BBA Library Newsletter
May 2020
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Tag pictures of yourself or others reading with #BBAReads. We will reward some of our favorite reading or book-themed photographs. Right now you can see pictures of work or study spaces and guess which teacher they belong to.
Suggest a book for the library!
Is there a book you want to read? Let us know here and we will try to add it to our Sora audio/ebook library for easy access.
The Spires Reading Challenge
The reading challenge continues! Currently, teachers are in the lead with the tenth grade making a strong push. Check out the live link to see the standings. Every time you finish reading a book, record it here. Have you read a book for class? That counts! Audiobook? Graphic novel? It all counts! #BBAReads
ebooks
Have you tried Sora yet? It's our new app for ebooks and audiobooks. You can listen to books on your phone, read them on your iPad, or send them to a Kindle device. To access the Sora app follow these instructions. Check out last months’ newsletter for more audio and ebook resources.
Sora just launched their summer reading program which runs through July 31st. The Sora Sweet Reads program offers 30+ titles including Coates’ The Black Panther and Okorafor’s Akata Witch. What's unique and different about these titles is that they can be read simultaneously. You can read the same book as a friend or create a book club. Check out the complete list of offerings for this program in the Sora app.
Free Audiobook Program
SYNC is a free audiobook program for teens. Starting April 30th and continuing for 13 weeks until July 29, SYNC gives participants two thematically paired audiobooks a week. Go to their website to see future titles and sign-up to receive text or email notifications each week when the new FREE audiobooks are available. Titles are accessible on the Sora app. Each SYNC audiobook will be available to download into your library for a period of 7 days ONLY. However, once downloaded into the app, they are yours indefinitely.
The first two themed titles to be released are The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater, and Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson. These two titles will be available for download from April 30 through May 6.
Lisa B. Tuttle Memorial Library at Burr and Burton Academy
Email: mputney@burrburton.org
Website: https://manchesterlibraries.follettdestiny.com/
Phone: (802) 549-8122
Twitter: @MargiPutney