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Potential Biggest Book of the Year Coming Tomorrow

May 13th, 2013 No comments

Don’t miss Dan Brown’s Inferno, available to purchase in eBook and audiobook formats on Tuesday, May 14th in the Content Reserve Marketplace. Inferno is a sequel to Brown’s blockbuster earlier titles featuring symbologist Robert Langdon. They are, in order,…

Enter to Win the 2013 Digital Library Champions contest!

April 30th, 2013 No comments

 

What makes a successful and high circulating digital collection? There are many best practices including a diverse and regularly refreshed collection of eBooks and audiobooks, staff training and active marketing and outreach efforts.

 

This year, we…

LGBT eBooks & Audiobooks for National Coming Out Day

October 11th, 2012 No comments

It’s “National Coming Out Day”, a day to celebrate homosexuality and the larger LGBT community and encourage openness and pride in sexuality and gender identity. This year’s theme, “Come Out. Vote.” ties in with the upcoming U.S. election in November and…

Arrr! eBooks & Audiobooks for Talk Like a Pirate Day

September 11th, 2012 No comments

Ahoy mateys! We’ll start this one off with a joke: What’s a pirate’s favorite letter? (Find the punchline at the bottom of this post.)

 

September 19 marks the 10-year anniversary of International Talk like a Pirate Day.…

Seeing Double: eBooks About Twins

August 2nd, 2012 No comments

The first weekend in August marks the annual Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. This unique celebration of multiples is the largest worldwide gathering of twins and has become an annual pilgrimage for…

Dig In To “Downton Abbey”

May 21st, 2012 1 comment

One of the most talked-about TV series of the past year is now available in our PBS Maximum Access collection. “Downton Abbey” is a dramatic British series detailing the lives of the Crawley family and their staff living…

Girl Power: Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month

March 8th, 2012 No comments

Did you know the first Act of Congress President Barack Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009? For years, Ledbetter worked for Goodyear Tire, tirelessly serving the company and moving up through the ranks…

Announcing OverDrive Help: upgraded and updated!

February 15th, 2012 4 comments

Ever wonder how to install OMC on a Blackberry? Are you getting user questions about how to return an eBook? Well the new OverDrive Help makes it a whole lot easier to find those answers! The fully searchable…

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Celebrate Black History Month

February 7th, 2012 No comments

Since 1976, Black History Month has been observed in the U.S. and Canada every
February. In honor of Black History Month, this month we’re shining a spotlight on
the talents of some great African-American authors and their…

Happy Digital Learning Day! Incorporating eBooks into your lesson plan

January 31st, 2012 No comments

On February 1st faculty, teachers and students from all across America will partake in a national celebration of technology.  The first annual Digital Learning Day is dedicated to engaging students and teachers with the newest technologies available in the educational…