Sora by OverDrive is an online library that allows you to check out a wide variety of audiobooks, graphic novels, eBooks from any device!
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Get Started!
STEP 1: Locate the Sora App - Pick an option
Use your web browser
Type https://soraapp.com/library/masslibma in any web browser.
Use the Classlink Launchpad
To to Classlink: https://launchpad.classlink.com/frsu38?loggedout=1 You may be prompted to sign in. Sign in with your school username (not full email) and password.
Look for the Sora by Overdrive icon.
Use the Google Apps Launcher on your Chromebook or Chrome Browser
Go to the waffle icon in the top right corner of the Google
Scroll down to locate the Sora by Overdrive icon
Use an iPad App
Request the app be installed on the iPad via a ticket (help.frsu38.org), or
Enter https://soraapp.com/library/masslibma in Safari.
STEP 2
Search and Select your school.
Conway Grammar School
Deerfield Elementary School
Frontier Regional Middle/High School
Sunderland Elementary School
Whately Elementary School
STEP 3
Click "Sign in using [School Name]"
STEP 4
Login using your school Google Username and Password
STEP 5
Browse the explore tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so that you can start reading right away. Happy Reading!
How to use the ebook reader
https://help.soraapp.com/en-us/5024.htm
After Reading...
Close the book and go to to see all your books (including assignments). From there, you can:
Select Open book or Open audiobook to read or listen to the book.
Select Options to renew or return the book, see your notes and highlights, and more.
How can I find more books? You will need to request a card...
Right now, you are finding a shared collection of books managed by the Massachusetts Library System (MLS Commonwealth eBook ). This collection is shared by 250+ schools and districts containing 16,000 plus titles. The more schools that join, the greater the purchasing power to grow the collection.
You can also add other library collections to your Sora Browsing! Click the three horizontal lines in the top right of the Sora page, and click Add Library. We recommend adding the following libraries to access even more books!
Metro Boston Library Network (MBLN) - includes the Boston Public Library system, Malden, Chelsea, and an array of schools, special and academic libraries in the greater Boston area.
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MBLN) - serves 36 independent public libraries in the greater Merrimack Valley region of northeastern Massachusetts.
Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) - serves 26 public libraries and two academics along the south shore of Boston and down toward the Cape.
Minuteman Library Network (MLN) - serves public and academic libraries in the Metrowest area outside of Boston.
SAILS Library Network - serves 61 mostly public and school libraries in southeastern Massachusetts, down to Buzzard's Bay and the Rhode Island border.
Central/Western Massachusetts Automated REsource Sharing (C/WMars) - The Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing (C/W MARS) covers most of central and western Massachusetts.
Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) - The CLAMS network covers most of the public libraries on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket as well as Cape Cod Community College.
North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) - serves 26 primarily public and academic libraries to the north of Boston.
For more details, check out https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/library-networks/index.php
Accessibility Options
How to enable dyslexic font
https://help.soraapp.com/en-us/5062.htm
How to enable high contrast mode
https://help.soraapp.com/en-us/5063.htm
How to enter "Read From Here" mode with a screen reader
Keyboard Shortcuts
Resources
Questions? Contact your school Library Media Specialist
OverDrive Resource Center - https://help.soraapp.com/en-us/categories/using-sora.htm
Google Classroom Ad-On
Getting Started Videos https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/9709.html
K-12 Schools Staff Training https://resources.overdrive.com/k-12-schools/how-to-videos/sora/
Setting Browsing Preferences