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,…
Librarians and legislators join forces at OverDrive’s Blue Sky Campus
Last week, OverDrive and the American Library Association partnered to host dozens of federal, state, county and local legislators and business leaders for a “Libraries Transform” program on libraries and workforce development at our world headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. This first-ever regional event featured a…
66 library systems are currently on pace to surpass 1 million checkouts in 2018
In 2017, 58 libraries surpassed 1 million checkouts on their OverDrive lending platform, leading the way to a global record of more than 225 million circulations around the world from all OverDrive-partner libraries and schools. Through the first half of 2018, digital circulations are once…
Public Library eBook & Audiobook Use Goes Viral with Libby App
June 21, 2018 – Millions discovering their local library with free reading app
Popular Magazines Now Available to Libraries on the Libby app
June 20, 2018 – ESPN, The Oprah Magazine, Newsweek and more available digitally from OverDrive through cost-effective, simultaneous-use plan
What Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain taught me
This week we lost two giant members of society as Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain tragically took their own lives. Both of these public figures were wildly successful. Both of them changed the way we approach and think about their respective industries. There are countless…
Introducing SELF-e Select on OverDrive
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist As more authors embrace independent and self-publishing, libraries are also embracing the move to include more indie eBooks in their collections. As many of our library partners already know, there are so many wonderful independent authors waiting to…
Public Libraries Worldwide Reach Milestone with 1 Billion Digital Book Checkouts
Mar. 20, 2018 – Libraries fuel the rise of digital reading with 24/7 access to popular eBooks and audiobooks
Zhejiang Province Launches Popular English Language eBook Library in China
Mar. 15, 2018 – Tech hub Zhejiang Library becomes 7th in China to offer 24/7 access to digital books from OverDrive
Record growth in 2017 for eBook & audiobook usage in schools
Jan. 24, 2018 – Digital reading enhances K-12 learning experience for 8 million students