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Granite School District > Educational Technology > Sora

Sora

Sora (https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/766) is a reading and listening app through which students can access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks in Granite School District’s collection. Students can read or listen to these books using a Chromebook, desktop computer, or personal mobile device.

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Borrowing Limits

New Releases and Featured Titles
Sora Help Videos
Sora Circulation Stats

Welcome to Sora

Presentation created by Davina Sauthoff, Ed. Tech. Team Lead and Secondary Library Specialist. Click here to make a copy to customize for your school or class.

New Releases and Featured Collections

Each week we add new ebooks and new audiobooks to our Sora collection! These posters show some of the latest additions for Fall 2020.

  • Poster: New in Sora ~ Fall 2020 – Middle Grade Titles (Elementary and Jr. High)
    Poster: New in Sora ~ Fall 2020 – Middle Grade Titles (Elementary and Jr. High)
  • Poster: New in Sora ~ Fall 2020 – Young Adult – 1 (Secondary Schools)
    Poster: New in Sora ~ Fall 2020 – Young Adult – 1 (Secondary Schools)
  • Poster: New in Sora ~ Fall 2020 – Young Adult – 2 (Secondary Schools)
    Poster: New in Sora ~ Fall 2020 – Young Adult – 2 (Secondary Schools)
Posters: New in Sora ~ Fall 2020 – Middle Grade and Young Adult

We also curate thematic and seasonal collections, like this recent collection of Latinx Stories for Hispanic Heritage month.

  • Poster: Hispanic Heritage and Latinx Stories in Sora – 2020 – Elementary
    Poster: Hispanic Heritage and Latinx Stories in Sora – 2020 – Elementary
  • Poster: Hispanic Heritage and Latinx Stories in Sora – 2020 – Secondary
    Poster: Hispanic Heritage and Latinx Stories in Sora – 2020 – Secondary
  • Poster: Latinx Stories in Granite’s Sora (2018)
    Poster: Latinx Stories in Granite’s Sora (2018)
Posters: Hispanic Heritage & Latinx Stories in Sora – 2020

Log in to Sora and visit the Explore screen to see our latest collections and releases and start reading.

Visit our Sora New Releases and Features page on Granitemedia.org to access and download all our posters and collections.

Getting Started with Sora

Granite Sora Reader App InstructionsDownload PDF
  1. Go to https://soraapp.com/library/graniteut using a web browser on any computer or device. If you are using an Android or Apple mobile device you can also download the Sora app from your device’s app store:
    • Sora in Apple iOS App Store
    • Sora in Google Play Store

  2. If the Granite Sora sign-in page does not immediately come up, use the setup code graniteut or tap Find my school. (You can click on any school that is part of Granite School District.)

  3. Enter the username (student number) and password that you use to log in to school computers.
  4. Tap on the Explore tab to search for and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading or listening right away.
Sora Explore and Search for Books - Animated Screenshot
Search for books and Borrow them in the Explore tab
  1. You can borrow a book for 14 days. You can borrow up to 3 books at a time. You can place holds on books that are checked out.
  1. Close the book and go to your Shelf to see all your borrowed books. From there, you can:
  • Tap Open Book or Open Audiobook to read or listen to a book.
  • Tap Options to renew or return the book, get to your notes and highlights, and more.
Sora Shelf and Book Options - Animated Screenshot
Find your borrowed books and holds in the Shelf tab

More Sora Instructions

Exploring Books by Lexile, Grade, or Interest Level and finding ‘Read-Along’ Books

Exploring Books by Genre or Subject

Adding Public Libraries in Sora

Borrowing Limits and Collection Information

All students and staff in Granite School District have access to Granite’s collection of ebooks and audiobooks in Sora. Granite users are automatically assigned an access level in Sora based on grade level.  

  • Students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 have access to books assigned the Juvenile access level. 
  • Students in Grades 6 to 8 also have access to books assigned the Young Adult access level. 
  • Students in Grades 9 to 12 and faculty at all schools also have access books assigned the Adult access level. 

Users can borrow up to 3 titles at a time. 

Users can place holds on up to 3 titles at a time. 

Sora does not send notifications or reminders to users outside of the app or website, so users should log in to Sora frequently to check whether a hold is ready for them to borrow.

Content in Sora is selected, purchased, and assigned to specific access levels and collections by library media specialists in the Educational Technology Department, following Granite’s Library Book Selection Guidelines. Students and staff can suggest titles for purchase using this form. Individual schools may elect to buy additional Sora content, which is available exclusively to students at that school. 

As of September 17, 2020, Granite’s collection comprises: 

  • Ebooks: 14,768 copies of 8,679 titles 
  • Audiobooks: 3,337 copies of 2,347 titles 

Students who hold library cards with the Salt Lake County Library, the Salt Lake City Public Library, or the Murray Library can add those libraries in Sora by following these instructions. This allows users to search and access the children’s and young adult Overdrive collections of those libraries simultaneously with Granite’s collection. Granite Sora users (including staff) cannot access a public library’s adult content within Sora.

Additional Resources

Video – Getting Started with Sora

Sora Help | The Sora Help page provides a menu of step-by-step instructions for all the features of Sora, as well as tips for solving problems.

OverDrive App (Old) | This link provides instructions and help for the older OverDrive app, which is still functional and may still be useful in certain situations.

If you have questions about Sora or OverDrive, please contact your school’s library or technology staff.  You can also contact Josh Whiting in the Educational Technology Department with any questions.

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