OverDrive webinars to look forward to in May
By Emma Dwyer, Product Trainer The arrival of a new month brings new webinars to boost your knowledge on all things OverDrive. Here’s what to look forward to in May. Getting Started with Libby Looking to learn Libby basics? Join our 60-minute session on May…
A Must-Have Reading Guide for Summer 2022
By Maria Fesz, Public Library Collection Development April is halfway over, and my mind is on baseball, patio happy hours, and of course…reading outside!! The Public Library Content Specialists at OverDrive have been stacking up their TBR pile with Summer 2022 releases, and we are…
Spring into learning with our April webinars!
Somehow, miraculously, we’ve made it to spring! The sun is finally shining a bit more and it’s lighter later. With the changing of the seasons, we’re already looking ahead with our April webinar series. On April 7 at 11:00 a.m. (ET), join us for How…
March into learning with OverDrive Live Webinars
By: Emma Dwyer, Product Trainer Each month OverDrive’s Training team offers engaging and informative webinars on Libby, Marketplace, and other special topics. Here’s what you can look forward to in March: Getting started with Libby Libby, the library reading app, enables your users to access…
New year, new webinars!
By: Emma Dwyer, Product Trainer And just like that, it’s 2022! The Training team is happy to share an exciting revamp of our webinars for this year. To reach more audiences and explore more topics we now offer multiple, specialized webinars to keep you inspired…
New Webinar: Best Practices to Transform Your OverDrive Consortium
By: Emma Dwyer, Training Specialist If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that there’s no wrong time to reevaluate what’s important. As a member library of a consortium or a consortia administrator, what’s important to you might be: Spending less time on…
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…
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…