Mission accomplished: I reached my 2018 reading goal!
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager. Last December, I reflected on my 2017 reading failures. I’d only read 11 books that year and the former English teacher inside of me felt deep shame. I knew I could do better—I’d always been a regular reader, but I…
It’s the season for reading!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. It’s that time of year, where we aim to spread a little cheer. It’s also time for the students to head on home So in the spirit of the holidays, we thought we’d write you educators a snappy little poem. Don’t…
Sora and the gift of digital
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. It’s another year, another beginning, and another opportunity to discuss the merits of digital in today’s age with all of you. The first time I did this, I used helpful and trusted statistics to support my idea. Numbers never lie….
Books for Break!
By: Sarah Wilsman, Collection Development Specialist. My maternal grandmother managed an independent bookstore when I was growing up and my birthday is before the holidays, so I always received lots of books in December which was a good thing for this avid reader. Winter Break…
OverDrive’s favorite holiday songs
By: Sarah Wilsman, Collection Development Specialist. OverDrive loves holiday songs! When polled about their favorite holiday songs there were immediate, sometimes lengthy and very diverse replies: Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Springsteen version listen here Sleigh Ride – Boston Pops listen here White Christmas…
She’s making a list, she’s checking it…incessantly: using the “Add to list” feature in Sora
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist. My TBR list is reaching critical mass. Stacks upon stacks of books fill up the rooms in my house and my animals have even started using them as perches and as stepping stones to get to the windowsills. Offline, I…
Oh, what fun! Promote your digital library this holiday season.
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. ? School bell rings, are you listening? Break has started, screens are glistening! Spend it right, happily reading each night Holidays with Sora in hand!? NEW GRAPHICS YULE LOVE We’re in the holiday spirit, and we hope you’re feeling it too!…
5 fall activities to pair with audiobooks
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager. We’re experiencing a full weather transition here in Cleveland: a little over a week ago, the precipitation in the morning was so insulting that I claimed it was hating from the sky. The part-snow, part-rain, and part-hail assault caused me…
The Coolest Marketplace Feature You’re Not Using: Title Assignments
By Sydney Kalnay: Training Specialist. What is a title assignment? Simply put, a title assignment is a way to put ebooks and audiobooks right on the home page of Sora for a student when he or she logs in. No searching, no borrowing—no forgetting. The…
Sora drives digital reading growth in South African schools
By: Thandeka Kaya, College Librarian & Kirston Hoets, Reseller with Meredith Wemhoff, Account Manager. St. John’s College – Houghton in South Africa saw a dramatic increase in both number of checkouts and unique users since the introduction of Sora. In September, St. John’s College’s average checkouts…