Welcome the Year of the Snake with limited-time discounts on Chinese-language digital books
This week, more than one billion people worldwide will celebrate the Lunar New Year, closing out the Year of the Dragon and ushering in the Year of the Snake with festive fireworks, food, and – as always – the lucky color red. With the start…
Unleash your creativity with the “Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key” art contest! 🎨
Calling all young adventurers! Kids ages 12 and under are invited to participate in the Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key art contest! How to enter? Kids can get inspired by the exciting adventures in Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key…
Wicked read-alikes: Explore Oz with these magical reads!
The highly anticipated Wicked movie is coming in a couple days, and what better way to prepare for the magic than by diving into some Wicked-inspired books? If your students are fans of the Broadway musical (or the original novel, for your older readers), there…
This week only: Get 50% off “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Books 1-18
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is one of the most popular children’s book series of today (and perpetually one of the most borrowed series across schools with Sora). If you’re one of the many educators whose kids clamor for more of the…
Save 25-50% on books for the last half of the school year during the End of Year Sale!
Holiday breaks are just around the corner – meaning the second half of the school year is closer than it may seem (sorry – too soon?). Perhaps you’re already prepped and ready for 2025. You’ve got your Class Sets and other required reads lined up,…
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“An easy and instant way to get a book into the hands of a reader”: Meet Director of Library & Information Services Sarah Downs [Sora Spotlight]
The Sora Spotlight series profiles educators who’ve become Sora champions at their school, impressing us with their creative strategies to get more students reading digitally. To inspire us all to find new ways to reach learners across our communities, we’ve asked them to share their…
NEW: Unlimited mixed-format Cost Per Circ budgets in OverDrive Marketplace
Did you know you can now create multiple, mixed-format Cost Per Circ (CPC) budgets in OverDrive Marketplace? This new feature makes it easier to facilitate book clubs and other school initiatives, fill holds quickly, leverage special funding, experiment with niche content, and more. Unlimited mixed-format…
Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key is our latest Big Library Read pick!
Our global book club Big Library Read (BLR) is back! Between now and November 21, the ebook and audiobook of Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key by Tracy Occomy Crowder are available without waitlists or holds on the library reading app Libby and…
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Public library usage in Sora hit all-time high in October [Infographic]
As far as digital reading platforms go, there’s a lot about Sora that makes it unique – and that’s not just our bias talking! One of the most important options available to schools with Sora is its novel ability to connect students with age-appropriate content…
Entries now open for Sora’s Mascot Election!
What’s in a name? Quite a lot, actually! So it’s no surprise that a lot often goes into CHOOSING a name – which is why we need help from you and your classrooms to pick the name for our Sora mascot. Contest entries are now…