National Library Week is April 19th through April 25th. The American Library Association’s (ALA) theme for 2020 is ”Find Your Place at the Library.” Libraries may be closed right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for social distancing, but it is still possible for you to check out library books–technically speaking, ebooks. No face masks are required when visiting your library online!
In case you didn’t know it, your school library has a few ebooks. To access your school library’s ebooks, go to https://gofollett.com. Select your state, school, and log in with your student email username (the part before the @) and your student email password. Set your search options ebook and your filter format to Follett ebook. Once you find the ebook that you want to read, click on the Checkout button. To read checked out books on your device, download the Destiny Read App and log in. Your ebook will download automatically.
Red River students also have access to World Book Online at https://www.worldbookonline.com/. Login and start exploring the online encyclopedia. Be sure to scroll down and click on the World Book Products link in the bottom left corner of the web page to see all of the other resources that are available, including ebooks that you can read while online!
If you need help with logging into your school library or World Book Online, email your school librarian:
Red River Elementary School, Regina Lawson, rlawson@rrbulldogs.com
Red River Junior & Senior High Schools, Donna Prosperie, dprosperie@rrbulldogs.com
You can find a larger selection of ebooks, including audio books and movies, on your local parish library’s website at https://greengoldlibraries.overdrive.com/. Just sign in by selecting your library (Red River Parish Library) and entering your Card Number. You can read the ebooks on your device through the Overdrive App or send it to your Kindle/Kindle App.
You also have access to other online resources through the State Library of Louisiana at http://lalibcon.state.lib.la.us/.
Need help thinking of a book to read? Check out the book recommendations on the Summer Reading Lists and the Award Winners found on your school library’s web page at https://rrbulldogs.follettdestiny.com.
So, Find Your Place at the Library by bringing the Library to Your Place!