Author: Sydney Kalnay

Summer Picks from OverDrive Librarians (April 2023)

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Join OverDrive’s staff librarians to hear about the best books coming out this summer. We’re sharing can’t-miss titles for all audiences, plus highlights for Beach Reads, Dark Fiction & Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, and our picks for this summer’s hottest reads.

Bonus: The links to easily shop all the titles mentioned in the session is in the PDF download, below.

AudioFile and OverDrive present: SYNC Audiobooks for Teens (April 2023)

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Back by popular demand – it’s SYNC 2023!

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+ that gives participants two thematically paired audiobooks each week for fourteen weeks. Titles are all available worldwide and change every Thursday at midnight Eastern Time during the season.

Join speakers from AudioFile and OverDrive as they discuss the benefits of audiobooks, preview titles from this year’s offerings, and demonstrate how to access the titles with Sora, the student reading app.

Visit audiobookSYNC.com to register for the SYNC program and download the Sora app from your favorite app store by searching “Sora, by OverDrive.”

Build a Thriving Professional Development Collection for Women (March 2023)

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Celebrate Women’s History Month with OverDrive and representatives from top publishers as we discuss titles to support women’s professional development. In this lively one-hour session, our speakers talk title recommendations and publishing trends in four key categories:
  • Career planning/advancement
  • Work-life balance
  • Conflict resolution
  • DEI Resources to support your workplace

Bonus: Shop the titles mentioned in this presentation here.

Expand Content Discovery and Leverage Patron Interests with Libby (March 2023)

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Deep search and Notify Me tags help your users discover more content in Libby. In Marketplace, Notify Me tags data offers your library direct feedback from users and helps you satisfy their reading interests in a new and innovative way. In this session, we’ll provide an overview, high level demonstration, examples of how libraries are already benefiting, and additional resources for you and your community.

For more information, visit the Patron Interests page of our Resource Center.

Sora & Marketplace Connections: Top 10 Tips from a Trainer (October 2022)

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Join your Sora Training team to learn about our favorite tips and tricks for getting the most out of Sora and Marketplace. In this lively session, we’ll share our favorite Sora features, Marketplace hacks, social media tips, and more. Click below to gain access to our exclusive take-home resource packet.

Reach New Audiences with Libby Extras (October 2022)

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Join OverDrive experts for a session on Libby Extras that will enhance your digital collection with compelling content. These Database and Streaming Media services will engage your community with entertainment, education, and unique digital experiences. In this webinar, you’ll learn:
  • Why Libby Extras are a great addition to a digital collection
  • What’s offered in each of the 14 exciting and unique Extra options
  • How patrons discover and access Extras in the Libby app
  • How libraries add these services easily through OverDrive Marketplace

Supporting Independent Authors with Indie Author Project Select (October 2022)

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Watch our panel of experts discuss BiblioLabs’ Indie Author Project from the library and author perspective, and demonstrate best practices for adding those Simultaneous Use titles to a digital collection in Marketplace.

Learn more about the Indie Author Project, including information for libraries and a submission rubric for authors here.

Read a terrific interview with award-winning author Ran Walker on our Perspectives on Reading blog here.

Marketplace Connections: It’s About Access (September 2022)

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Ensuring students have access to the right books and learning materials is more important than ever. Join OverDrive experts to explore best practices for selecting and purchasing content to meet your students’ needs in OverDrive Marketplace and learn more about how content access levels can help you customize student access to ebooks and audiobooks.

Sora Connections: It’s About Access (August 2022)

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Ensuring students have access to the right books and learning materials is more important than ever. Did you know that Sora automatically filters which digital books students can read, based on their login? Or that students can instantly expand their access to hundreds more digital titles from the public library in Sora?

Join OverDrive experts to learn more about what’s happening behind-the-scenes, how your digital collection is already working to individualize access, and how Sora appears for different user types. Explore benefits of a Public Library CONNECT partnership, and receive tips and tricks for implementation across your entire school community.

Expand Your Chinese Content Catalog (August 2022)

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Join OverDrive and representatives from five prestigious publishing houses to learn about Chinese titles that will expand your collection and delight your users. We’ll share titles for all ages and interests, including children’s literature, artistic works, cultural books, and more! You’ll receive a link to all titles discussed in the session for easy shopping and curating.