Snap. Share. Sora! Are you the next School Stars winner?
By: Emily Balser, Integrated Marketing Specialist You’ve been hard at work all school year promoting your school’s library and Sora digital collection to your students and community. Now, it’s time to snap, share, and show off what you’ve been working on! Our School Stars contest…
New integration makes combining books in Sora with TeachingBooks resources easier than ever
Connecting your reading enrichment resources with your district’s ebooks and audiobooks is now easier than ever, thanks to a new integration between TeachingBooks and the Sora reading platform. This new integration allows districts that have both a TeachingBooks license and an active Sora platform to…
Curriculum books for Australian schools are seamlessly delivered on Sora
With a recent Grattan Institute report estimating a staggering one third of Australian students lack reading proficiency, ensuring students have seamless, anytime access to curriculum-aligned reading materials is more important than ever. The Sora team is committed to providing more access to all reading materials,…
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…
9 books your teen students will love if they’re obsessed with “XO, Kitty”
By: Nahomy Ortiz-Garcia, Social Media Specialist Are your high school readers head over heels for Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before streaming spinoff XO, Kitty? Are they laughing at all the drama, swooning over love triangles, and dreaming of adventures in South…
“Like having a library in your pocket”: One CO educator’s keys to digital reading success
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…
Boost circulation from student readers with Public Library CONNECT
Public Library CONNECT enables students to seamlessly access their local public library’s digital collection through the Sora platform using their school credentials. This innovative collaboration at the local level eliminates barriers to library access by bypassing the need for separate library cards or account registrations….
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,…
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…
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…
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