Whether you prefer to read on a device or hold a good old-fashioned book in your hands, we want to ensure you always have your next book in your hands in the format of you choice.

Please click below to access our Library Catalog, which will let you know what we have available in physical books.  Click on Sora to search what we have in both ebooks and audio books.  Don't see what you want?  See or email Mrs. Costelloe to get it ordered.  Want some good recommendations?  Talk to - or email - Mrs. Costelloe or Mrs. Vangala.  We're readers and we LOVE to talk books!!  You can also use some of the tools below to figure out your next great read!

Sora

Need Help Getting Started?

• Click on the link above to go to Sora or download the free Sora app for your smart phone or tablet.

• Sign into OverDrive by selecting RYE NECK HIGH / MIDDLE SCHOOL then entering your student ID -- your ID is your "library card #".

  • The Library you're now going to search shows up as Southern Westchester BOCES.  We participate in consortium purchasing to provide more options for our users.

• You're now ready to begin searching!

CLICK HERE for more detailed device-specific instructions, or see Mrs. Costelloe for assistance!

Did You Know You Can Read & Search Sora Using a Dyslexic Font? 

Sora offers a setting which enables a Dyslexic Font, which research has proven helps those with dyslexia tend to the page more easily.  Letters with heavier bottoms weight the words to the page, wider openings, slanted parts, longer ascenders & descenders plus better spacing help the letters distinguish themselves and bold capitals at the start of sentences stop those sentences from running together.  Click on the menu in the upper right corner of the Sora screen to enable the Dyslexic Font.

Resources for Readers & Writers

There are so many tools available to connect with books, feed the minds of readers and writers and share your love of literature, poetry and information.  Below are just a few.  

• Bartleby provides access to literature, poems and reference works, including the Harvard Classics & Shelf of Fiction, Grey's Anatomy, Oxford Shakespeare collection and so much more.

• Bookopolis is an online community for readers to share their favorite books and discover new ones.

• Booktrack Classroom creates an immersive reading experience which allows you to read with a movie-style soundtrack. Read booktracks already created or create and publish yourr own Booktracks using books preloaded in Booktrack

• ​High School Ace is a collection of free online academic resources for teens. It features interactive quiz games focused on English, Math, History, and Science facts, homework help, plus links to lots of great websites.

• LibriVox provides free access to free public domain audiobooks, which are read by volunteers. You can also volunteer to be a reader!

• LitHub is a great source for book recommendations plus their daily newsletter is fabulous!

• Medium is a community of readers and writers offering unique perspectives on ideas large and small.

• Poem Hunter has an extensive and easily searchable database of poetry.

• Project Gutenbberg offers more than 50,000 free eBooks which you can download in Kindle, ePub or PDF format or read online.

• Spreeder is free online speed reading software designed to help you improve your reading speed and comprehension.

• My Storybook is a website and app where young people can create their own stories. Take a writing lesson, build your own storybook, keep and share your stories, it’s all here in My Storybook

• Storyboard That is a storyboarding tool with templates to create stories. Choose scenes, characters, text bubbles, and much more.

• What Should I Read Next? helps you select a great next read based on books you've read and loved.