Give thanks & read: Get November outreach assets on the Resource Center
Tis the season to give thanks – and somehow, it happened in a total flash! One minute, I was walking down aisles overflowing with fresh school supplies. But all I had to do was blink, and suddenly I’m trying to figure out who’s offering the…
Now available: The Sora Holiday Marketing Kit!
Whether you’re celebrating the holidays with friends and family or simply looking forward to some time off to relax, winter break is a welcome reprieve for students and educators alike. It’s also a perfect time to remind your students that with Sora, the school library…
5 free outreach resources you can start using right now
By: Emily Tara, Integrated Marketing Specialist Whether you’re reading this as a school librarian, administrator or teacher. we know that your days are busy. Between planning, prepping, meetings and classes, your plates are full and you’re lucky if you get those spare moments to refill…
Happy Holidays to our K-12 partners from the Resource Center
By Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist (To the tune of Jingle Bell Rock) Holi-day, Holi-day, Holiday kit! Holiday cards and social graph-ics Post em, send em, it’ll be fun ‘Cause the best season has begun Holi-day, Holi-day, Holiday Kit! Making this rhyme took some time Download…
OverDrive Training for all learners
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager We hope you have the OverDrive Resource Center bookmarked as the place to get marketing, informational and training materials about Marketplace, the Sora student reading app and more. If you haven’t visited the site in a while, check it out…
FALL in love with these NEW resources!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist I am loathe to admit it, but I am definitely one of those “all the fall things” kind of people. I live in Ohio – specifically, Cleveland, Ohio – where winter season is truly brutal. I know fall means winter…
Get the most for your school: Top Resource Center FAQs, answered
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist You may have visited OverDrive’s Resource Center before. You may have even downloaded marketing materials or viewed a training or used a Recommended list when building your school or district’s collection. If you’ve never visited at all, know this: the Resource…
Your remote learning resources – all in one place
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist In all of this uncertainty, one thing has remained the same: schools and libraries will always rise to the occasion to support their students and patrons during challenging times. We’ve seen some remarkable things these past few weeks: virtual book…
Keep learners engaged (remotely) with the Sora – Student Learning at Home kit
By: Gabby Cregan, Training Specialist For many students, it’s been weeks (or maybe even longer) since they’ve attended traditional, in-person classes. While technology affords some teachers the opportunity to reach their learners in real-time, educators and parents continue to face the task of finding and…
Tools to promote Sora, now and always
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Last updated 4/27/20 @ 1:02 pm ET At risk of sounding repetitive or trite, these really are unprecedented times. The COVID-19 health crisis has closed your schools, sent a great majority of the workforce home and left busy parents scratching…