The Professional Book Nerds 30 Day Book Challenge
Social media is a wonderful tool for finding new users in your community. It’s also a great way to interact with your patrons and show off your personality. One of the popular trends going around currently are “30 day” challenges where people share certain types…
Monday 5×5 October 29 2018
From Book Riot, Hallowqueen: Queer Horror Books Excuse me while I furiously write every single title down. (Also, who else is watching The Haunting of Hill House? Can we talk about how Theo is one of the most amazing television characters ever?) Over on LitHub,…
Perpsectives on Reading Issue 2 preview
Earlier this year, we launched the inaugural issue of Perspectives on Reading, our digital magazine which highlights trends in the world of literacy. In that first issue, you’ll find write ups about reading trends, literacy programs, iconic bookish locations and much more. We’ll soon be…
9 awesome things Libby does that you might not know about
By now, you’ve hopefully downloaded Libby and borrowed some ebooks and audiobooks. The one-tap reading app is the fastest way to reading happiness with it’s simple and easy design. Libby is more than just a portal to your next great reading adventure. Our developers are…
Buy magazines and save with our Mags-travaganza!
Our Mags-travaganza is the perfect time to add OverDrive Magazines to your collection! Along with offering your patrons the hottest magazine titles that they can read on the same device as their ebooks and audiobooks, if you add OverDrive Magazines before December 31st you’ll be…
Monday 5×5 October 22, 2018
From the New York Times, 12 authors write about the libraries they love I don’t even know how you choose just one library. CrimeReads has a piece on reading Rebecca in the age of Trump I grew up reading Rebecca from a fairly young age…
Because when you read, nothing is impossible
By: Cristiam Usuga and Meredith Wemhoff. In Colombia, the Fundación EPM, has enthusiastically promoted their digital collection since the beginning of their partnership with OverDrive in 2015. They created an animated miniseries titled “Because when you read, nothing is impossible” featuring literary characters from beloved titles The Little…
Britannica Digital Learning provides knowledge & nostalgia at your fingertips
On a recent episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast, author, talk show host and stand-up comedian Guy Branum shared a wonderful story about encyclopedias. In both the interview and his book My Life as a Goddess, Guy discusses how, when he was young, the…
Set and break circulation records with the new OverDrive Goals page
Based on interest from library partners, our developers have created a new Goals page in OverDrive Marketplace. This page provides public libraries with quarterly goals based on your digital collection’s trends and performance. It’s one thing to say you want to increase your circulation, reduce…
A National Coming Out Day reading list
Each year, the Human Rights Campaign and millions of people around the country celebrate National Coming Out Day and October 11th 2018, is the 30 year anniversary of the holiday. In those three decades, countless individuals have celebrated coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,…