What’s New in the Resource Center: LOTE Marketing, Back-to-School and more
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist August is always a little bittersweet as it rings in the end of summer and brings the first glimpse of fall (and pumpkin spice everything!). I personally love fall but if you are feeling a little down, these Resource…
REGISTER NOW FOR DIGIPALOOZA 2017
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist. We are less than one year away from Digipalooza 2017 and have officially opened registration! You may be wondering… What is Digipalooza? Digipalooza is OverDrive’s international user group conference. With a unique blend of education, networking and fun, this…
Show your #eBookLove and celebrate Read an eBook Day with us on September 16
Mark your calendar for September 16th! OverDrive is celebrating the third annual International Read an eBook Day and you’re all invited to participate. This year, we’ll be giving out $1,000 content credits to a lucky 10 participating libraries and schools as well as tablets for…
Collection Development ideas from the Professional Book Nerds
By: Adam Sockel, Social Media Specialist and co-host of the Professional Book Nerds (Ed. Note: You can subscribe to the Professional Book Nerds podcast in iTunes or anywhere you listen to podcasts and you can find every episode hosted here. As you may have heard,…
Create Reading Happiness: Back to school
It’s hard to believe but the calendar now says August which means school will soon be back in session. Students will begin to file back into classrooms ready to learn and read. While at first glance this might seem like a time that libraries lose…
3 summer reading programs to take advantage of before they come to an end
Summer is flying by and as the long, warm nights start to come to an end so do the reading programs we’ve been enjoying on our various road trips, vacations and beach hang outs. Thankfully, there’s still time to take advantage of these events before…
4 simple ways to get reluctant young males excited about reading
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist and co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Recently on our Professional Book Nerds podcast, I sat down with two other members of Team OverDrive to share book recommendations and talk about our earliest memories of reading. In…
What’s new in the Resource Center: Page to Screen Promotion and more
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Though it’s hard to believe, it’s been a little over 3 months since we launched the Resource Center! I hope your school or library has had the opportunity to explore our offerings, like print materials, live webcasts, recommended lists…
Create Reading Happiness: celebrate summer blockbusters with Page to Screen books and streaming video
Summer is traditionally when Hollywood rolls out its blockbuster movies. The big budget, tent pole films we all enjoy with a bucket of buttery popcorn and a smile on our face. While we fill the theaters to laugh, cry and be endlessly entertained, there’s a…
Join the Big Library Read by borrowing A Murder in Time
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist Starting today until July 7, users from over 20,000 libraries around the world will be participating in the Big Library Read, our global digital book club. Readers at participating libraries can borrow A Murder in Time without wait…
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