SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2020 DIGITAL BOOK RESOURCES from HIGH POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY

Looking for some great books to read or listen to this summer? Why not try a digital book?

A digital book is an eBook or audiobook that you can download to a computer or mobile device (tablet or smartphone) and read or listen to. You just need a library card, an email address and an internet connection to get started.

Here are the FREE digital book collections that the library offers: NC Digital Library—https://ncdigital.overdrive.com/: accessed on a computer and mobile app: Libby, by OverDrive. The collection includes eBook and Audiobook titles for all ages (kids, teens and adults), including new releases and best sellers. We add to this collection weekly. Go to the Kids Reading Room to just browse titles for kids.

NC Kids Digital Library—https://nckids.overdrive.com/: accessed on a computer and mobile app: Libby, by OverDrive. This collection features for kids and teens. It is a separate collection from NC Digital Library and it offers a wider selection of titles for kids & teens. It also includes a good selection of literature-based films for kids.

Hoopla Digital—https://www.hoopladigital.com/: accessed on a computer and mobile app: Hoopla Digital. This collection includes a large selection of eBook & audiobook titles, and music albums in its collection. The collection includes mostly older titles by bestselling authors, but does add some newer titles. You can also limit the search to Kids Mode that only shows titles appropriate for kids. The best news is that there’s no waiting! If you see a title you’d like to read, you can check it out right away!

Other Digital Collections On the library website, Services for You > Fun—https://www.highpointnc.gov/1009/Fun for the following collections: *Tumblebooks: FREE animated books for kids. This collection includes a wide selection of picture books with read- along narration and animation. Accessed on a computer and mobile devices via an internet browser—feature unlimited access from home. You can read as many books as you want, when you want, and on any device. There are no check-outs, holds, or bulky downloads. Books are available instantly. Online Magazines: FREE digital versions of educational magazines for kids Fun Sites of the Month: a selection of FREE websites with fun and educational activities and content for kids

*NOTE: Available until August 31, 2020, Tumblebooks is providing FREE access to all of its book collections. Use the following login info. (Username: tumble2020 & Password: A3b5c6) www.TumbleMath.com—K-6 Math eBook database www.TeenBookCloud.com—eBook database with titles for 7-12th Graders www.AudioBookCloud.com—Audiobook database with titles for all ages

Also on the website, Services for You > Good Books—https://www.highpointnc.gov/1014/Good-Books Choose Read the Books which shows a list of Accelerated Reader titles from area schools and you can search for books by grade level.

If you have any questions about accessing the library’s digital collections or the library in general, contact Julie Raynor at [email protected]. SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2020 DIGITAL BOOK RESOURCES from HIGH POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY

Online Resources for Readers

Calendar of LIVE Kidlit Virtual Events Includes an ongoing list of book-related online events for kids and teens ( calendar format)

NPR Story Hour NPR Story Hour YouTube channel that presents videos of Children’s authors reading their books

#Operation Story Time Other authors are grabbing their favorite books and phone and are recording themselves reading — thanks to a new online series organized by Romper. Search the hashtag #OperationStoryTime on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to find a beloved author or discover a new one!

#SavewithStories A new project that offers a virtual space to see your favorite celebrities reading children’s books aloud, in partnership with Save the Children and No Kid Hungry. On Instagram and Facebook.

Comprehensive list of Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Other Activities Online Read-Alouds and Virtual Activities by Children’s Authors

Cuentos Infantiles Traducidos al Español / Children’s Stories Translated in Spanish Conocidos cuentos infantiles traducidos al español y hablados por un hablante nativo de español. ¡Ideal para niños ... y adultos también! Leer en español o inglés. / Well-known children's stories translated into Spanish and spoken by a native Spanish speaker. Great for kids... and adults too! Read along in Spanish or English.

FREE Audiobooks for Kids & Teens from Audible For as long as schools are closed, we're open. Right now, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across eight different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Explore the collection, select a title and start listening. It's that easy.

For more information about the Library’s virtual services and programs, visit the Calendar of Events on our website or access the Library-ing from Home Guide.

FREE Virtual Summer Camps from Varsity Tutors Each camp consists of five sessions, starting on Monday and ending on Friday. Sign up for one camp, or all of them! We're adding new camps every day so be sure to check back often. Libby OverDrive’s One-tap, Mobile App to access the North Carolina Digital Library

You can access the North Carolina Digital Library on a mobile device by installing the Libby app from your device’s App store. This app provides a different experience with additional features and settings from the OverDrive app.

Search for Libby, by OverDrive then download and install the app (for Apple devices you may be asked to enter your Apple ID).

Once the app is downloaded, you’ll see the welcome message and will be asked if you have a library card. Choose “Yes” and you’ll be asked to choose your method for accessing your library.

The options are: “Copy From My Other Device” (if you have the OverDrive app on another device), “I’ll Search for A Library” (preferred) and “Yes, Guess My Library” (requires accessing your location settings on your device).

