My iBook has OS 10.3.9; Snow leopard is not recognized when I try to upload???

I hadn't used my iBook for some time and when I attempted to sign-on to the network, I received a message that my OS needed to be upgraded.  I bought the Snow Leopard OS but it doesn't work.  Any suggestions???

Hi, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Which exact iBook model is it? Some iBooks can't use 10.5, either.
Check out the requirements for 10.5 here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3759?viewlocale=en_US

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