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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

There's a Library in Your Hand!


Destiny Quest:
 Search for library books
 Have kids see if a book is in before they walk to the library
 Look at New Arrivals
 Create “Someday” lists so kids have a plan of what to read next
 Place Holds on books to have delivered to you
 Have kids rate and review books

MackinVIA and Follett Enlight: 
 Search for and read ebooks
 Look for “unlimited” copies to be able to read together as a class

Logging In:
Destiny Quest: usd345.follettdestiny.com, then choose North Fairview
Use your first initial last name (kpatton) for your username and your employee ID as your password
 Students use their PowerSchool name and password for their login
MackinVIA:  www.mackinvia.com 
     Check with Mrs. Patton for login information 

State Library of Kansas:  www.kslib.info
Digital Book eLending: 
o  Mrs. Patton can create an account for any Kansas resident
o  OneClickdigital Audiobooks: great for listening on an iPod or other device
o  3M Cloud ebooks: read a book on your computer, iPad, or other device
o  Tumblebooks for Kids: available here, but use our school subscription through the North Fairview Library website  for school use (www.tumblebookslibrary.com) Ask Mrs. Patton for login info
Ø Explore Our Resources:  Research for Kids
o  Middle Search Plus:  magazines and primary sources for middle grades
o  Britannica School:  online encyclopedia
o  Kids Search:  primary sources, magazines, and more
o  Searchasaurus:  primary source research tool
o  Kids.gov:  variety of topics safe for searching
o  EBSCO eBooks:  nonfiction books
o  Fun for home:  Mango & Tumblebooks

Don’t Forget Other Resources:
Available from our library website at tinyurl.com/northfairviewlibrary under the “Library Resources” tab
World Book Online:  Early World of Learning, along with various levels of online encyclopedias, including a Spanish version
Images and music to use in student projects and much more!



 

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