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Finding e-Books
Need help locating free books to read online? Here are some great resources to try!E-Book Help from Alachua Public Library, gives a lot of good guidance and directions for getting e-books to work on your device.
TeenBook Cloud, provided by ACPS, offers thousands of e-book choices in all fiction genres as well as graphic novels, poetry, non-fiction, and more! (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 5 for Supplemental Resources and click on TeenBook Cloud.)
Destiny Discover at the OVMS / ACPS Library Catalog, browse through the many free e-books your own library has to offer! (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on Destiny Library Automation.)
Alachua Public Library powered by Overdrive, lets you browse available e-books and check them out using your student library card!
Florida Electronic Library provided by ACPS, offers a wide range of non-fiction selections for free (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on Florida Electronic Library > eBooks.)
And make sure to scroll down on this page to check out the "Classics" section -- there are tons of free e-books in those links!
Graphic Novels
Source: the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)
TeenBook Cloud, provided by ACPS, offers dozens of graphic novels! (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 5 for Supplemental Resources and click on TeenBook Cloud.)
Reading Aloud with Little Sister and/or Little Brother
Want to give your little sibling(s) the gift of a read-aloud and show them how great it is to read a good story? Check these links out below! (There are also some great children's e-books listed in the "Classics" section above.)
TumbleBooks, provided by ACPS, offers a huge array of children's e-books for free (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on TumbleBooks.)
Florida Electronic Library provided by ACPS, offers a section of children's e-books for free (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on Florida Electronic Library > eBooks > Children's Books.)
Audio Books
AudioBookCloud, provided by ACPS, provides hundreds of audiobooks online for free (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 5 for Supplemental Resources and click on AudioBookCloud.)
Overdrive through Alachua County Public Library, lets you browse available audio books and check them out using your student library card!
Destiny Discover at the OVMS / ACPS Library Catalog, you will need to click on "Search Options" at the top of the page, choose Format > Audiobook/Recorded Sound, and then click the Search button. (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on Destiny Library Automation.)
SSYRA Summer Reads!
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Summer Reading? These books are great for reading ANY Time!
Why Read in the Summer? from Read Across America -- includes many different lists of book recommendations
Summer at the Library from Alachua County Public Libraries, or you can contact Youth Services Librarian Sarah Ingley: singley (@aclib.us)