The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett is the next Big Library Read
On October 12, the Big Library Read will return to connect millions of library users around the globe as the world’s largest digital book club once again takes place. This time around, we’ll be reading The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti, a YA mystery…
All the feels on Read a Book Day
Reading a good book is sometimes the only means to grasp a very specific texture of humanity. Like this: “Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put…
Graphic novels aren’t comics. But so what if they were?
By: Patti Carlyle, Public Relations Specialist and Calvin and Hobbes junkie since the 90s. Self-appointed reading purists often turn up their noses at non-traditional reading. As if a page > chapter > tome of text-heavy 9 point font is the only experience permitted a reader….
6 ways public libraries and schools can work together
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Marketing Communications Specialist Regardless of where you reside in the United States, the end of August represents the same thing to everyone: back to school. Students of all ages will return to classrooms ready to re-engage with curriculum, classmates, and teachers….
New digital citizenship: culture, collaboration and content
Digital literacy and digital citizenship are no longer soft skills. They are required for success in the classroom and a student’s broader relational sphere. Parents and teachers alike worry about privacy, bullying and screen time, but there are positive nuances and opportunities to consider. It…
What you missed at Digipalooza 2017
By: Christina Samek, Marketing Specialist. If you weren’t able to attend our first exclusive school program at DigiP, fear not! Here’s a breakdown of all the exciting things that went down at the conference and what’s to come for OverDrive Education. We kicked things off…
OverDrive is now a B Corporation for Creating Positive Social and Environmental Impact.
Simply Taking Responsibility for Tomorrow and Empowering Communities with our Commitment to a “World Enlightened by Reading”. Today we’re incredibly proud to announce that OverDrive has become a Certified B Corporation™. So what exactly does that mean? B Corporations are a new kind of company…
Digipalooza 2017 Highlights
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Thank you to everyone who joined us for Digipalooza 2017! We were proud to welcome all of you to Cleveland (and to see so many familiar faces!) We had libraries, schools and industry partners joining us from across North…
YA page to screen on Netflix
By: Bethany Porter, Collection Development Specialist. This list is for all you parents out there who cannot take another episode of Caillou, for those of you who are going crazy because it may be too hot or too rainy for your kids to play outside,…
10 books to help you forget about back to school
By: Sasha Zborovsky, Marketing Intern. Summer Flies Away First it was June. Then July crept onto the calendar. And now, even July has slid away. “Back to School” sales are in their prime and you cringe when your English teacher sends you that short, yet…