[CASL-L] [EXTERNAL] Re: streaming audiobooks

[Kara Swezey]

I just joined Sora starter (which is free) for this very reason!

On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 12:20 PM Cerra, Lori SNIS Teacher - Library Media
Specialist <cerral at newmilfordps.org> wrote:

> Sora has a platform and you can purchase audiobooks several differ ways
> including multi use. They also have several free books. I set it up for
> that exact reason when I worked at the high school.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 12:04 PM Rocca, Jen <Roccaj at brookfieldps.org>
> wrote:
>
>> We've discussed this before but I think it has been a while.
>>
>> Our high school teachers sometimes play an audiobook in the classroom for
>> students to hear.
>>
>> Is there a legal streaming solution for this? If I purchased a legal
>> audio version of the book - other than purchasing it through Follett and
>> accessing it through the catalog, I can't find a way for teachers to access
>> it in their classrooms. It needs to be single user. We don't want multiple
>> people all logging into one account - that is not ethically sound. Audible
>> has no interest in partnering with schools. They told me that very directly
>> the last time I tried to talk to them.
>>
>> Short of having books on CD and a boombox, I can't find a way to have
>> audiobooks in the library for teachers to use in their classes.
>>
>> Any wisdom from the masses?
>>
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>>
>> Jennifer Rocca (she/her)
>> BHS Teacher Librarian
>> 203-775-7725 x-7775
>>
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Kara Swezey
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