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TeachingBooks Resources Available to 24 Million Readers with New Statewide Library Systems Added in 2021

eSchool News

CLEVELAND – February 3, 2022 – TeachingBooks , an online database of supplemental resources that enrich children’s and young adult books, had a busy year in 2021. In addition to being acquired by OverDrive in October, TeachingBooks announced the signing of four new statewide licenses and one territory license in 2021.

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BookmarkED Addresses the State of Challenged Books with Industry-First Technology to Enable Parental Choice in School Libraries

eSchool News

DALLAS, Texas – BookmarkED , the industry-first technology solution to personalize libraries with parental choice, has announced its official launch in Texas. Library book challenges are increasing across the US. Reducing costs around the challenged book review process.

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11 Tips and Book Recommendations for Encouraging Reluctant Readers

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Read on to discover strategies for engaging your classroom’s reluctant readers and getting them excited about stories—along with seven book recommendations to help you diversify your classroom library options! Find Books About a Student’s Interests. Introduce Students to “Hi-Lo” Books and Graphic Novels.

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How can we ease tensions around book choice and school libraries?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This is what I imagine “Book Choice” looks like, from curricular choices to which books grace the shelves of our classrooms. Of my 1,000+ books, more than a few are on the Banned Books lists of the last century, from Life of Pi & Lord of the Flies to Maus & Pride of Baghdad. The rubber band pulls tight.

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2021-22 Student Book Budget Team Begins!

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Our makerspace collaboration with UGA is on hold, but that gives us a new opportunity to begin our student book budget project early. The student book budget team is a group of 3rd-5th graders who use our book fair profits to purchase new books for the library.

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K-12 Students Access 100 Million+ Digital Books from their Schools with Sora Reading App

eSchool News

CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018.

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Our 2021-22 Student Book Budget Project is Complete!

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

The 2021-22 student book budget team just completed their project for the year. Over 115 books were added to our library this year thanks to their work. We are so happy that this year’s books can be enjoyed for the second half of the school year. Prepping books for check out.