Books/eBooks ~ Audiobooks ~Magazines ~News
Digital Reading Options Available to Orange School District Students & Staff
We provide eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers. If you are prompted for a username/password and do not have access to the 2021-22 Resource Guide, contact your School Librarian :-)
eBooks & eAudiobooks
Meet Sora, OverDrive's new app for schools (like Libby for public libs).
Need help? Go to Getting started with Sora. With Sora, there are helpful tools that enable you to make notes and highlights, define words, and more!
EBSCO Education Collection eBooks & HS eBooks - a selection of over 12,000 eBooks.
Use Gale eBooks for your research needs.
How you research is almost as important as what you research. Fortunately, you have access to our library’s nonfiction digital library via GVRL.
eMagazines & eNewspapers
Digital magazines!
100s of newspapers from the US and world.
The NY Times
Since 1851, ranked 3rd in the US and 18th in the world.
Current events stories in different formats & reading levels.
Science News & Science News for Students
Since 1922, an approachable overview from all fields of STEM.
Lexile Measures
Other Ways to Obtain Reading Materials
Where you can get reading materials (besides your school library):
Amazon (for kindle)
Barnes & Noble (for nook)
iBooks (for iPad and iPhone)
Book Guides and Lists
about:books - search for author, title, subject...anything about books
Bookreporter.com - includes reviews, bestsellers, author info/talks, and much more!
Fantastic Fiction - get info about authors and books
GoodReads - great way to record books you've read and/or want to read
Oustanding Books for the College Bound (YALSA) and complete list of ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Reading Group Guides - book discussion guides and more
TeachingBooks.net - subscription based service
Teen Buckeye Book Award - vote on and see which books Ohio teens rate highest
teenreads.com - includes reviews, bestsellers, author info/talks, and much more!
YA Books Series & Sequels - find out what's coming out next
YA Lit Book Release Dates - find out what's coming out next
Banned Books Week:
American Library Association - get the scoop about Banned Books Week
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award - Ohio students vote for their favorite books.
TeenTober - sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services (YALSA) Association.
Teen Writing
"Not all readers are leaders. But all leaders are readers."
Harry S. Truman