New year, new Sora and OverDrive Marketplace webinars!
By: Courtney Chieffo, Product Trainer Happy 2022! The Training Team is excited to announce a revamp of our popular Sora and Marketplace webinars. We’ve been hard at work making sure these sessions offer you the tools and resources you need to succeed to build your…
New Webinar: Best Practices to Transform Your OverDrive Consortium
By: Emma Dwyer, Training Specialist If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that there’s no wrong time to reevaluate what’s important. As a member library of a consortium or a consortia administrator, what’s important to you might be: Spending less time on…
Did you know? 3 Sora training updates you won’t want to miss
By: Gabby Cregan, Instructional Designer Set your school up for success with Sora, the student reading app by ensuring your entire school community feels comfortable signing in, using the app, and exploring its features. Get started with a variety of training materials available at no…
Introducing your patrons to Libby
By: Joe Skelley, Marketing & Events Specialist As soon as the leaves change color, it’s only a matter of time before pumpkins and bats transition to garland and elves. With the holiday season fast approaching, we can expect many patrons to unwrap new smartphones, tablets,…
Two new educator webinars: “Level Up” and “Bridge the Gap” with Sora, the student reading app
By: Gabby Cregan, Instructional Designer So, your school has Sora – now what? Take the next step and discover ways to use the student reading app with your classroom curriculum with two webinars designed specifically for K-12 educators. Bridging the Gap: Using Sora to Reclaim…
OverDrive Training for all learners
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager We hope you have the OverDrive Resource Center bookmarked as the place to get marketing, informational and training materials about Marketplace, the Sora student reading app and more. If you haven’t visited the site in a while, check it out…
Now That’s What I Call Content! Four Must-Have Genres for Your Fall Collection
By Jane Whitehurst, Content Specialist While autumn in Ohio is wonderful in so many ways (the return of sweater weather, beautiful foliage, pumpkins, candy corn), this year, we’re most excited for the amazing book releases. For book lovers, this fall promises to be epic! In…
Live Webinar: Using ARPA Funding to Support Your Digital Collection
On Wed., June 16th from 11 AM – 12 PM (ET), OverDrive is hosting a free webinar for library staff who plan to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to purchase digital content. During this live session, we’ll offer a demonstration of new Marketplace…
3 Must-Have Genres for Your Summer Collection Webinar
By: Emma Dwyer, Content Specialist Reading has always been a solace, but it’s been especially critical during the chaos of this last year. Thanks to libraries around the world, the books they offer have provided escapism, laughs, heart-warming moments, thrills, chills, and so much more…
Introducing the “Sora for PK-3 readers” Training Kit
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist and Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Once a teacher, always a teacher. Many of us here at OverDrive are former educators, translating our love for the classroom into actionable ways to help teachers, media specialists, school librarians, and others adapt and…