Librarian’s Share: Go on a Blind Date with an eBook
By Joey Garcia, Infortmation & Technology Librarian at the Robert J. Kleberg Public Library Recently we spoke with Joey Garcia of the Robert J. Kleberg Public Library about a unique marketing idea they’re using to promote their digital library. The library has started promoting their…
Librarian’s Share: Hillsborough County Public Library’s innovative marketing leads to record checkouts
By Brian Walton, Principal Librarian for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Recently I had the chance to chat with Brian Walton from Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library about the marketing strategy they used to set circulation records in December to surpass one million checkouts for the…
Librarian’s Share: Whitefish Middle School throws a Gothic Tea Party!
By Dana Carmichael, Librarian at Whitefish Middle School. In October, OverDrive held our most recent Big Library Read event where users around the world can enjoy the same titles at the same time, without wait lists or holds. The selections were from the YA genre…
Librarian’s Share: boosting circulation through Featured Titles
By Theresa Tittle, a Librarian and Selector for the Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma. Ed. note: Pioneer Library System has recently started featuring different titles prominently on their OverDrive-powered website and are seeing a nice circulation boost because of this. We interviewed one of their…
Librarian’s Share: Merchandise Your OverDrive Collection Like a Pro
Ed. Note: This blog was written by Maria Cipriano. Maria is a Collections Librarian and manages the Electronic and Online resources for Toronto Public Library. Recently she presented at Digipalooza about Toronto Public Library and their success with curated collection. Last month I did something…
Using OverDrive Samples to promote engagement and discovery
Awareness has always been crucial to the success of a library. The materials and resources available could be the best in the community but if no one is aware of them, they won’t get used. To that end, OverDrive strives to provide the best marketing…
How OverDrive Streaming Video improves the value of your digital library
Recently we spoke with Katie Hotard, the Virtual Branch Manager at Marion County Public Library, about her library’s recent adoption of OverDrive Streaming Video. Below is her story of how the library has implemented and marketed their streaming video collection to provide users with a…
Librarian’s Share: Providing learning tools for the staff
(Ed. Note: This post was written by Cathy Daane of the Madison Metropolitan School District and discusses how they trained their staff and provide them with easy access to answers about their OverDrive service.) When the Madison Metropolitan School District decided to start an OverDrive…
How digital libraries are helping prisoners across the country
Recently we spoke with Cindy Mclaughlin of the American Prison Data Systems (APDS) about their OverDrive-powered National Corrections Library (NCL), a first of its kind digital library for inmates at correctional facilities across the country. In the short time since the NCL went live they’ve…
Pioneer Library System combines innovative ways to access physical and digital content
The Pioneer Library System (PLS) in Central Oklahoma made headlines when it became the first library in North America to install the EnvisionWare 24-Hour Library, an automated outdoor kiosk that dispenses books, audiobooks and DVDs to patrons at any time. True to their innovative spirit,…
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