Team OverDrive’s 2020 Reading Resolutions
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist It’s a new year, which means it’s time to reset those reading goals! From the number of books you read to the genre of titles, there is no end to the type of reading resolutions you can set…
Students read more when libraries & schools partner
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Growing up, this time of year was always one of my favorites because my school library allowed students to take home additional books over winter break, not just the standard two book checkout limit. I’d load up my…
20 reasons our communities are thankful for libraries and reading
By: Rickie Mascia, Social Media Specialist “This is why I wanted to write this book, to tell about a place I love that doesn’t belong to me but feels like it is mine, and how that feels marvelous and exceptional. All the things that are…
Shanghai Library successfully hosts first digital book club in China
We here at OverDrive love supporting digital book clubs by providing flexible access models to enable our library partners to engage with thousands of new and existing users. The Book Club model offers libraries a choice of Simultaneous Use (a flat fee for an unlimited…
Join us for the Libraries Transform Book Pick
OverDrive, in collaboration with the American Library Association, brings you the Libraries Transform Book Pick! The program is designed to bring readers together in the community and across the country with the same ebook. The first Libraries Transform Book Pick is After the Flood by…
Important update on the OverDrive desktop app for Mac
On August 26, 2019, OverDrive notified library partners that we would be discontinuing support for the OverDrive for Mac desktop app. On September 4, OverDrive removed the app from app.overdrive.com and eliminated the download option for MP3 audiobooks on Mac via your library’s OverDrive website….
Announcing ALA’s Libraries Transform Book Pick
A couple weeks ago, we asked you to save the date for a brand new digital book club. Today, we are thrilled to announce that OverDrive has collaborated with the American Library Association (ALA) to host the Libraries Transform Book Pick! This program is designed…
8 more scary stories to tell in the dark
I’ve always been a big fan of being scared. It started with a childhood love of R.L. Stine, which graduated to a fascination with the classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series by Alvin Schwartz and brilliantly illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Today, I’ll…
The fact is, you don’t want to miss our Adult Nonfiction Sale
Sometimes, the truth is stranger than fiction. With our Adult Nonfiction Sale, this is the perfect time to shop savings that are so good, you won’t believe they’re real. From now until July 31, save up to 50% on 20,000+ nonfiction titles. With so many…
The Indie Author Project is back and better than ever
As many of our library partners know, independent and self-publishing circulation numbers continue to rise among readers. There are so many wonderful self-published authors waiting to be discovered, including writers living in your community! As more libraries embrace the growing popularity of independent authors, we…