[aisle] RAILS Receives Grant for E-Books

[Carol Naughton]

This is great news. One of our biggest struggles this year has not been
with providing books for individual students, but rather for class sets of
shared novels. The oc/ou models that are most common are prohibitively
expensive for most titles. Even having Overdrive, the temporary book
"rentals" are on the pricey side  (especially for the own voices titles
that we are urging teachers to adopt) when you consider it is a one time
thing and can't be reused next year. I would urge whomever is responsible
for allocating funds to examine real needs when spending out the funds.

Thanks,

*Carol Naughton*
*LRC Director, Community High School*

630-876-640 <630-876-6404>0 | cnaughton at d94.org <dleahy at d94.org>

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On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 8:44 AM Dan Bostrom via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> RAILS has received a grant of $125,000 for e-books through the Illinois
> Office of the Secretary of State. In early August, we were notified by the
> Illinois State Library that a portion of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid,
> Relief, and Economic Security Act) grant funds for Illinois libraries would
> go directly to library systems for the purchase of e-books.
>
>
>
> RAILS will purchase e-books and audiobooks for K-12 users for the eRead
> Illinois shared collection. We will add both recreational and educational
> materials to supplement the high-demand titles that are the focus of the
> collection.
>
>
>
> The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply increased demand for e-books at RAILS
> libraries and this demand continues to grow. At area schools, new remote
> and hybrid learning models have created an urgent need for reading
> materials that can be accessed remotely. Over 50 schools have joined eRead
> Illinois since mid-April 2020. Public libraries also face the challenge of
> providing educational and recreational e-resources for students, as they
> are not able to access materials in the library in many cases and are
> spending a lot more time at home. This grant will enable RAILS to meet
> these very important needs for both library types.
>
>
>
> Learn more about eRead Illinois: https://ereadillinois.com/
>
>
>
> Dan Bostrom
> Member Engagement Manager
> Reaching Across Illinois Library System
> Burr Ridge Office
> Phone: 630.734.5152
> Fax: 630.734.5050
> dan.bostrom at railslibraries.info
> https://www.railslibraries.info
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