If you’re thinking about joining Battle of the Books this fall, or want to get a jump start on reading the books, you can find them all on Sora! Check out my virtual Battle of the Books page to watch book trailers, and access the titles through Sora. Remember, login to Sora with your regular student ID number and password. Happy Reading!!
There are lots of opportunities to read for FUN and for FREE over the summer. Here’s a list of several resources for you to enjoy. Don’t forget that Sora now has a very large collection of comic books! Enjoy!
Introducing Teen Book Cloud! It’s a free resource where you’ll find graphic novels, enhanced novels, ebooks, classic literature, videos and audiobooks, all geared toward middle and high school students. Right now, it’s only available through August 2022, so check it out and give me your feedback! This is a SLED resource, which means you’ll have to login. If you don’t know the login information, stop by the library to get it, or call 1-800-440-2919. To see other free summer reading resources, click here.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!! It’s been a fun year, but it’s almost time to turn in your library books.
From April 28 – August 10 2022, SYNC gives you two free titles every week. (See titles here)
How do you get them?
New titles will be available each Thursday at midnight Eastern time (i.e., 12:01am ET). You can access the titles for 7 days, until the next Wednesday at 11:59pm. You MUST download the titles you want when they are available. Otherwise, they’re gone.
Want text alerts so you don’t miss a title?
Questions? Visit the library blog, see the librarian or email her at mmiller2@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Stop by and see what the library has for YOU!!
There are a lot of new books in the library, including ones requested by students. Haikyu and My Hero Academia, as well as The Medoran Chronicles are just a few examples (click here to view the newest books). If you can’t find what you’re looking for, check out what’s available in Sora (login with your regular ID and password). So many books, so little time!!
For all of you fans of graphic novels and manga, there are now over 1,700 new digital books available in Sora. Login to Sora with you regular student ID and password. Check it out!
Listen to the first chapter of The Screaming Staircase, by Jonathan Stroud here. If you’d like to read the rest of it, check it out at the Skyview library, or it’s available as an audiobook and eBook on both the KPBSD digital library and the Alaska digital library (through Sora). Listen to other first chapters in the virtual reading room.
Genre: Fantasy fiction, scary
About the book: When London is overrun by malevolent spirits, a talented group of young psychic detectives compete against other ghostbusting agencies in the debut of a new series that finds three intrepid colleagues investigating one of England’s most haunted houses.
Would you like a chance to win a $20 gift card? Pick up a Book Bingo sheet in the library, by the front office or print one here. All you have to do is complete 5 squares, turn the completed bingo card in to the librarian by April 30, and your name will be entered into a drawing for 1 of 5 gift cards from around town, including River City Books, Java Junction Too, Pizza Boys, Orange Poppy and Pita Pit. See the details here. HAPPY READING!!