believed in the importance of reading every day. Our mother, a teacher for nearly four decades, instilled in us how books can enrich our lives. We went to the library often, participating in reading programs like…
Give your teachers a digital place of their own
Back when I was a student, many moons ago, I believed the Teachers’ Lounge in my school to be filled with chocolate chip cookies and soft beds for naps. Because the door was always closed, I believed opening it led to Narnia-like magic. I have…
We want you to choose the next Big Library Read!
The next Big Library Read is coming this October and we want your help in selecting the title the whole world will be reading! The genre this time around will be Juvenile/Young Adult and our publishing partners have provided a number of great titles to…
Get over 30,000 titles 25-50% off with the Back to School sale
In a world where schools are back in session, librarians and educators need a sale to properly prepare their digital collections for the onslaught of student needs. Good thing OverDrive and its publishing partners have prepared such a sale from August 17-September 30. Featuring over…
A look back at OverDrive’s Crystal Ball Report from Digipalooza
Last week wrapped up a very successful Digipalooza conference where nearly 500 library and school partners from around the world came together with publishing executives in Cleveland to develop plans and enhance the future of the library world. This unique educational and networking conference addressed…
W. W. Norton titles are now available in OverDrive Marketplace!
If you live anywhere near OverDrive’s Cleveland headquarters, it’s entirely possible you’ve heard some extra shouts of happiness coming from our Blue Sky Campus today. See, as librarians we know how frustrating it can be to want to recommend a particular title to a patron…
Recapping the afternoon of day 1 of #DigiP15
Strengthen the foundation: Insights from Collection Development Analysts OverDrive’s own Collection Development Analyst, Kristin Milks, opened our afternoon sessions by going through some great tips and tricks for navigating OverDrive Marketplace to quickly find any and all of the content available. These are great…
Learn how to tailor your curated collections to improve your circulation
On Thursday, August 20th OverDrive will be hosting two live webinars as a part of our quarterly Hot Topics seminar series. This time around the session will be Curated Collections 101: Help patrons find their next great read. You can sign up here to join…
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