Happy Tuesday! From the each of us with the WSDLC, we want to congratulate all of you on another great school year– Congratulations! Thank you all SO much for everything you do to teach and assist Wisconsin students!
As noted last week, today’s message will be the final weekly message until August. You will continue to receive emails for important updates to the WSDLC as they come up, as well as monthly WSDLC-renewal reminders for schools/districts that haven’t let us know their decision yet (if you haven’t responded yet, don’t worry- there is still plenty of time). We will also send out another message akin to this in mid-June with general updates, usage stats, the Reach More Readers Challenge winners, and any other exciting happenings.
WSDLC Project Managers will be here all summer, so don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions, suggestions, or comments.
Have a wonderful summer, everyone!
Final Days for the WSDLC’s Reach More Reader’s Challenge!
In 2022, the WSDLC hosted a contest aimed at helping member schools market the WSDLC collections in their schools to help reach students before they depart for the summer. It went over so well (there was a 19% increase in usage that hasn’t slowed down), that we’re brining it back again this year!
Every school is automatically entered into this competition; all you need to do is spread the word and get as many students as you can to log in to Sora and check out [at least] one title between May 1st and May 31st!
The school district(s) that have seen the greatest increase in the number of students checking out materials in Sora between March and May 2023 will be declared the winner! Winners will receive some awesome prizes and a year’s-worth of bragging rights.
You can find more information and links to marketing materials, ideas, and QR Codes for curated collections on the WSDLC website.
So get ahead of the summer slide, increase awareness of the WSDLC collections, and maybe even score some Sora swag by encouraging your students to participate in a friendly competition with other schools across the state!
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Reminder: Sora Sweet Reads and AudioFile Sync
Sora Sweet Reads
OverDrive’s annual summer reading program, Sora Sweet Reads, has begun! The Sora Sweet Reads collection is filled with simultaneous use titles for all reading levels, and will be available to all WSDLC members through August 17th.
You can find out more about this program, and grab some already-made marketing materials, on the Sora Sweet Reads page.
You can see this curated collection and share it out with your students with this link: https://soraapp.com/library/wsdlcwi/campaign-sora-sweet-reads-10410/titles
AudioFile Sync
AudioFile Sync is back again this year with a new (or new to us) name: SYNC!
SYNC is a summer reading program designed for teens (age 13+) that runs through August 2nd. Each week, students who have registered will be offered two thematically paired audiobooks for checkout.
You can find out more in the OverDrive Blog Post SYNC is back for 2023 – are your teen readers ready for 14 weeks of free audiobooks?
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The WSDLC project managers and the team at OverDrive are always available if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
Not sure who to contact? Check out this handy guide on the WSDLC website: https://wsdlc.org/who-to-contact-with-questions/.
