Category: Library

Panel Perspectives: Learn How Librarians Engage Readers with Digital Magazines, Comics, and Graphic Novels (April 2024)

Posted on by Gabby Cregan
Is your library looking to engage new users, enhance your digital collection, and increase circulation? Join OverDrive and library experts for a panel discussion about comics and magazines in your digital library.

In this session, we’ll explore:

  • How digital comics and magazines benefit libraries of varying sizes.
  • Fun and unique ways libraries can market digital comics and magazines.
  • Trends libraries are seeing around digital comics and magazines.
  • More!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your digital offerings with expert advice from your peers.

Summer Picks from OverDrive Librarians (April 2024)

Posted on by Gabby Cregan
Join OverDrive’s staff librarians to hear about the best books landing on your digital shelves this summer. We’re sharing can’t-miss titles for adult audiences, plus highlights in Travel Fiction and Nonfiction, Mystery/Thriller, Romance, and Contemporary Women/Relationship Fiction.

Bonus: View the entire list of titles covered in this webinar (and more) in OverDrive Marketplace!

Save Time (and Sanity) with Your Digital Content Librarian (February 2024)

Posted on by Gabby Cregan
Do you juggle many tasks while managing your digital collection? Did you know your OverDrive service includes a Digital Content Librarian (DCL) to help at no additional cost? Learn how you can partner with your library’s dedicated DCL to benefit your digital collection and your community.

In this 30-minute session, you’ll:

  • Meet the DCLs
  • Learn how to connect with your library’s DCL
  • Discover top Marketplace tips and tricks
  • See how your DCL can help with reporting, curation, and carts

World Literary Tour: Holiday Edition (December 2023)

Posted on by Sydney Kalnay
The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, a plethora of celebrations—some global, others unique to a specific area of the world. What better way to celebrate than by showcasing world language content just in time for the holidays?

Join OverDrive for an engaging 45-minute session where we’ll:

  • Celebrate holidays around the world in the final stop of our World Literary Tour.
  • Showcase content, including titles from Latin America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
  • Share best practices for curating and marketing world language content to your community.

Worldwide: Easily shop the list of titles mentioned in the webinar.

AU/NZ: Easily shop the list of titles with AU/NZ rights mentioned in the webinar.

Engage Your Readers with One-Tap Digital Magazines (November 2023)

Posted on by Sydney Kalnay
All it takes is one tap to enjoy magazines from your library in Libby.

Join our library experts to explore:

  • Popular magazine titles your patrons will want to read this fall and holiday season.
  • Recently released Libby updates that make it easier than ever to discover and engage with magazines from your library.
  • Success stories from a top library who effectively drives magazine circulation in their community.
  • And more!

Ebookin’ on a Budget: Buy More and Spend Less with OverDrive (October 2023)

Posted on by Sydney Kalnay
Making a positive impact on your community by growing your digital collection doesn’t have to break your budget. Our team of experts will help you discover OverDrive’s self-service tools in Marketplace to:
  • Shop alternative lending models
  • Improve circulation with curation
  • Make data-driven decisions
  • Manage expired Metered Access titles
  • Request next level support
  • Access help resources and more

Fall Picks from OverDrive Librarians (July 2023)

Posted on by Sydney Kalnay
Join OverDrive’s staff librarians to hear about the best books landing on your digital shelves this fall. We’re sharing can’t-miss titles for all audiences, plus highlights in Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Literary Fiction, and Nonfiction-History.

Bonus: select Download PDF, below, to access the PDF and links to easily shop all the titles mentioned! The file will download as a Zip file containing one PDF and two active links.

5 Essential Ways to Promote Ebooks, Audiobooks, and More in Libby (June 2023)

Posted on by Sydney Kalnay
Join OverDrive marketing and outreach experts for proven methods to increase engagement with your digital collection in Libby. This session will be packed with tips and free resources to use right away, including how to leverage print materials, social media, PR, email, and training. Whether you’re brand new to promoting your collection or have been posting Libby news and TikTok videos for years, this session is for you!

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

Posted on by Sydney Kalnay
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. We’ll provide an overview, high level demonstration, and additional resources for you and your community. You’ll also hear how three libraries are already benefiting from these features.