New Head Over Heels romance promotional materials now available
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Over the last few months, readers looking for some fun escapist romance reads have been enjoying the titles provided through Sourcebooks Casablanca as part of their Head Over Heels Romance Romance Reading Group. This collection features one romance…
Announcing the next Libraries Transform Book Pick
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist OverDrive, in collaboration with the American Library Association, will soon be bringing you the second Libraries Transform Book Pick! This program is designed to connect readers at U.S. public libraries and allow them to read the same book…
Public Library Alert: COVID Response Collections for libraries now available
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Last updated 06/16/2020 @ 10:00 am ET NEW: Now available: COVID Response Collections for libraries Now available free to libraries without waitlist or holds: Black Lives Matter titles to read, listen, learn and grow As mentioned on March…
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…
Support your Chinese language learners with leveled readers
Searching for more content to aid your Chinese language students? OverDrive is pleased to announce new support for your foreign language lesson plans with the addition of Mandarin Matrix, a leader in research-based language publishing, to our catalog of world language titles. This includes a…
Dyslexic font and high contrast now available throughout Sora
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison We’re excited to share that the Sora student reading app recently introduced two educator-favorite features! Students can now view both individual ebooks AND Sora’s entire interface in both dyslexic font and high contrast modes. Dyslexic fonts are popular because they…
Final days: Save on Spanish, YA & college prep titles for your school
With summer just around the corner, it might seem early to be thinking about fall – and yet, it’ll be here before we know it! Now is the perfect time to stock up on curricular and leisure reading essentials for your entire school with our…
10 villain origin stories for the bad guy in all of us
Over ten years ago, author Suzanne Collins introduced us to Katniss Everdeen in her bestselling Hunger Games series. Now, readers across the globe are returning to Panem with the latest book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. But, as anyone from one of the 12…
Spring into spring & summer with these 5 new YA & youth titles
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist As we continue to practice social distancing and conduct learning at home for the foreseeable future, there might not ever be a better time to add to – or catch up on – your reading list. And spring 2020 brings…
4 ideas to keep students reading through the summer
By Lisa Mullins, Training Specialist The school year is drawing to a close, and though it seems like absolutely everything is different, there is something that remains the same: we all want our kids to keep up their reading over the summer. Whether we’re teachers,…