The Hogwarts Library Collection is the perfect way to celebrate 19 years later
By: Adam Sockel, Marketing and Communications Specialist and proud Gryffindor The first of September has long been considered a holiday in my life. I grew up in a house surrounded by books and none meant more to me than the Harry Potter series. This year is…
Game of Thrones curated list ideas to overcome the withdrawal
*Caution: Minor spoilers for the season finale of Game of Thrones are ahead. If you aren’t caught up, turn away now* via GIPHY The season 7 finale of Game of Thrones has come and gone and now, much like The Wall itself, our heart has…
Announcing the winners of our Curated Collection Naming Contest
Throughout the summer, we hosted our Curated Collection Naming Contest and we’re excited to announce the winners in all five of the categories. We received nearly 200 entries and each of the five categories had over 500 votes. The following libraries will receive content credit to…
Books on Tape / Listening Library audiobooks your users will love
Digipalooza isn’t the only thing coming this August. As the calendar moves closer to fall, we begin to turn our focus on some of the biggest new titles coming out and we’re excited to highlight some of Books on Tape and Listening Library’s audiobook releases coming…
Penguin Random House pre-pub titles your users are sure to love
Digipalooza is a mere two weeks away now and we are beyond excited to present the latest innovations from OverDrive as well as best practices from leading librarians with attendees. While we wait for the arrival of hundreds of librarians to Cleveland, we wanted to…
Kodansha expands the reach of their unique and beautiful Manga titles for OverDrive users
By: Sasha Zborovsky, OverDrive Intern Manga: A History In the last century, Manga comics have become an integral part of not only Japanese, but also global literary culture. From the unmistakably unique illustrations, to countless genres ranging from sports to magical romances, it is no…
Blackstone Audio has some huge audiobook titles coming you won’t want to miss
Digipalooza isn’t the only thing coming this August. As the calendar moves closer to fall, we begin to turn our focus on some of the biggest new titles coming out and we’re excited to highlight some of Blackstone Audio’s audiobook releases coming soon. You can…
Baker Publishing Group’s hottest titles coming out this fall
Digipalooza is officially less than a month away which means that soon the center of the library world will be downtown Cleveland. We’re excited to have our friends at the Baker Publishing Group joining us for the conference and so we wanted to share some…
Summer blockbuster movie tie-ins
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst All the best stories begin in a book. It seems that film directors agree based on this summer’s ‘page to screen’ lineup. Many devoted readers will be making the trek to the theater to see if the fresh…
Curated Collections Create Circulation Commotion
(Ed. Note: This blog was written by Jessica Russell, Collection Development Manager at Harris County Public Library.) We love OverDrive’s Curated Collection feature here at Harris County Public Library! It’s all of the creative excitement of putting together a book display with none of the…
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