2 tips to make building your digital library a breeze this school year
1. Don’t forget these key reminders Straight from the desks of our digital content librarians, here are a few reminders that can help you start the year on the right foot. Check your holds and reorder expired titles and books with long wait times Weed…
Simple ways to create reading accessibility with ebooks & audiobooks [Webinar]
Are there new strategies you’re trying this year to boost your students’ literacy? How do digital books factor into your plans? (And if the answer is that they don’t, then you might want to think again!) How digital fosters reading accessibility Ebooks and audiobooks can…
Meet the NY educator using digital books to help students “thrive and succeed!” [Sora Spotlight]
By: Kristen Hein, Account Manager The Sora Spotlight series showcases educators who’ve become Sora champions at their school. They’ve impressed us with their innovative strategies to implement the platform and engage students – and now, we’re asking them to share their stories so that we…
How one district improved its literacy outcomes with digital books
Recent NAEP data shows that reading scores have declined in more than half of all U.S. states – an unfortunate trend that started even before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted classroom learning across the country. Now, school districts are seeking new strategies to right the ship…
Last chance: Enter our Sora back-to-school social giveaway! 🎉
Back-to-school is here, and to celebrate we’re running a social giveaway that offers educators the chance to win some swag and snacks. Follow a few simple steps and you just might be the lucky recipient of a care package that includes a soft Sora sweatshirt,…
Heading back to school? Here are 2 essential reminders.
For the past two weeks, I’ve been staring at the calendar and thinking “Hold on – wasn’t it JUST June?” Observations about the swift passage of time might seem cliché (hey, now let’s talk about this crazy weather we’ve been having!), but nonetheless, I think…
Soak up the last of Sora Sweet Reads!
Happy August! Can you believe we’re here already? It feels like just yesterday we were announcing the start of the Sora Sweet Reads program for 2023. And, just like the Taylor Swift lyric goes (“August slipped away into a moment in time…“), the program –…
Save time & stress keeping your digital books fresh with Sora Bookshelf Service
Have you ever had the thought – “There just aren’t enough hours in the day for everything I need to get done!”? (I know I have.) Are there programs you’d like to launch or resources you’d like to provide in your school that you simply…
Sora is a Tech & Learning Best of Show 2023 winner!
We’re excited to announce that, for the second year in a row, the Sora reading app was named a Tech & Learning Best of Show winner at ISTE 2023! The award celebrates the products — and the businesses behind them — exhibited at the ISTELive23…
Check out our refreshed Social & Emotional Learning collection, available at no-cost to schools
As part of our ongoing Everyone Reads program, OverDrive is donating the Social and Emotional Learning Collection, a bundle of 50+ always available ebooks to support student learning and staff professional development. This collection will be available to all schools with Sora through June 30, 2025. Please…