Skyview Middle School Library

FREE audiobooks are available NOW, and all summer! It’s easy. Just visit https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/sync/  to sign up. To get the titles, you’ll first need to download Sora, and then add the Sync library. More detailed instructions are here. Two new titles are available every week. Once you download them, they’re yours to keep. HAPPY READING!!!

It’s almost spring break!!! Time to return or renew your library books. Books that are more than 45 days overdue will be charged to your PowerSchool account. Check your gmail for details or login to your library account.

You can see what you have checked out and renew your books online; just watch this to learn how.

Cameron’s Collection is a free eBook collection supporting mental health, especially for teens. It’s totally private, available 24/7 and covers issues from anxiety to bullying to depression. Just scan the QR code. If you are not logged in to a school resource (powerschool, canvas, etc.), or not on school grounds you will be asked for a password. Stop by the library to get the password.

You can also find it here on the blog under Library Collection

It’s time for #BigLibraryRead! Now through Nov. 16, borrow the featured title from the Sora student reading app: https://soraapp.com/welcome
Login with your student ID number and password

📘 Featured title: ‘A Snake Falls to Earth’
✍️Author: Darcie Little Badger

What’s it about?  Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She’s always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he’s been cast from home. He’s found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli’s best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven’t been in centuries. And there are some who will kill to keep them apart. Darcie Little Badger introduced herself to the world with Elatsoe. In A Snake Falls to Earth, she draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave another unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family. It is not to be missed.

Now, what next?

Before you visit the library, check out this short presentation. It will help you understand how to use the Skyview library!

Skyview Library Procedures

If you’re thinking about joining Battle of the Books this fall, or want to get a jump start on reading the books, you can find them all on Sora! Check out my virtual Battle of the Books page to watch book trailers, and access the titles through Sora. Remember, login to Sora with your regular student ID number and password. Happy Reading!!

There are lots of opportunities to read for FUN and for FREE over the summer. Here’s a list of  several resources for you to enjoy. Don’t forget that Sora now has a very large collection of comic books! Enjoy!

Introducing Teen Book Cloud! It’s a free resource where you’ll find graphic novels, enhanced novels, ebooks, classic literature, videos and audiobooks, all geared toward middle and high school students. Right now, it’s only available through August 2022, so check it out and give me your feedback! This is a SLED resource, which means you’ll have to login. If you don’t know the login information, stop by the library to get it, or call 1-800-440-2919. To see other free summer reading resources, click here.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!! It’s been a fun year, but it’s almost time to turn in your library books.

• The last day you can check out library books is this Friday, April 29
• ALL library books are due back to the library by Friday, May 6.

From April 28 – August 10 2022,  SYNC gives you two free titles every week. (See titles here)

How do you get them?

1. Register here and follow the instructions
2. Download Sora from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to soraapp.com in your browser.
3. If you’ve never used Sora before, do this:

• In Sora, tap I have a setup code (at the bottom of the screen).
• Enter this setup code: audiobooksync.
• Enter the email address you used to sign up for SYNC.
• Tap Explore (the binoculars at the bottom of the screen) to see the week’s featured titles [SYNC 2021 starts April 29].

4. If you already use Sora, do this:

• In Sora, open the menu (in the top-right corner).
• Select Add a library.
• Search for audiobooksync and select the library from the results.
• Enter the email address you used to sign up for SYNC

New titles will be available each Thursday at midnight Eastern time (i.e., 12:01am ET). You can access the titles for 7 days, until the next Wednesday at 11:59pm. You MUST download the titles you want when they are available. Otherwise, they’re gone.

Want text alerts so you don’t miss a title?

• TEXT syncya to 866-984-0598 or visit audiobooksync.com

Questions? Visit the library blog, see the librarian or email her at mmiller2@kpbsd.k12.ak.us