K-12 Schools
Back-to-School with Sora is easy as 1-2-3!
A one-stop shop for everything you need to start the school year right with reading success. Get tips and tricks, promotional resources, book discounts and more.
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Sora + Book Creator Template
Sora has partnered with Book Creator for a fun new way to document student reading. Using a special template, students of all grade levels can customize and complete a series of fun enrichment activities to create their custom book report.
Check out our instructional video to get started, then download the instruction sheet for your school community.
Get the TemplateReview your Sora skills
Hand-picked training resources to meet your needs, no matter your role. Discover Sora, the student reading app, and explore OverDrive Marketplace, the shopping and administrative portal for Sora.
Refresh your collection!
Review key reminders
Brush up on OverDrive Marketplace, Sora’s shopping and administrative portal.
- Check your holds
- Reorder popular titles
- Weed expired titles you won’t be re-purchasing
- Review your Content Access Levels (CALs)
Subscribe & save
Sora Subscriptions can help you save time keeping your library fresh and ready for reading exploration! Choose from affordable digital packages, including new release ebooks and audiobooks, comics, magazines, phonics books and foundational books for early readers.
Curate, curate, curate!
Curations are an simple way to display your digital books and highlight featured collections like seasonal topics, topics by age and student favorites and more.
Pro-tip: Curate collections of classroom and instructional materials for teachers to share directly with students.
Get your Class Sets
Purchase Class Sets for your all-class reads, choice reading lists and more.
Don’t forget to bookmark our handy Class Set request form – it can help keep your teachers’ Class Set requests organized for your next Marketplace order or to send to your Digital Content Librarian.
Conduct a CAL audit
Do your school’s Content Access Levels accurately reflect your students’ reading needs for this school year? Don’t forget to review your CALs and ensure no changes are needed.
Contact your Sora Account Manager or asksora@overdrive.com with questions.
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