OverDrive Education talks with Thomas Nixon, Library Services Manager for the Fresno Unified School District (CA). Thomas discusses serving a diverse student body, using government relief funds to expand access to reading, social media as an outreach tool and more.
Continue ReadingZakiya Dalila Harris has taken the literary world by storm with her debut novel, The Other Black Girl. The title was an instant New York Times bestseller and has received critical acclaim from every corner of the internet.
Continue ReadingOver the past few years, amid shrinking budgets and increasing operating costs from higher student enrollments, school libraries and librarians are often some of the first victims when the time comes to cut spending.
Continue ReadingWe are dedicated to engaging in ongoing publisher advocacy seeking to deliver a digital book lending model that satisfies and balances the interests of all our partners. Have we reached the “Holy Grail?” Not yet, but our quest continues.
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Population health starts with population literacy.
Continue ReadingBrad Meltzer is the type of creator who comes around once in a generation. His ability to create stories for readers of all ages is a rare gift he has crafted through years of tireless research and practice.
Continue ReadingA major way people are educating themselves about racial injustice is through books.
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OverDrive Education talks with Suzi Tonini, Supervisor of Collection Development, Library Services for the Denver Public Schools. Suzi discusses the importance of authentic representation in literature, the district’s partnership with the Denver Public Library, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and much more.
Continue ReadingWhile we live in an increasingly digital age, many students lack adequate internet access. And the pandemic has blown this societal fault line wide open.
Continue ReadingWhen schools began to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Room to Read faced unprecedented challenges in fulfilling its mission to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality.
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