Let OverDrive help you prep for the holiday rush with our free webinar
The holidays are, traditionally, the busiest time of the year in the digital library world. Over the next few months countless readers will unwrap new devices and smart phones and discover all the wonderful content they can get from the library for free. With this…
Get young users excited about reading through characters they love
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist As an avid reader and employee of OverDrive I’ve hit the jackpot when it comes to book recommendations. No matter what I’m reading I can always walk over to our staff librarians and ask what I should read…
Update on the New OverDrive: Preview launched
OverDrive recently launched a preview of the new OverDrive platform to a small group of library partners. The preview gives users the option to see the new design and functionality of what will soon be their digital library experience. We’ve invited users to give early…
What to read when you’re expecting
By Melissa Marin, Marketing Specialist at OverDrive (and expectant mom) As the saying goes, children don’t come with instruction manuals. While this may be true, there are a plethora of pregnancy, parenting and child advice books on the market. As I get ready for impending…
Curated collection ideas to boost your circulation
Adam Sockel is OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist. We mentioned a few times how great curated collections are. They let you decide what to show off in your digital library site and they help circulate titles that may need some love. But “ugh”, it’s hard to come…
Read-Alongs perfect for National Family Literacy Day on November 1st
Rachel Kray is a Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive Looking for a fun new way to integrate reading and family time? Look no further than our Read-Alongs! These titles are accessible through OverDrive Read, our browser-based eReader, so no need to download…
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…
Wearing your Library eBookLove on your sleeve (or your skin!)
By Melissa Marin, a Marketing Specialist on the Library Partner Services team at OverDrive We recently shared 7 easy social media marketing tricks to promote your OverDrive service and today, we bring you more innovative ideas that you can implement in your library or school…
6 Reasons why you should be using audiobooks everyday
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist. Here at OverDrive it’s no secret that we love eBooks. They’re the best way to make sure you always have something to read anytime, anywhere. We also have a fairly substantial obsession with audiobooks though, and for good…
AudioFile Reviews: Untwine by Edwidge Danticat
By our friends at Audiofile Magazine. Bahni Turpin’s narration of the author’s first YA title begins dreamily, wistfully as Giselle lies alone in a hospital bed, trying to piece together what has occurred. She and her twin sister, Isabelle, were born holding hands, as they…
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