The OverDrive Holiday Spectacular can help stretch your year-end budget
December can be a hectic time around the library. You’re planning holiday events and promotions while also working through next years calendar. At the same time you’re looking at that year-end budget knowing you’ve got to “spend it or lose it.” The OverDrive Holiday Spectacular…
We’re makin’ holiday reading Lists (So Check Them Out Twice)
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Hold on to your gingerbread cookies! The OverDrive Librarian elves have been busy baking up some brand new holiday reading lists perfect for curating and showing off on your library’s homepage in all of their glittery goodness. With…
Exploring new and diverse YA content for your collection
By: Terah Edun, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling high fantasy author. You can find her diverse and epic urban fantasy novels on OverDrive here. So what do a Junior Library Guild winner, a New York Times Notable Book of 2015, and many other…
The Best in BOOOOOks for Horror Lovers
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist You’re alone, reading your favorite story by the fire, tucked in for the night. You are comfortable, trusting the warm, quiet of your home. You think you’re safe. You reach for your tea, finally cooled down enough for you…
Fun & New YA Nonfiction for Teen Read Week
By: Liz Tousey, OverDrive Collection Development Specialist. Click here to find all of these books in Marketplace. Full of personal stories, humor, and titles with plenty of exclamation points, we’ve complied a list of young adult nonfiction books that fit perfectly with this year’s Teen…
The hottest new Young Adult books for Teen Read Week
By: Kristin Milks, Collection Development Specialist Young and old! Serious and sassy! Fantasy and reality readers! GATHER AROUND! It’s time to talk about the exciting Young Adult books of 2016 we recommend you add to your collection for Teen Read Week. Now where to start……
Fantastic New Fantasy Audiobooks for Teen Read Week
By: Cindy Orr, OverDrive Digital Collection Advisor Fantasy, of course, really took off in popularity with the publication of the Harry Potter series in the late 1990s, and perhaps not surprisingly, is still the most popular genre for teens. You may not remember, but before…
Magnifying the Mystery Genre with BISAC
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Collection Development Specialist Recently, the OverDrive Collection Development Librarians had stars in their eyes and butterflies in their stomachs when they pulled together a bouquet of romance-focused lists using the new BISAC codes in Marketplace. This month, our Staff Librarians team…
Using Simultaneous Use digital titles to boost circulation and discovery
By: Todd Warhola, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst (Ed. Note: Every title and list in this post can be purchased as a part of a Simultaneous Use plan in OverDrive Marketplace. Click Here to see all of our Simultaneous Use Plans.) Discovery is a trending topic in libraries right…
eHighlights Prepares You for the Fall Reading Rush
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Fall is for reading. Students crack open (or instantly check-out) school books, classic novels, and study guides while us adults look forward to the release of some of the year’s biggest books typically released during the busiest season…
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