Highcrest Learning Commons
SORA, the Student Reading App, allows D39 students to access a collection of digital eBooks and audio books selected especially for them PLUS those in the Wilmette Public Library's OverDrive collection all from a single login.
Getting Started
Getting Started with SORA (video) and Quick Start Guide (PDF)
Navigation
How to browse and search for titles (video) and Quick Start Guide (PDF)
How to borrow, place holds, and return titles (video) and Quick Start Guide (PDF)
Includes login instructions for checking out and placing holds from the public library
FAQs: Check this resource of short videos.
(We have 122 eBooks. If you see a different number please logout and login again.)
Click the link to access interactive e-books.
Login: highcrestms
Password: school
How to Login - Video Tutorial (New February 2020)
Options While Using Capstone - Video Tutorial (New - January 2020)
Click the link to access our e-books. Students may check out e-books in their iPad browser using their D39 username and password.
Example 5th Grade Student: Harry Potter
Username: 24harryp Password: 5 digit lunch code and 3 letter code
6th Grade Student: Percy Jackson
Username: 23percyj Password: 5 digit lunch code and 3 letter code
How to Login - Written Instructions
How to Checkout - Video Tutorial
How to Put a Book on Hold - Video Tutorial
Click the link to access our LMC Catalog, Alexandria Researcher. Use this service to find and reserve books in the LMC.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Highcrest Library Media Center is to encourage the love of reading, to provide access to resources in diverse formats to meet the needs of our students and staff, and to ensure they are effective users of information and ideas.