by Jamie Matczak | Aug 17, 2020 | OverDrive
The Libraries Transform Book Pick is a popular digital reading program that connects readers nationwide by offering free access to the same ebook through public libraries. All public libraries in the U.S. currently participating in OverDrive will be ready to lend...
by Jamie Matczak | Jan 17, 2019 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, OverDrive
It was a banner year in 2018 in digital reading as 43,000+ OverDrive library and school partners around the world circulated over 274 million ebook and audiobook checkouts. We’ve seen consistent record breaking circulation numbers every year for some time, but this...
by Jamie Matczak | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, OverDrive, Technology
The numbers are in! In 2017, there were more than four million checkouts from Wisconsin’s Digital Library – 4,252,643 to be exact! With an ever-expanding digital collection of eBooks and audiobooks, Wisconsin’s Digital Library experienced year-over-year...
by comm.coordinator | Dec 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, OverDrive
Google’s knowledge graph that shows up on the side of searches (or on top if you’re on mobile) is good for quick information. Until recently, if someone searched for a book, it would just show options for purchasing an ebook, but this past September,...
by comm.coordinator | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, OverDrive
A message from Melody Clark, the WiLS Service Specialist for the Wisconsin Digital Library project. Good Afternoon! Some of you may have read about or received an email similar to the one below regarding Overdrive’s new Get a Library Card feature. This feature...
by comm.coordinator | Oct 12, 2017 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, OverDrive
The latest Big Library Read, The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti, is live in Wisconsin’s Digital Library! This round of OverDrive’s Big Library Read runs through October 26th and the title is available without holds as an audiobook or an...