
Sora is always OPEN!
Answers to all your questions about checking out ebooks
Sora is the app for Beaverton School District's digital library with ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines available for staff and students to borrow. You can find a link on your school's library page. [Found under the Academics menu on your school website.]
Go forth and READ!!!
Access Public Library ebooks with Sora App
Instructions for connecting Sora to your public library account
Access Public Library ebooks with Sora App - Spanish
Instrucciones para conectar Sora a tu cuenta de biblioteca pública en español
Check it out:
- Users can check out up to three books at a time from BSD
- Check out time is for two weeks
- Return books when finished so other students can enjoy them
- If a book is not renewed, the item will automatically return
- Users can only renew an item if there are no holds on the item
Place a hold:
- Users can place a hold on up to three books in BSD [more through the public library]
- Books on hold get checked out immediately when they're available
- Check your Sora account regularly to see if a hold has been checked out to you
Browsing with success - Explore Sora!
To find your next great read:
- Use the "Popular Subjects" links to find a book in your favorite genre (Humor, SciFi, Thriller...)
- Click on "Collections" for curated lists of books ("Did You See What's New?" / OBOB / ORCA)
- Choose "Available Now" if you don't have time to wait
All Access Comics
- Collection of 2000 comics and manga titles
- Multiple user access - no holds! no waiting!
Read To Me
- Highlight a sentence or paragraph to have Sora read aloud the selected text
- Choose the speed and volume settings to match your preferences
- Check out the audiobook version to listen to an entire book
Sora eBook Search Hints
NEW! All Access Magazines
- Multiple user access - no holds! no waiting!
- Over 200 titles to choose from (in multiple languages)
- Use "filter" to browse by subject:
- Cooking
- Crafts
- News
- Pets and animals
- Popular culture
- Puzzles and brain teasers
- Sports
- Tech and gaming
BSD Library Services