OverDrive Blogs http://overdriveblogs.com Wed, 16 May 2012 16:28:40 +0000 en hourly 1 Digital Bookmobile Sets the Pace for Indianapolis 500 http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/16/digital-bookmobile-to-set-pace-for-indianapolis-500/ http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/16/digital-bookmobile-to-set-pace-for-indianapolis-500/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:28:40 +0000 Michael Lovett http://overdriveblogs.com/library/?p=8642

Digital Bookmobile events at Indianapolis Public Library will provide a thrilling experience for fans in town for the Indianopolis 500.

What has a 600-horsepower engine, an interior loaded with cutting-edge technology, and is sure to… Read more

]]> http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/16/digital-bookmobile-to-set-pace-for-indianapolis-500/feed/ 0 Prepare Your Collection to Catch the Summer-Reading Wave http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/14/prepare-your-collection-to-catch-the-summer-reading-wave/ http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/14/prepare-your-collection-to-catch-the-summer-reading-wave/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:22:03 +0000 Adam Sockel http://overdriveblogs.com/library/?p=8633 Summer brings many things—gardening, bike rides, weekend cookouts and long evenings on porches and in backyards. For kids, of course, summer means no school—and family vacation. When schools close their doors, “virtual libraries” stay open. And… Read more

]]> http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/14/prepare-your-collection-to-catch-the-summer-reading-wave/feed/ 0 Two Wheels to the Rescue: eBooks for Bike Month http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/10/two-wheels-to-the-rescue-ebooks-for-bike-month/ http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/10/two-wheels-to-the-rescue-ebooks-for-bike-month/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 20:55:47 +0000 Michael Lovett http://overdriveblogs.com/library/?p=8618 I don’t consider myself an avid cyclist—I’ve never owned a pair of biker shorts—but I have good reason to celebrate National Bike Month. For me, bikes always seem to come to the rescue. When gas prices soared a few

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]]> http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/10/two-wheels-to-the-rescue-ebooks-for-bike-month/feed/ 0 Starting the Conversation: eBooks for Mental Health Month http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/09/starting-the-conversation-ebooks-for-mental-health-month/ http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/09/starting-the-conversation-ebooks-for-mental-health-month/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 16:15:20 +0000 Melissa Work http://overdriveblogs.com/library/?p=8602 May is Mental Health Month, a time to raise awareness about conditions like anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and eating disorders. Books covering these topics range from self-help guides and educational texts to stirring memoirs and fictional accounts of character struggles.… Read more

]]> http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/09/starting-the-conversation-ebooks-for-mental-health-month/feed/ 0 OMC For Windows Now Features MP3 Return http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/09/omc-for-windows-now-features-mp3-return/ http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/09/omc-for-windows-now-features-mp3-return/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:07:18 +0000 Michael Lovett http://overdriveblogs.com/library/?p=8509 We recently released a new version of OverDrive Media Console for Windows computers. In addition to the usual navigation and playback features enabling users to download and enjoy OverDrive audiobooks, music, and video on Windows computers,  the updated… Read more

]]> http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/09/omc-for-windows-now-features-mp3-return/feed/ 0 A Tribute to Our Mom: eBooks for Mother’s Day http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/08/a-tribute-to-our-mom-ebooks-for-mothers-day/ http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/08/a-tribute-to-our-mom-ebooks-for-mothers-day/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:55:32 +0000 Jason Sockel http://overdriveblogs.com/library/?p=8577 Mother’s Day is May 13, and this year, we Sockel brothers want to salute our mother as best we know how—by writing a blog in her honor! This is also a very exciting time for Team OverDrive, as many a

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]]> http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/08/a-tribute-to-our-mom-ebooks-for-mothers-day/feed/ 0 Memory Lane Is “Where the Wild Things Are” http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/08/memory-lane-is-where-the-wild-things-are/ http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/08/memory-lane-is-where-the-wild-things-are/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:11:38 +0000 Michael Lovett http://overdriveblogs.com/library/?p=8581 The passing of legendary children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak seems to be sending everyone on a trip down memory lane to “Where the Wild Things Are.” Sendak’s most popular book, for which he won the 1964… Read more

]]> http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/08/memory-lane-is-where-the-wild-things-are/feed/ 0 Enter OverDrive’s 2012 Outreach Program Contest http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/07/enter-overdrives-2012-outeach-program-contest/ http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2012/05/07/enter-overdrives-2012-outeach-program-contest/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:14:27 +0000 Melissa Work http://overdriveblogs.com/library/?p=8555 We’re always impressed by the creative ways in which OverDrive library and school partners promote their digital collections, and our annual Outreach Program Contest gives us a chance to recognize and reward some of your best efforts. Between now… Read more

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And now a rhyme…

OverDrive is celebrating the season in… Read more

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