Introducing your patrons to Libby
By: Joe Skelley, Marketing & Events Specialist As soon as the leaves change color, it’s only a matter of time before pumpkins and bats transition to garland and elves. With the holiday season fast approaching, we can expect many patrons to unwrap new smartphones, tablets,…
Live Webinar: Using ARPA Funding to Support Your Digital Collection
On Wed., June 16th from 11 AM – 12 PM (ET), OverDrive is hosting a free webinar for library staff who plan to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to purchase digital content. During this live session, we’ll offer a demonstration of new Marketplace…
Introducing the “Sora for PK-3 readers” Training Kit
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist and Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Once a teacher, always a teacher. Many of us here at OverDrive are former educators, translating our love for the classroom into actionable ways to help teachers, media specialists, school librarians, and others adapt and…
Upcoming webinar: Top 10 Tips for Showing Off on Social
By Annie Suhy, Outreach Services Specialist Have you ever noticed people scrolling through their phones when they have a few seconds of downtime? Almost everyone has a social media account (or 4) that they check daily. Lucky for libraries, social media is a fast, free,…
Ebookin’ on a Budget: Buy More and Spend Less with OverDrive
By Kate Connell, Account Manager While 2020 has posed myriad budget challenges to libraries, the COVID-19 pandemic made access to digital materials more important than ever before. Thankfully, OverDrive offers several tools and tricks to bolster your digital collection without expanding your budget. From digital…
Learn best practices for OverDrive Marketplace with our new training kit
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist At this hectic time of year, learn new skills when and how it’s convenient for you: all at once, or bit by bit. While we’ve always offered webinars and short how-to videos on popular topics, this year we introduced e-learning…
OverDrive training kits: Planning tools for the virtual classroom
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist and Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager Is this the new normal? The 2020 school year has been like nothing we’ve seen before in our careers as educators. Virtual trainings, digital materials, social media updates — we’re constantly innovating to try and…
Upcoming webinar: Promoting your digital library during the COVID-19 pandemic & beyond
By Annie Suhy, Outreach Services Specialist In this upside-down world, one fact has remained true: libraries have continued to discover innovative ways to reach readers, both in person and virtually, and prove their value as communities change. The 24/7 digital collection has served as a…
Upcoming webinars: Getting Started with Sora & Getting Started with OverDrive Marketplace
With the school year in full swing, OverDrive’s Training team is hard at work making sure you have the tools and resources you need to succeed when it comes to building your digital collection and leveraging the Sora student reading app for classroom instruction. Whether…
Upcoming webinars: Getting Started with Libby & Getting Started with OverDrive Marketplace
By Lisa Mullins, Training Specialist Back by popular demand, OverDrive’s Training team is here to make sure you have the tools and resources you need to succeed when it comes to building your digital collection. Whether you’re new to OverDrive or looking to brush up…