Next, you’ll see a search box. Type “high point” in the box and choose the 2nd library in the list, North Carolina Digital Library (NC Kids Digital Library is a collection of children’s books only).

Once you choose North Carolina Digital Library you’re taken to the Sign In screen.

Enter your Library Card number (with no spaces). Your library and card # will be saved for you. You can search for books!

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Starting with Search For A Book… will allow you to type in a title or name of an author and it will give you a list of books.

If you’d like to narrow your search, tap More Options and you can search by Subject, Format, Availability, etc.

Explore > gives you a list of categories to “browse”

Preferences: Libby allows you to save basic search criteria. Just tap Preferences and a box with several options appears (Format and Availability are the most popular). Once you’ve made your choices, tap Apply Preferences and they will be saved for you

Featured lists: you can scroll through the main page to see select lists, such as What’s New? What’s Popular? or What’s Available?

HPPL Jan 2020 Borrow: Once you’ve found a title, tap Borrow beside it’s book cover. It will remind you what your loan period is, verify that your library card, then you just tap the Borrow! button. You will then find it on your Shelf, as well as any titles you have on Hold.

Holds: For the titles you have on hold, you’ll be able to see an approximate wait time and have the ability to Manage Holds (cancel, or suspend). Click on the calendar next to the book cover for an up-to-date estimate of your wait time (the lower number of filled in spaces, the less time you’ll have to wait).

Help: To manage Notifications, access Your Libraries (cards and accounts), or for Help & Support (including app setup, learn tips & tricks and get technical assistance, tap the Libby Logo mark in the top right corner of the screen.

For more information about how to use NCDL with Libby or to setup a one-on-one appointment, please contact Julie Raynor at 336-883-3093 or [email protected].

HPPL Jan 2020 OverDrive’s Libby app for Kids & Families

You can access the North Carolina Digital Library on a mobile device by installing the Libby app from your device’s App store. Search for Libby, by OverDrive then download and install the app (for Apple devices you may be asked to enter your Apple ID).

Once the app is downloaded, you’ll see a welcome message and will be asked if you have a library card. Choose “Yes” and you’ll be asked to choose your method for accessing your library (“I’ll Search for A Library” is the preferred method).

In the search box type “high point” and choose the 2nd library in the list, North Carolina Digital Library (NC Kids Digital Library is a separate collection of children’s books).

Once you choose North Carolina Digital Library (or NC Kids Digital Library), Sign In with your Library Card number. Now you can search for books!

There are TWO ways to find children’s titles: Explore > Guide: Kids takes you to the Kids Reading Room that features children’s titles

Preferences > Audience > choose Juvenile > tap Apply Preferences limits all searches to just list children’s titles.

For questions about using OverDrive or the Libby app, contact Readers’ Services at: [email protected] or Julie Raynor at [email protected] Welcome to the NC Kids Digital Library!

HIGH POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY Readers’ Services 336.883.3638

For more information, troubleshooting assistance, or to set up a one-on-one demonstration on how to use NC Kids DL, contact: Julie Raynor at 336.883.3093 or [email protected]

This collection is sponsored by NCPLDA: NC Public Library Directors Association, NCGA: NC General Assembly, with assistance from State Library of NC a division of the Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources and supported by an IMLS federal LSTA grant. What is the NC Kids Digital Collection?

NC Kids Digital Library (https://nckids.overdrive.com/) was created as a stand alone digital collection that will provide access to Children’s and Teen ebooks, eadiobooks, and videos for all children in North Carolina with their public library card.

If you are familiar with the North Carolina Digital Library (NCDL) (https://ncdigital.overdrive.com/), this collection works basically the same way.

You will Sign in with your Library Card (this is the best option).

You can choose from one of the browsing options at the top of the page: Subject, Collections, Kindle Books (for Kindle devices and Kindle app), and Always Available.

You can search for books by Title or Author (magnifying glass icon)

You can narrow results by Availability, Audience, Format (eBooks/ Audiobooks, Videos), and Subject.

If a book is in a series, you can see other books in the series that we own.

You can Sort results by Popularity, Release Date, Title, Author, etc.

You can choose to Download to a computer or a device (requires program or app) or Read now/Listen now in browser (requires internet or Wi-Fi connection).

Sample: most titles provide access to a portion of the book (through Read now/Listen now in browser) that doesn’t count towards your checkout limit.

FEATURES of NC Kids Digital Library

Exclusive content (kids ages birth-17 yrs.): Including over 10,500 eBook titles (mostly Juvenile fiction, Juvenile lit. and Juvenile nonfiction); over 2,500 Audiobook titles (mostly Juvenile fiction & Juvenile lit.) and 750 Video titles (small but strong in literature-based films that will be of special interest to teachers, Homeschools, and parents).

FEATURES of NC Kids Digital Library (cont.)

Always Available: Over 1,400 titles, including over 400 audiobooks that are always available to checkout with NO WAIT! Click on Always Available at the top of the page.

