Sora is an app utilized by the district giving students access to free ebooks and audiobooks from their school library.

Get started with Sora!

• Install Sora from the districts Self Service App. 
• In Sora, find your school (Elkhart Community Schools).
• Sign-in with school Google account. 
• Search for a book by tapping Explore.  
• Once you find a book, tap 'borrow'. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.

Locate ebooks & audiobooks

• Tap 'Shelf'  to see all your books. 
• Select 'open book' or 'open audiobook' to read or listen to desired books. 

How to use the ebook reader

You can start reading ebooks right after you borrow them, or go to  > Loans to open them. Once you open an ebook, you can:

• On larger screens, select  to make a bookmark. On smaller screens, click or tap the top-right corner of the screen to make a bookmark.
  
• On larger screens, click or tap  to change how many pages display at a time.
• For fixed-layout ebooks, click or tap  to zoom in or out.
• Click or tap  to change your reading settings. You can adjust the text size, font, and lighting for most ebooks.
• For read-along ebooks, click or tap  to change the reading speed.
• Click or tap  to search for a word or phrase in the book.
• Click or tap  to see your bookmarks, notes, and highlights.
• Click or tap the center of the screen to see the timeline.
  
  From there, you can:
  • Select Chapters (or the name of the current chapter) to see the table of contents.
  • Click or tap the number on the left side of the chapter name to skip to the beginning of the current chapter.
  • Click or tap the number on the right side of the chapter name to skip to the next chapter.
  • Slide the timeline at the bottom of the screen to go to a specific place in the book.
  • Look at the number on the left side of the title circle to see your current page number. Tap the number to see your progress as a percentage of the book instead.
  • Look at the number on the right side of the title circle to see the total number of pages in the book.
    Note: The number of pages changes based on font and screen size.

Some ebooks, like MediaDo, can only be read in your web browser. These books can't be downloaded, and have different settings to support special features.

How to use the audiobook player

You can start listening to audiobooks right after you borrow them, or go to  > Loans to open them. Once you open an audiobook, you can:

• Swipe (or click and drag) left to right on the cover to rewind. Swipe (or click and drag) right to left on the cover to jump forward.
• Click or tap  to choose a playback speed.
• Click or tap  to set a sleep timer.
• Click or tap  to see your bookmarks, notes, and highlights.
• Click or tap  to make a bookmark. After you make a bookmark, you can click or tap  to add a note.
• Look at the progress bar to see the time elapsed and time remaining in the audiobook. You'll also see your progress as a percentage.
  
• At the bottom of the screen, you'll see the timeline.
  
  From there, you can:
  • Select Chapters (or the name of the current chapter) to see the table of contents.
  • Click or tap the number on the left side of the chapter name to skip to the beginning of the current chapter.
  • Click or tap the number on the right side of the chapter name to skip to the next chapter.
  • Slide the timeline at the bottom of the screen to go to a specific place in the book.

How to renew a book

If you need more time to finish a book, you can renew it starting three days before it's due with these steps:

1. Go to .
2. Select Loans.
3. Select Options.
4. If you borrowed the book from multiple libraries, select the one you want to renew.
5. Select Renew, then select Renew again.

How to return a book

Books are automatically returned on their due date.

If you finish a book early, you can return it before it's due with these steps:

1. Go to .
2. Select Loans.
3. Select Options.
4. If you borrowed the book from multiple libraries, select which copy you want to return.
5. Select Return, then select Return again.