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SDL Best Practices: A New Tool For Schools

March 12th, 2012 1 comment

The No. 1 question I receive from library partners is, “How do I increase my circulation and get the word out about our OverDrive service?” Depending on what type of marketing campaign a library wants to run, there are many…

Keeping Students engaged with your School Download Library- Part 1

November 9th, 2011 No comments

Public libraries’ and school libraries’ audiences vary completely.  Public libraries have an audience that is captive, one in which patrons come to the library specifically to use the resources available to them.  Public libraries don’t ever have to convince their…

Back to School: An OverDrive Lesson Plan

September 8th, 2011 No comments

School buses and crossing guards.  The sounds of lockers slamming and school bells ringing.  Perhaps an apple sitting on a teacher’s desk.  Make no mistake about it, school is back in session.  These days most of the chalk boards and…

OverDrive now offers school-specific training: Education Evolution

August 9th, 2011 No comments

A new training has been made available on the OverDrive Learning Center specifically for our school partners.  This training, called Education Evolution, can be found under the ‘View Now’ tab at the Learning Center.  This short recording will…

Back to School – Highlights from the Catalog

August 24th, 2009 No comments

It’s that time of year again when parents rejoice and kids make their way back to a normal routine filled with math problems, history facts, and literature. But what are many students doing in between class and after school? Listening…

For K-12 Schools: AudioBook Classroom & School Download Library

August 24th, 2009 No comments

Librarians and educators know that every young reader is different. It’s a well-documented challenge to get all students to not only read more but also to improve reading scores. This year, we started to offer two digital…

Kids dread it, Parents love it – Summer is almost over

August 18th, 2009 No comments

Summer vacation is winding down, and the familiar sound of school bells are ringing in the distance! In our catalog, you’ll find common scheduled reading…