With Sora’s new Reading Goals, reaching new reading heights is easier than ever!
Set students on a mission to reach their reading potential with Sora’s newest feature, Reading Goals! Transform literacy engagement with Reading Goals Reading Goals is a new way to encourage students to take ownership of their reading growth and motivate them along the way. It…
Still missing these 2025 YMA winners and honorees? 🏅 Get them in Sora today!
During this year’s LibLearnX conference in January, the American Library Association (ALA) announced winners and honorees for the 2025 Youth Media Awards (YMAs), honoring exceptional books for children and young adults released in 2024. When a book has a decorated resume, it doesn’t just make…
Shop prequel books, films, & more
In the spirit of last week’s blog post by Claire about co-authored books, we’ve decided to team up and do a co-authored blog, about… prequels! Prequels are going to be the talk of the town right now, with the upcoming Sunrise on the Reaping by…
What past attendees are saying about Digipalooza (and why you should attend)
With Digipalooza ’25 only six months away, now is the perfect time to register for the must-attend event for librarians, digital collection specialists, and industry professionals. We hope you’ll join us August 12-14, 2025 in our hometown of Cleveland, OH for Digipalooza ‘25. Whether you’re…
Discover Middle Grade Titles with Blackstone Publishing’s In the Know Video
Looking to add new and exciting middle grade titles to your digital collections? We recently collaborated with Blackstone Publishing to get a sneak peek at a variety of new and recent releases from their catalog with an exclusive recorded In the Know presentation, which included…
Two Heads Are Better Than One: Must-Read Coauthored Books
Writing is often viewed as a solitary activity, but sometimes two heads really are better than one! When teaming up to collaboratively produce their book, some coauthors write under a single pen name (readers may not even realize they’re getting two for one) while other…
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…
Start popping your popcorn because Big Movie Watch is back!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and Kanopy’s Big Movie Watch is returning with the sci-fi romantic comedy perfect for date night. Molli and Max in the Future is a sci-fi rom-com about a man (Aristotle Athari) and woman (Zosia Mamet) whose orbits repeatedly collide…
Murder, Mayhem, and Spice: Scythe & Sparrow Readalikes
Dark romance is a subgenre of romance that explores themes of obsession, power dynamics, moral ambiguity, and intense emotional and psychological relationships. Unlike traditional romance novels, which typically focus on consensual and straightforward love stories, dark romance often delves into complex, sometimes taboo subjects, pushing…
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…