Monday 5×5 May 28 2018
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist It’s Memorial Day here in the United States, which means you may not be reading this until Tuesday, but like I’ve been doing for the past couple weeks, here’s a roundup of interesting links you may have missed…
The top 10 Libby and OverDrive questions answered
With all of the exciting updates to Libby and your OverDrive service as well as the constant stream of new books being added to your digital library, it’s understandable that your users may have some questions. Can I download the files? What about Kindle? Or…
The ALA annual conference is coming and we have exciting things to share
On June 22, America’s librarians will gather in New Orleans for the annual American Library Association Conference. Team OverDrive will be there sharing exciting updates about Libby, our Instant Digital Card service, and the return of digital Magazines to your OverDrive digital library. Laissez les bons…
HOW CHILDREN’S LITERATURE SHAPED MY LIFE
“Believing takes practice.” – A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle When I was a toddler I spent countless hours in the laps of my parents, flipping page after page of books about rabbits, both stuffed and otherwise, worlds of nonsense that could only be created…
Monday 5×5 for May 21, 2018
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Welcome to this week’s Monday 5×5! In case you missed the introduction last Monday, this is a weekly series I’ll be doing where I share 5 links from the previous week that I think should be read. Every week…
Take the mystery out of Curated Collections this May
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist May is Mystery Month and while we’re already halfway through the month, there’s still time to add some mystery themed curated collections to your OverDrive site! As a genre, mystery is one of those all encompassing ones that…
8 Book collections readers will love this summer
Summer time, and the readin’s easy… Apologies. I couldn’t help myself. The calendar now says May which means, on this western side of the globe, temperatures are heating up. Summer to me has always been a time of outdoor adventures, beach lounging and, of course,…
Introducing the Monday 5×5
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Mondays, amirite? Even for those of us that love our job, Mondays can be a struggle so why not ease back into your work day with some light reading? Whenever I need just a few minutes of breathing…
Save Big This Month With Our A-May-zing Sales
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist When I was a kid, one of my favorite jokes went like this: Question: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Answer: Pilgrims I know. Super corny. But, along with corny jokes and even cornier blog…
Let our training team help you help your patrons
By: Briana Johnson-Sims, Training Specialist Public Service Announcement: OverDrive has all the tools you need to help new and existing OverDrive users; you don’t have to do it alone. Join us for our free Help Resources webcast on Tuesday, May 15th at 2:00PM ET to…