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Summer Picks from OverDrive Librarians (April 2023)
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)
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)
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
Expand Content Discovery and Leverage Patron Interests with Libby (March 2023)
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.
Spring Picks from OverDrive Librarians (February 2023)
Join OverDrive's staff librarians to hear about the best books coming out this spring. We're sharing can't-miss titles for all audiences, plus highlights for Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, and Romance genres.
Bonus: Here's a link to easily shop all the titles mentioned!