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The Sora Showcase

Want a virtual book carousel? Keep reading!

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What can the Sora Showcase do?

The Sora Showcase is a great visual tool for getting our students interested in reading! This "set it and forget it" tool scrolls through a Sora collection, and can be placed on a TV, touch screen, library page, or wherever you want it. Features:


  • Option to have it just scroll on a screen, without any interactivity (such as a TV in the hallway or cafeteria, or a link on a webpage)
  • Option to allow students to click/touch to interact with the Showcase
  • Option to allow a QR code so that a student can capture that information and log into their device to get it
  • Option to filter results and get a custom URL if you only want to showcase Juvenile titles, YA, Adult, or a combo; specific subject options; specific language options (of the titles, not the kiosk)


NOTE: These may take a bit of experimenting to get them the way you like them, and they may require closing and relaunching a browser in between creating custom Showcases.

Elementary example

Elementary (Juvenile only titles)

Middle Example

Middle School (Juvenile and YA)

High School Example

High School (YA and Adult)

Sora Showcase Directions
(Once you click, you will have to ask Karin for permission to access document.)

Get a showcase URL

SLS can help you get specific URLs for your school. To take a peek at non-customized Showcases for your school/district, head over to https://ods.overdrive.com/v2/wswhe/accounts to take a look!

Look at the Setup Guide

Get access to a Setup Guide that tells you:

  • Supported devices
  • Configuration options
  • Setup directions for iPads, Android Tablets, and PCs

Get specific URLs to customize various collections!

The Manage piece allows you to get individual, specific URLs for multiple display options! Create special URLs (and keep a Google Doc of the URLs created) to showcase collections specific to elementary, middle, and/or high school.

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WSWHE BOCES SLS

Kerrie Burch, Coordinator for School Library Systems

Karin Howansky, School Library Media Specialist

Amy Brennan-Strack, Databases, Budgets, General Information

Deb Massa, Information Processing Specialist

Email: libraryservices@wswheboces.org
Website: https://www.wswheboces.org/apps/pages/SchoolLibraryServices
Location: 267 Ballard Road, Gansevoort, NY, USA
Phone: 518-581-3700
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