Join the Professional Book Nerds 2020 Reading Challenge
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Last year, our Professional Book Nerds created a reading challenge and readers from all over the world participated, each reading 12 different books to fulfill the challenge. The nerds had so much fun creating the 2019 challenge, they…
Professional Book Nerds 2019 Reading Challenge recommendations
Earlier this year, we shared the news that our Professional Book Nerds podcast had launched their very own Professional Book Nerds 2019 Reading Challenge. The interest and response from librarians and readers alike was so great that they’ve dedicated an entire episode to a few…
November is National Picture Book Month
By: Sarah Wilsman, Collection Development Specialist. National Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates picture books over the month of November. OverDrive supports this celebration with digital versions of all your favorite stories and artwork – from Pete the Cat to Goodnight…
The Professional Book Nerds 30 Day Book Challenge
Social media is a wonderful tool for finding new users in your community. It’s also a great way to interact with your patrons and show off your personality. One of the popular trends going around currently are “30 day” challenges where people share certain types…
THE HORROR: 7 curated collection ideas to scare your readers all month long
(Play this song while reading for maximum enjoyment) The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. There is a chill in the air as we grab our favorite autumnal beverages, scarves and sweaters. It’s time to cozy up by the fire and…
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…
Monday 5×5 for 8.27
By: Jill Grunenwald From the Mary Sue, N.K. Jemisin wins her 3rd consecutive Hugo award for Best Novel YEAH SHE DID. Back at BEA, my coworker Adam got to interview N.K. Jemisin and Ann Leckie (why no, no I am not jealous, why do you…
Finding new audiobook listeners through popular podcasts
By: Adam Sockel, Marketing & Communications Specialist Podcasts are wildly popular. I am not breaking news with that statement. The number of people who enjoy listening to podcasts on a weekly basis has continued to grow year over year. In fact, according to Podcasting Insights, 40%…
Professional Book Nerds Author Interviews – Now free for your digital collection
By: Adam Sockel, Co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast For the past two years, the Professional Book Nerds podcast has been providing weekly book recommendations and author interviews to listeners from more than 100 countries. We’re excited to announce that you can now add…
Celebrating Cleveland Book Week with the Professional Book Nerds
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards have been handed out for more than 80 years to books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures. For eight decades these distinguished books have opened and challenged the minds…