Juneteenth 2019: Titles to Celebrate Freedom
By: Sarah Wilsman, Education Content Specialist Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery. Held annually on June 19th, the holiday celebrates African-American heritage and is recognized in most states with events and parades. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation…
New in Marketplace: Insight into INSIGHTS
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager and Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist If you’ve logged into Marketplace recently, you may have noticed upgrades to the INSIGHTS tab. We’re excited to share what’s new and notable. Instead of a drop-down menu, the INSIGHTS tab will now take you…
OverDrive’s favorite summer reading spots and settings
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and OverDrive Summer Read just started. What does this mean? The summer season is fast approaching, and Team OverDrive is thinking about their favorite books and places to read this…
5 tips to make the most of Audiobook Month in June
By: Bailey Hotujac, Account Manager Here at OverDrive, we’re big fans of reading in all forms. Humans were sharing stories orally long before a written language was developed, so it’s no accident that audiobooks have exploded over the last few years. In the words of…
Booklist Summer Sizzlers
OverDrive Education and Booklist conducted a webinar in May featuring the hottest titles you didn’t know you needed. Our in-house librarian experts and Content Specialists Kristin Milks, Natalie Mainland, and Rebecca Dluback discussed the best in professional development, personal growth, audiobooks and fun summer reads….
Student Pride Guide 2019
Growing up is hard enough. Growing up in a marginalized group can be even more diminishing and scary. As adults, we should be asking, “What can we do to help kids navigate this challenging time on the way to adulthood?” According to a 2017 teen…
3 ways to celebrate Get Caught Reading Month!
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager May is Get Caught Reading Month! You know we love every opportunity to introduce students to the joy of reading and positively reinforce their efforts. The Get Caught Reading campaign, founded in 1999 by the Association of American Publishers, is…
Final K-12 Webcast of the 2018-19 School Year: Soar into Summer with Sora
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? The sweet, sweet smell of freedom. For those of you who are on the brink of summer break, that aroma may be particularly bittersweet, since you likely still have…
7 ways to get your students reading this summer
This year’s 10-week Summer Read program is the longest ever, running June 6 – August 15 with 30 free and simultaneous use juvenile and young adult ebooks, select audiobook and Read-Along options. These titles will be prominently displayed in Sora so it’s easy for students…
May the Fourth be….captivating
May the Fourth is akin to the Super Bowl for “Star Wars” fans. The now-ubiquitous pun was introduced on May 4, 1979, the day Margaret Thatcher took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Her political party placed a congratulatory advertisement in The London…