Audiobooks that Kids and Parents Can Enjoy Together
By: Liz Tousey, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Ed. Note: You can view and purchase all these titles for your collection here: Click here to browse a list of these audiobooks and more in Marketplace.) Many of us know from personal experience that audiobooks are great for…
Librarian’s Share: Hillsborough County Public Library’s innovative marketing leads to record checkouts
By Brian Walton, Principal Librarian for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Recently I had the chance to chat with Brian Walton from Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library about the marketing strategy they used to set circulation records in December to surpass one million checkouts for the…
Get young users excited about reading through characters they love
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist As an avid reader and employee of OverDrive I’ve hit the jackpot when it comes to book recommendations. No matter what I’m reading I can always walk over to our staff librarians and ask what I should read…
Curated collection ideas to boost your circulation
Adam Sockel is OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist. We mentioned a few times how great curated collections are. They let you decide what to show off in your digital library site and they help circulate titles that may need some love. But “ugh”, it’s hard to come…
September/October Kids & Teens eHighlights are here!
In the middle of July, I’m hesitant to talk about all the things that Autumn brings: cool weather, changing leaves, sweaters and warm beverages by a fireplace. For the OverDrive team in Cleveland, it has been a very rainy summer so I’m not ready for…
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