Library Staff Training

How to Train Your Community On Libby – Library Staff Kit

Everything you need to host your own Getting Started with Libby training – virtually or in person!
This kit contains 1 PowerPoint presentation, 1 demonstration outline, 1 mini-quiz, 2 follow-up PDFs, 1 press release template, 1 social media template, and 1 demo recording to help you prepare.

Libby for Every Reader – eLearning Module

This module covers ways that Libby supports users with a wide variety of accessibility needs.
It is designed for public, academic, and professional partners who are responsible for Libby implementation and promotion at their library.

Getting Started with Marketplace – Self-Paced Curriculum (PDF)

This kit contains 2 easy-to-follow PDFs for staff — one for consortium or stand-alone libraries and one for Advantage libraries — to learn what’s possible with OverDrive Marketplace, and how to use it to customize the library’s digital collection.

Managing Holds – Library Staff Kit

This kit contains how-to Libby videos and promotional graphics for librarians to share with their users. It also includes PDFs and how-to videos for library staff to learn more about managing holds in OverDrive Marketplace.

Curation Tips – Library Staff Kit

This kit contains 4 PDFs to train library staff on traditional, Advantage, and Lucky Day curation.

Lending Models – Infographic Kit

Help your patrons understand two of their most common questions: 1) Why do I have to place digital titles on hold and 2) why are wait times so long at my library?

This kit contains a full-sized PDF and PNG infographic and multiple sizes of Steps 1&2 for social media (PNG)