Spread the love for National Library Week
We’re in love and we don’t care who knows it! WE LOVE BOOKS!!! All books. Print books. Ebooks. Audiobooks. Read-alongs. And we love the experience of reading them. Opening up the first page to the next book in the series you’ve been waiting years to…
Reach New Users with OverDrive’s Resource Center
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist February doesn’t get the attention it deserves. For such a short month, it’s full of opportunities to celebrate. It’s Black History Month, a time for a little romance, a time to get motivated to focus on the rest of the…
Oh, What Fun! Promote Your Digital Library This Holiday Season
By Annie Suhy, Marketing Specialist ? Deck the halls with Libby posters, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. ‘Tis the season to read digital, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Don we now our reading glasses, Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la. Troll the virtues of ebooks and audio, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. ? NEW GRAPHICS YULE…
Hear ye! Hear ye! The OverDrive Help Resources webcast is coming!
By Briana Johnson-Sims OverDrive offers a cornucopia of resources to help you help your users – but they’re only useful if you know about them! If you haven’t heard of phrases like “Libby Help video” or “Marketplace support form,” or if you know what help…
Your Essential Libby Marketing Checklist
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Marketing Specialist A little over a year ago, we introduced Libby to the world. Her bright red hair and shy smile intrigued us; and her love of books was contagious. Have you introduced her to your patrons yet? If not, we’re…
OverDrive Training sessions to make the most of your digital collection
By: Briana Johnson-Sims, OverDrive Training Specialist “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain Sometimes getting started can seem like your biggest obstacle, but we’ve got good news for you. The OverDrive Training Team hosts a series of free webcasts the second…
Start the conversation about eBooks without saying a word
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist. You can ask her about eBooks anytime. It can sometimes be a challenge to represent something intangible in a tangible way. In your library branch, patrons can browse the stacks, pick up books, read the jacket copy and flip…
Your OverDrive Resource Center
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Yes, yours. OverDrive’s Resource Center was created with our partners in mind. We wanted it to be your one-stop-shop for all things OverDrive: the best of our marketing, collection development, training and product resources. We are coming up on…
OverDrive Training Resources to wrap up 2016 and start 2017 off right
By: Briana Johnson-Sims, OverDrive Training Specialist This December, OverDrive’s Training Team helped you Wrap Up the Year with the New OverDrive, but in case you missed it, here are all the tools you need to start 2017 off right. For library partners who were…
Library holiday rush preparation tips
~Everything you need to know to make sure your library is prepared for that huge library holiday rush~ By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Traditionally, we see a jump in digital usage in December and January, as people have extra free time for the holidays and…