<div dir="ltr">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.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(100,100,100);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">Carol Naughton</b><br><b style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">LRC Director, Community High School</b><br><table width="470" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:rgb(100,100,100);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;width:470px;margin-top:5px"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000"><a href="tel:630-876-6404" style="font-family:sans-serif" target="_blank">630-876-640</a>0 <span style="display:inline-block">|</span> cnaughton<span style="display:inline-block"><a href="mailto:dleahy@d94.org" style="font-family:sans-serif" target="_blank">@d94.org</a></span></font></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block"><font color="#000000" style="font-family:sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wegolrc.org/" style="font-family:sans-serif" target="_blank">http://www.wegolrc.org/</a></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block"></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1502746493l/31179039._SY475_.jpg" alt="31179039. sy475 " width="64" height="96">Currently Reading:After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><font face="sans-serif"><br></font><font color="#8d8d8d" style="font-family:sans-serif"></font><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQatPIa8aM1H6Z69UAEF3dpoMmeBeIcVbMOew&usqp=CAU" alt="Google Certification Level 1 | NYSCATE" width="96" height="94"><br></td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 8:44 AM Dan Bostrom via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learn more about eRead Illinois: <a href="https://ereadillinois.com/" target="_blank">https://ereadillinois.com/</a> <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Dan Bostrom<br>
Member Engagement Manager<br>
Reaching Across Illinois Library System<br>
Burr Ridge Office<br>
Phone: 630.734.5152<br>
Fax: 630.734.5050<br>
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<a href="https://www.railslibraries.info" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">https://www.railslibraries.info</span></a><br>
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