Good morning, and a Happy 2026 to you all! We’re starting off the calendar year with some small excitements to share, alongside some helpful reminders from around the state and your OverDrive team: Last Month’s Usage Statistics & New Titles List 2025 Sora Highlights: Updates & New Features from the Past Year WEMTA’s Battle ofContinue Reading January 6th, 2026
Good morning, and happy snowy December everyone! This edition of the bi-monthly WSDLC Membership Message includes: a look at the refreshed OverDrive/Sora Training Resources page on the WSDLC website, November’s consortium-wide usage statistics, the completely new titles that were added to the shared collections last month, a FAQ answered regarding Curations, and a reminder thatContinue Reading December 2nd, 2025
Good afternoon WSDLC members! November is here, and we’re sharing with you another short list of news from the WSDLC. If you have any questions, do reach out to us at wsdlc-info@wils.org or the WSDLC team at OverDrive at wsdlc@overdrive.com. You can also find a quick-guide of who to contact and when on the ContactContinue Reading November 4th, 2025
Hello WSDLC members! This week, we are most excited to share two updates to the shared collections: First, the WSDLC will be participating in this year’s Sora Reads. Second, the WSDLC was able to put funds towards a pilot of purchasing in the CPC model, starting with some Battle of the Books titles. Find more informationContinue Reading October 21st, 2025
Hello WSDLC members! It’s the first Tuesday of the month, and this week we’re sharing last month’s consortium-wide usage statistics; the titles that were newly added to the shared collections in September; sharable links to just a handful of the all-new consortium curated collections available in Sora (along with links to more information and trainingContinue Reading October 7th, 2025
Good morning WSDLC members! In this edition of the bi-monthly message from the WSDLC’s Project Managers, we’re providing information on invoicing from WiLS for your 2025-26 WSDLC memberships. We also want to [re]share some step-by-step to-dos from OverDrive on how school library staff can get Sora on students’ radars; details on the next edition ofContinue Reading September 16th, 2025
Good morning, happy Tuesday, and welcome to the 2025-26 WSDLC membership year! It’s been quite a summer, and we’re excited to be back! This week we have a few resources to help folks get [re]acquainted with the WSDLC collections and how they can customize Sora to fit their school(s), a few celebrations and statistics toContinue Reading September 2nd, 2025
Welcome Back! The WSDLC Team hopes you had a good summer! Here are some resources to help you and your staff prepare for back-to-school open houses and parent nights. As a virtual resource, it’s important to give your Sora collection a physical presence. Highlighting it during events meant for parents and guardians reminds them that their students have books available to them 24/7.Continue Reading WSDLC and SORA Resources to Engage Your Students From The Very Start
Happy Tuesday, and congratulations on another great school year! 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 to come from the WSDLC Project Managers. You will continue to receive emails for important updates to the WSDLCContinue Reading Weekly Message: June 10th, 2025
Happy Tuesday everyone! The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and this week’s message is the penultimate weekly message for 2024-25. We’ll largely sign off for the summer after next week (for the weekly messaging, that is), but we’ll still be in touch with any big updates, and the Project Managers and theContinue Reading Weekly Message: June 3rd, 2025
