Spring has sprung! Let’s get out in the garden
By: Sheila Henline, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. I eagerly await the last frost of the spring season, the budding of the trees, the blossoming of the dandelions and the spring peepers (frogs) to start chirping. This year I added some ‘peeps’ (baby chickens) to herald…
Introducing Loan Stars
By: Karen Jakubczak, OverDrive Account Specialist and Jill Grunenwald, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst All titles mentioned in this post can be found here. OverDrive is excited to introduce you to Loan Stars! Just what is Loan Stars? Loan Stars is the new readers’ advisory service…
What to Read While Waiting for Winds of Winter
By Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst All titles in this article can be found here. I started reading George R.R. Martin’s epic Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series shortly after the publication of A Feast for Crows. I completely devoured the…
Building Your Best Collection with Great Recommendations
By: Annie Suhy, Librarian and Collection Development Specialist at OverDrive. Over the weekend, I ate at a new Mexican restaurant a friend told me I should try. I asked the waiter about his favorite dish on the menu–enchiladas. No surprise, it was a big plate…
#booknerdproblems: Wanting to read books that don’t exist
By Rachel Kray, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive One of the biggest #booknerdproblems is the ever growing ‘To Read’ pile. The world is full of so many amazing books in the world and it makes me sad to think that I’ll never be…
OverDrive’s favorite titles by female authors for Women’s History Month
by Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Weather wise, we always like when March comes in like a lamb but I think we should champion and celebrate when it comes in like a lion, because March is also Women’s History Month in much…
A Few Excellent Reasons to Consider the Simultaneous Use Model
By Liz Tousey, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive All publishers and titles menitoned in this article are available here. OverDrive’ Simultaneous Use lending model allows you to circulate unlimited copies of a chosen titles or set of titles concurrently, for the length of your selected…
Check out our newly updated eHighlights digital collection catalogs!
By Todd Warhola, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive Do you hear that low humming sound? Almost like a hive of bumblebees have taken over the workspace here at OverDrive? That’s our eHighlights team busily working to get you the best information about upcoming…
And the Oscar goes to…
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist You can purchase all of the titles mentioned in this blog here. It’s no secret that a large number of the movies that come to the big screen every year are book adaptations. If people love reading a…
Publish your curated collection for Romance Reads!
The curated collections, Love is in the Air: Romance Reads for Adults and Love is in the Air: Romance Reads for Teens, are ready for you to Publish in the curation interface in OverDrive Marketplace! Boost circulation and reader engagement by publishing the collection to your…
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