How to Support Your Digital Users
by Lauren Bajda, Training Specialist On June 30th, OverDrive hosted a live webinar, Supporting Your Digital Users. What began as a partner request (shout-out to Timberland Regional Library, WA), turned into an interactive webinar with best practices to support your digital users. In case you…
Don’t miss these most-downloaded resources for schools
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist These past few months have been quite an adjustment. I won’t say much more than that, as I’m sure you’re quite aware. But through it all, we’ve seen extraordinary things. Our partners have stepped up, as always, to deliver resources…
New training kit for school staff – Reading to Learn in Sora
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist Educators, you may already be using the Sora – Student Learning at Home training kit, which includes lesson plans and helpful getting started resources to support your students’ remote learning in the Sora student reading app. Now, you can also…
Learn how digital book clubs can help you stay connected with your patrons
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager If any of you out there are like me, you have a compulsive need to talk about what you are reading with everyone. This has been made quite difficult by my being stuck at home, as I am…
Boost circulation and meet patron demand using curated collections
Did you know you can customize the collections that appear on your OverDrive site and in Libby? Just like the displays you have at your physical library, curating collections on OverDrive allows you to showcase new titles, format-specific content, or any books that fit a…
Live webinar alert: AudioFile & OverDrive present SYNC Audiobooks for Teens 2020
Last updated 04/15/20 @ 9:24 am Searching for more remote reading options for your students? Try some free audiobooks with the 2020 edition of SYNC Audiobooks for Teens, now in its 11th year! Sponsored by AudioFile Magazine and accessible through the Sora student reading app…
Upcoming Webinar: Build Connections and Reach More Readers with Public Library CONNECT
By Lisa Mullins, Training Specialist Now, more than ever, connecting with our communities is being done digitally. Join us for a live webinar on Public Library CONNECT, a feature that enables students in your community to easily connect to your library digital collection. Join OverDrive Account…
On-demand professional development for public library staff, available 24/7
Do you need professional development hours? Are you looking to expand your OverDrive knowledge and reach more of your community? We’re listening. This new professional development program was designed to help accommodate the needs of library staff as many branches transition to working remotely. How…
Promote your digital collection to all your users—marketing webinar
Libraries are for everyone. So, how can you be sure your promotional efforts are reaching everyone in your community? Targeted marketing, or learning how to customize your message for different groups of people, is the most effective way to promote your library’s resources to patrons….
Reaching your reluctant readers webinar
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager Reader, I married him. A non-reader. I knew this from the beginning and for a while it was kind of cute. Here’s this librarian dating, engaged to, then married to an engineer who doesn’t even have a…