Free

Audio and E-Book Resources

SORA

SORA is the ASD ebook platform. These ebooks and audio books can be accessed on a computer or mobile device with the free SORA app. They are also compatible with Kindle. Pro tip: you can add the Anchorage Public Library's ebook collection to your SORA app!

soraapp.com/library/anchorageak

User Name: lastname.firstname@asdk12.org

Password: same as your ASD Google Drive password

Thanks to a partnership with the Anchorage Public Library, most students can use their ASD library numbers to access Hoopla ebooks.
www.hoopladigital.com/
User Name: your 14 digit library ID number
Password/PIN: last 4 digits of your library ID
Tumblebooks titles are available thanks to our state library and can be read in your browser at any time. No downloads and no hold lists. If you can access the Internet, you can access Tumblebooks!
 There are three portals: Kids:www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Home.aspx?categoryID=77
Teen:www.teenbookcloud.com/Home.aspx
Audio:www.audiobookcloud.com/ViewByCover.aspx?categoryID=35&subcategoryID=19







Ebsco eBooks are available through mid-June through the state library. These titles can be read online at any time, and some can be downloaded as PDF files. There are special collections for K-8: web.b.ebscohost.com.sled.idm.oclc.org/ehost/search/basic?sid=8d7e2bf9-85f8-48c5-898b-848be2ed9164@pdc-v-sessmgr04&vid=0&tid=2003EB
High School:web.b.ebscohost.com.sled.idm.oclc.org/ehost/search/basic?sid=b1833f98-fd50-4fc2-ba59-1562d48c538e@sessionmgr102&vid=0&tid=2003EB
and public libraries:web.b.ebscohost.com.sled.idm.oclc.org/ehost/search/basic?sid=c3f03af7-6e34-470c-942b-7a566227b913@sessionmgr103&vid=0&tid=2003EB

The grade level resources are mostly nonfiction, but there is a lot of fiction content in the public library collection.
A number of commercial vendors have temporarily waived subscription fees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Follow this link to see even more books for free!
sites.google.com/asdk12.net/free-books-resources/free-books-from-vendors