[aisle] Overdue: The Value of School Librarians

Wed Sep 2 08:22:25 CDT 2020

Thank you for sharing!

On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 8:14 AM BROOKE NELSON via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I put this list together for my staff. I hope some of this helps you:
>
>
>    - Free Audible books here <https://stories.audible.com/discovery>.
>    They are separated by age/grade/learning level, which is helpful. Harry
>    Potter’s in there.
>    - Simon and Schuster (large book company) are giving away one free
>    e-book <https://www.simonandschuster.com/c/free-ebook-offer> if you
>    sign up. I got a good one…
>    - I can’t express how awesome Internet Archive <https://archive.org>
>    is. There are lawsuits against it right now, so hurry to get free books.
>    - Open Library <https://openlibrary.org> has all the classics for
>    adults and kids. They are scanned in so you can see many of the original
>    works.
>    - Need free audiobooks. Librivox <https://librivox.org> has you
>    covered, baby.
>    - If you have an iPhone, iPad, or any Mac, Apple Books
>    <https://www.apple.com/apple-books/> has many free books right now.
>    - Simon and Schuster free young adult books for September:
>    https://rivetedlit.com
>    - Fondulac Library is allowing those without a library card to get one
>    online. Go here <https://fondulaclibrary.org/library-cards/> for info.
>    Easy. Please share with your students.
>    - You can do the same thing with Peoria Public here
>    <https://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/get-a-library-card>.
>    - Digital Public Library of America <https://dp.la/>: Lots of free
>    books, particularly graphic novels
>    - The Nautical Archeology Digital Library <https://nadl.tamu.edu/>: A
>    bunch of shipwrecks you can look up. Sounds boring but isn’t!
>    - CIA’s Electronic Reading Room
>    <https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/collection/ufos-fact-or-fiction>:
>    War Stuff! UFOs! Need I say more???
>    - Biodiversity Heritage Library
>    <https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/browse/collections>: First thing
>    on the list: “A History of Cats.” Need I say more?
>    - New York Public Library <https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/>: Cool
>    scans of actual documents held at the library. Really cool history stuff.
>    - National Library of Medicine <https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/index.html>:
>    Cool medical stuff from past and present. Some gross stuff, too.
>    - A collection of kids books <https://www.storylineonline.net/> read
>    by famous people. Cute for littles.
>    - This is a large collection of completely free textbooks
>    <https://openstax.org/>. Might be helpful if you are wanting to
>    eliminate physical textbooks or if we are not in school next year.
>    - Achieve 3000: This site
>    <https://remotesupport.achieve3000.com/at-home-digital/> gives
>    excellent articles for free differentiated literary instruction through
>    grade 12. Really great stuff here.
>    - Learning Ally: This audiobook site
>    <https://www.distancelearningally.org/educators-resources> reads (by
>    humans) 80,000 textbooks to students. Good for audio learners.
>    - Open Access: This list from Harvard
>    <https://guides.library.harvard.edu/covidoa> is a decent amount of
>    free textual and art content. In March, when educators were heroes, we were
>    getting everything we could imagine for free. Now that it’s August, and
>    teachers are greedy union-monsters, the pickins’ are slim. However, this is
>    pretty good, and some of the stuff contains full books.
>    - *Sora: *Sora <https://soraapp.com/welcome> is an app created by
>    Overdrive, which is the largest e-book and audiobook company in the United
>    States. Our school will be using this app, so if you want to download it
>    now, go ahead. We will be purchasing ebooks to use here, but this
>    coordinates with your (and students’) public library card, so they can read
>    endless ebooks/audiobooks. *More information coming soon.*
>
>
>
> On Sep 2, 2020, at 7:48 AM, Christine Wilson via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> Project Gutenberg is a good source, but won't have current, hot titles:
> https://www.gutenberg.org/
>
> Check with your public library though. Ours is offering a free e-card for
> all students, regardless of the district they live in. Also check your
> local community college. They have at least a section of children's books
> for their education and literature students.
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 7:06 PM Michelle Fiorini via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have additional resource websites where students can check
>> out eBooks from without a Library card or paid subscription?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Michelle
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 11:51 PM Dan Bostrom via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m sure some of you have already seen this, but I just wanted to share
>>> this amazing project from the School Librarians of Rhode Island, a section
>>> of the Rhode Island Library Association. They produced a 15-minute
>>> documentary-style video to share the value that school libraries play in
>>> their schools and communities. Please feel free to share widely!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://rilibraries.org/Overdue
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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>> Library Media Center Director
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