We got a makeover! Our ContentWire newsletter recently launched a new, streamlined look, making it even easier for you to stay current on new releases, must-read titles and popular bestsellers in OverDrive’s catalog.  While still offering the same great recommendations, the…

Nothing defines “retro” like the “When I was a kid…” thought process. That, in conjunction with the beginning of the Major League Baseball season, is why I’ve chosen Matt Christopher’s The Kid Who Only Hit Homers as this…

An eBook and an audiobook walk into a digital library. The video ducks.

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While all of OverDrive’s library partners are seeing tremendous success circulating eBooks and audiobooks to patrons, few are taking advantage of another popular format—video. OverDrive…

T.S. Eliot famously wrote that “April is the cruelest month,” but I prefer to focus on its good qualities—the promise of warmer weather for those of us recovering from a cold winter, the abundance of candy at every turn…

In the immortal words of “Anchorman” Ron Burgundy, Harry Potter is “kind of a big deal.” No word on whether or not, like Burgundy, the wizard has many leather-bound books and his apartment smells of rich mahogany, but…

When I was a freshman in college, I took a first-year seminar that explored the theme of frontiers and borders. The goal of the course was to help incoming students integrate into a multicultural environment and get them to think…

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…

We’re back (finally!) with an update on the Most Downloaded titles from the past month. Did you miss us? Thank you, you’re too kind!

I’m going to do my best prognosticating in a moment, but first let me hit a…

We are pleased to announce that a new collection development feature, “Smart Lists,” went live today. Smart Lists can be accessed in Content Reserve under “Select Express.” We also put together a short video (or click the image…

Call it a quarter-life crisis if you want (I’m not sure that math matches my chronological age though!), but lately I’ve been thinking of adventure.  I feel like going backpacking through Europe or hiking Machu Picchu or more likely, seeing…