Public Libraries
Resources for public libraries
Promotional materials, staff training, collection recommendations, and more information about the award-winning reading app, Libby.
Questions? Work with your OverDrive Account Manager or find answers in our Resource Center FAQs.
MARKETING & OUTREACH
Promote your digital collection to patrons
Browse marketing materials
WEBINARS & HOW-TO-VIDEOS
Learn tips & tricks to enhance your digital collection
See Staff Training
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
Explore librarian-created lists for shopping and creating digital displays
See Staff Librarian Picks
SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS
Explore unique Libby features to reach more users
Learn more
Our Apps
New & Popular Resources
This kit includes 1 Getting Started Guide in Full and 1 Getting Started Guide Half-Sheet (PDF) in the following languages: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional, English, Danish, French (Canada), German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Swedish and Tamil.
INSTRUCTIONAL HANDOUT
Getting Started with Libby Guide
Library Blog Posts
How Digipalooza can elevate your career in 2025
Digipalooza ‘25 is your go-to digital library conference focused on Innovation, Inspiration, and Collaboration. Designed to help our library partners better serve their communities, expect dynamic educational programming, inspirational librarian panels, and hearing from industry experts, authors, and the OverDrive team.
2024 OverDrive Training Wrapped: The best on-demand training for public librarians
In 2024, our training team committed hundreds of hours to planning and delivering webinars to our library partners, from tips on marketing your digital collection to the benefits of partnering with your library’s dedicated Digital Content Librarian and so much more.
Introducing Libby Life
If you can’t tell, we really like talking about books. So much, in fact, that we’ve recently launched a brand new blog, Libby Life. Created especially for readers and Libby users, Libby Life allows us to keep on talking about our favorite thing… reading!