Library Resources
MISD Libraries offer a variety of recreational reading materials and resources to support instruction and research. Services are posted on school library websites and available to MISD students and staff. To view passwords, students and staff must be logged into their MISD Google Accounts.
- For a full list of services and passwords, visit the campus library website or the Password Spreadsheet Link.
- For a list of library services that include differentiation and dyslexia services visit the Dyslexia Library Services Link.
- For assistance with these services contact your campus librarian.
Books
- To learn how to search your school library catalog watch this Library Catalog Video.
- To place holds on library books, watch this Library Holds Video
- To write reviews on library books, see this Library Review Guide
- Student Access is through the campus library website with district username and password.
- Parent's can access without login on the school library website, or the primary parent/ guardian of a student can create an account to use parental tools. See this Parent Access Guide.
Overdrive Sora provides access to fiction ebooks & audio books, for all ages. These books are available for checkout online using individual student MISD logins. Once students login, they see the ebooks that are appropriate for their campus age range. Books are licensed as one ebook available to one user at a time and require checkout. This is an online library and does not contain all of the same books that are available in campus physical libraries as not all books are available in ebook format.
- On ipads and phones SORA is the App students use to access Overdrive Ebooks. On ipads and phones, this is the best way to use Overdrive. See this PDF Sora on ipads and phones Guide for more information.
- On computers students use the SORA website to access Overdrive Ebooks.
The SORA website is https://soraapp.com/library/midlothiantx
For more information see this PDF Sora on Computers Guide. - Online Magazines are available to to MISD students through Sora. The magazine selections vary by school level.
- Sora Magazine Video Tutorial LINK
- Sora Magazine Video Tutorial for Parents LINK
Research Applications & Databases
The Austin American Statesman Archive is available to MISD for research purposes. Archives date back to the 1800's.
