Detailed info about CloudLibrary & Sora on this document.
For audio versions of books for English classes, see Ms Cook in the Library!
On your laptop: go to FHS's CloudLibrary page
Download the CloudLibrary App for your mobile device. It looks like this:
Go to CloudLibrary via the website or app.
Login with your PowerSchool ID. (When you first use the app, you will need to enter your country, state, and library to register your FHS library ID. After your initial login, the app saves your information.)
By default, all titles in the collection will show up initially. This will include books which are currently checked out. (Most books can be checked out for three weeks, and can be used by only one person at a time.)
You may want to apply filters to select format and availability.
Some examples of applying filters illustrated below.
Select "filters" from the menu >>
Select filter options
SORA **eBooks and Audiobooks**
App: Sora by OverDrive
Select the “Maine School Shared Digital Collection” and then select Freeport High School from the dropdown menu.
Login:
Students and staff will use their RSU5 Google account. (firstname.lastname@students.rsu5.org)
Find books:
Go to "Explore" and use the "filters" option to select format (audiobooks or eBooks, or both), audience (e.g., juvenile, young adult), and more. You can also search the various categories, such as Romance, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, and Mystery. Lots of Sarah Maas, Natasha Preston, and Stephen King!
Sora now also has full copies of hundreds of current magazines, such as Rolling Stone, Guitar World, MAKE, Popular Science, Crochet, National Geographic, Psychology and You, Minecraft, and 100s more.
Do you want to listen to a book your teacher assigned? We have a number of audiobooks available through Audible, and are able to add more. Come see Ms Cook in the library, or email her at cookh@rsu5.org. Here are a few of the titles we currently have:
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Night by Elie Wiesel
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon