An important and timely message to our Sora partners using Clever
On August 1, 2021, the school app dashboard, Clever, has scheduled a change in their integration service that will disable content access levels and access to Advantage account purchases in the Sora app. We are asking our school partners to replace Clever’s single sign-on (SSO)…
Upcoming Blackstone Audiobook titles you won’t want to miss
Digipalooza ‘21 isn’t the only thing on the horizon! Soon it will be autumn and with it comes some of fall’s biggest new titles. We’re excited to highlight some of Blackstone Audio’s upcoming releases. Library partners looking to add these audiobooks to their OverDrive collection…
5 more reasons for K-12 educators to register for Digipalooza
Digipalooza ’21 is only 15 days away, and we’re so excited to connect with all our partners for three amazing half-days of virtual educational sessions, networking, and fun! (Don’t want to miss out? You can still register!) As busy educators, we know that your attention…
OverDrive Completes Acquisition of Kanopy
We are excited to announce that we have completed the acquisition of Kanopy, a leading video streaming service for public and academic libraries. Kanopy adds the industry’s most acclaimed video catalog to the OverDrive Marketplace to better serve public and academic libraries around the world….
Exciting new Sora enhancements
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison Sora’s most recent upgrades are here! Check out what’s new in the student reading app. Filterable reading stats Students can now filter their reading statistics on the Me tab using Sora’s new date picker. They can choose to see all…
Announcing Sourcebooks CEO Dominique Raccah as second Keynote speaker at Digipalooza ’21
Digipalooza ’21 is less than a month away and we are so excited to announce Dominique Raccah, publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, will be our keynote speaker on Day 2 of our three half-day virtual conference. Registration for Digipalooza ’21 is only $39, so if…
Sora Spotlight: Susan Forgas from Veterans Elementary School (FL)
By: Kristen Hein, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s become a Sora champion at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. We’ve asked…
Digital library reading is on pace for another record-breaking year
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist 129 public library systems on pace to surpass one million digital checkouts in 2021 2021 is shaping up to be an incredible year for reading as more public library systems than ever are set to eclipse one million digital…
Federal Education Stabilization Funds (ESF) in action: The Delaware Accelerate Learning digital collection
We’ve been talking a lot lately about government relief funding and how it can be used to help schools and districts eliminate barriers to reading. And now, you can learn a little more about how these funds are being put into practice in reality, with…
June’s most borrowed new books
The top ten most popular June new releases by checkouts on Libby. We’re excited to launch a new series providing a wrap-up of the most popular digital books released the previous month. These numbers are based on checkouts on Libby, the library reading app. If…