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OverDrive’s Steve Potash talks with Dr. Rachel Noorda, Director of Book Publishing, Assistant Professor, Portland State University, about her work with the Panorama Project to learn more about how readers discover books.

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.

OverDrive’s Steve Potash talks with Shakespeare & Co. Chief Operating Officer Robert Zaffiris about scaling the small footprint, indie bookstore concept, engaging with the community, the Espresso Book Machine and more.

OverDrive Education talks with Beth Zirogiannis, Ed.D, Director of English, Reading and Library for the Oceanside School District (NY).

OverDrive’s Steve Potash speaks with former American Library Association president Sari Feldman, who recently retired following an illustrious tenure as executive director of Northeast Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Public Library.

OverDrive Education talks with Bill Bass, Innovation Coordinator for Technology Integration, Information and Library Media for the Parkway School District outside St. Louis, Missouri, and President of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Board of Directors.

OverDrive’s Steve Potash speaks with R.L. Stine, the author of hundreds of children’s horror fiction novels, including the Goosebumps series. Stine discusses growing up as a “weird kid,” the joys of writing for a young audience, how a librarian changed his life, new projects and much more.

OverDrive Education talks with Lynn Gagnon, District Media Specialist for northern Ohio’s Keystone Local School District.

OverDrive’s Steve Potash speaks with Skip Dye, Vice President for Library Marketing and Digital Sales, Sales Operations for Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher.

Perspectives on Reading speaks with Superintendent Dr. Michael Daria and Director of Special Programs Andrew Maxey of the Tuscaloosa City Schools (AL). Providing instruction to more than 10,000 PreK-12 students across 21 schools, the district has recently embraced a renewed focus on literacy.