Unleash your creativity with the “Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key” art contest! 🎨
Calling all young adventurers! Kids ages 12 and under are invited to participate in the Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key art contest! How to enter? Kids can get inspired by the exciting adventures in Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key…
There’s still time to join us for 10 years of Big Library Read!
For 10 years, readers all over the world have come together for Big Library Read! From cooking up a storm with Art of the Pie to learning the other side of the story in The Other Einstein and celebrating Indigenous voices with A Snake Falls…
Get your students ready for Big Library Read!
The first global ebook club is back, with a new title that will be available for free to all schools with Sora from Nov. 2 – 16 in ebook and audiobook format. Big Library Read is a global book club facilitated by OverDrive. It connects…
Big Library Read is almost here! Is your school ready?
The next Big Library Read (BLR) starts in just over a week, and your teen readers are going to love what’s in store. For this latest edition of our global ebook club, schools with the Sora reading app will have no-cost access to Five Total…
Big Library Read update: BLR will now start March 23
Earlier this week, we shared several no cost and low-cost collections now available in Marketplace to help your library meet unprecedented demand during COVID-19. One way to bring your community together during this time is with the next Big Library Read, which we will be…
Big Library Read is back with I’m Not Dying With You Tonight
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Big Library Read (BLR) is back, and this time we bring you a powerful story about two girls from very different backgrounds who must rely on each other to get through the violent race riot that has enveloped…
Don’t forget to join us for the next Big Library Read!
In our latest edition of Perspectives on Reading, we had a piece on the importance of providing teens with books that touch on tough topics. These books can feature heavier subjects including racism, suicide, abuse, school shootings, LGBTQIA+ issues, life-threatening diseases and more. As librarians…
Grab your Red Balloon and join The Big Library Read
Get ready to go back in time on an adventure in magical realism, Cold War conspiracies, World War II and much more because the latest Big Library Read has launched. From now through October 15, readers at the more than 22,000 participating OverDrive library and…
10 YA book quotes to prepare for Teen Read Week
By: Adam Sockel, Marketing Communications Specialist This year, the literary world will be celebrating Teen Read Week from October 8-14 and in preparation we’re sharing some of our favorite young adult book quotes. Throughout the school year, students will receive required reading assignments designed to…
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…