Movies you can only stream at your library: Warner Brothers edition!
Recent studies show that two in five American households subscribe to a video streaming service like Netflix. This highlights the steady growth in popularity and high demand of streaming content, where consumers are looking for instant entertainment. With OverDrive’s streaming video collection, the library can…
Game of Thrones Read alikes and streaming video picks
Winter is coming…Alright let’s hope winter is actually on its way out. The newest season of Game of Thrones is set to release in April, and I cannot wait. But since wait we must, here are some streaming videos for the lovers of high…
Mad Men read alikes
If you’re like most of the OverDrive team, you’re excited to watch the conclusion of the award-winning show “Mad Men,” but perhaps not entirely ready to leave the characters behind just yet. Lucky for you, we have some great lists of books to keep that…
Spring break reads for travelers and staycationers alike!
Who doesn’t look forward to Spring Break? After spending all winter cooped up in the cold and snow, it is great to have the opportunity to relax and enjoy that book that we’ve been trying to read, maybe with our toes in the sand if…
Team OverDrive’s Saint Patrick’s Day Picks
Today is a great day to be Irish. In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, the Collection Development Analysts made a list of some of our favorite Irish authors and Saint Patrick’s Day related titles. CD Team’s St. Patrick’s Day Picks Between pints of Guinness and…
Happy Pi Day!
This year’s Pi Day isn’t just any ol’ holiday that celebrates an irrational and transcendental number, but a once in a lifetime date in which the year lines up with the number as well: 3.1415…. (3-14-15) To help celebrate this very mathematical date, the Collection…
Join in on the March Madness with these basketball reads!
Whether or not you’re a basketball aficionado or a complete Luddite, like myself, there are still books to be had for this fine season of madness and mayhem on and off the court. Here are some basketball flavored recommendations for creating your bracket, watching it…
By Librarians, For Librarians… and cats.
It’s no secret that OverDrive loves librarians. Librarians are information superheros. To quote Judy Blume, “Librarians save lives…” In celebration of librarians, our own punk-rockbook jockeys banded together to compile a list of titles for librarians (and their cats) to enjoy. Crafting with Cat Hair…
Hooking the Moby Dick of library patrons: Males in their 20s & 30s
It’s no secret that the younger male demographic is the one who tends to frequent the library the least. We wanted to help out with this issue and so we’ve created a number of lists designed specifically to help reach those tough to capture users….
Celebrate Presidents’ Day
Presidents’ Day is a chance for all of us to learn a bit more about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other American executives (and for some people, an occasion for a three-day weekend!). Don’t spend your Monday off doing nothing, head to OverDrive to check…
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