Read-Alongs: Over 2,000 Picture Book titles that allow you to listen to professionally recorded narration while you read highlighted text. Type “read-alongs” in the Search box. This is a good option for beginning or reluctant readers.

Checkout details: You can checkout 5 titles at a time and you can keep them for 7, 14, or 21 days (your choice)

Wish List: You can choose titles to add to a list that saves up to 5,000 titles. Click the ribbon with the plus sign [+].

History: You can turn on the feature that will keep a list of all the titles you checkout (from your Account Settings).

What is different about the NC Kids Digital Collection?

There are a few differences between this collection and the NC Digital Library. First, it is a separate collection with its own website. However, It is provided through OverDrive (the same company that manages the NCDL collection).

No Holds: Titles in the NC Kids DL collection can’t be placed on hold. If the book cover for a title you want has Available above it, you can check it out today; if it says Unavailable, it is checked out and you’ll have to wait on it. In this case, we strongly encourage you to add the title to your Wish List (click the ribbon with the plus sign [+] beside BORROW).

Different selection: If you look for a Juvenile or Young Adult title in NCDL and don’t find it, you should also check in NC Kids DL because it has a different selection, more focused on kids and teens. Or if you look for a title in NCDL and it’s checked out, also check NC Kids DL because a copy may be available (or vice versa).

Library Catalog: You will see both NCDL and NC Kids DL titles in the Library Catalog. When you do, ask a Staff member for assistance.

It’s not always clear which digital collection the title belongs to and the process for borrowing is different for each one (there are other services besides these two).

Instantly borrow eBooks, Audiobooks, Comics & Music

24/7 with your library card

Using the hoopla digital app!

Step 1: Search, Download, and Install the Hoopla Digital app from your device’s app store, then choose Sign Up.

Step 2: Enter an Email address and Password, that you use regularly. Then click Next.

Step 3: Choose Your Library. If the Location feature is enabled on your device, you should see it in the list.

Step 4: Enter your Library Card # with no spaces and your PIN is the last 4 digits of your phone number.

NOTE: You will get a message once a year that your library card has “expired” and that you won’t be able to access NCDL. This just means that you need to contact the library and update your contact information with us. Once you do that, you will have full access again.

Step 5: Browse and borrow from over 300,000 book, music, and movie titles! Just the facts... There's no wait to borrow popular audiobooks, ebooks, comics, or music albums. AND you can checkout up to *4 items* each month instead of 3 (through June 30th, 2020). Extension at this time is unclear.

Tips: If it’s at the end of the day, you may get a message about reaching the “daily lending limit”. You would just need to checkout the next day. Also, if it’s near the end of a month, you might want to add titles to your Favorites list so you can start with a full month worth of checkouts.

How does it work? Audiobooks, eBooks and Comics: keep for 21 Days Music albums: keep for 7 Days

You can search for Everything, or narrow by type. You can also BROWSE and narrow by format. You can also browse one of the featured lists scrolling at the top of the screen.

You can then view the list of titles and FILTER the list to narrow down your choices (by Format, Release Date, Date Added, etc.) You also can SORT your results lists by Popularity, Alpha order, Release Date, etc.

Once you’ve found a title you want, hover over the cover, click BORROW, and you can begin enjoying the title right away.

The titles are automatically returned at the end of the period, so you don't have to worry about any late fees. You can also return them early.

You can stream these titles on your mobile device or they can be temporarily downloaded to many Apple or Android devices.

Here are the most popular compatible devices: iOS devices (iPad, iPhone) running iOS 10.3.3 and above Android devices (Samsung, LG tablets and phones, etc.) running Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) and above Amazon devices (Kindle Fire, 4th Generation and above) running Fire OS 5.0.0 and above To see a complete list of supported devices, or for any other questions, click Help at the bottom of the screen.

For more information on how to get started with this service, contact Readers’ Services at 336.883.3638 or [email protected]. Did you know that you can use your library card to access a large collection of special eBooks for free? Tumble Books are animated stories read aloud by narrators, giving your child or students the engaging experience of being read aloud to!

Visit https://www.highpointnc.gov/749/Library to access the High Point Public Library website. Follow the link for “Popular Destinations.”

Follow the TumbleBooks link.

Select a book and click “Play Video” to enjoy an animated read aloud.

Enjoy! Need a Battle of the Books title? Download it FOR FREE from the library! MIDDLE SCHOOL LIST 2020-2021

Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Airman by Eoin Colfer New Kid by Jerry Craft Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz Fatal Fever by Gail Jarrow Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Nyxia by Scott Reintgen Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz Bluefish by Pat Schmatz Death on the River of Doubt by Samantha Seiple Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Outcasts United by Warren St. John Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf (NA) Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

Collection & Format Key:

NC DIGITAL LIBRARY eBook Audiobook

NC KIDS DIGITAL LIBRARY eBook Audiobook

HOOPLA DIGITAL eBook Audiobook Need a Battle of the Books title?

Download it FOR FREE from the library!

ELEMENTARY LIST 2020-2021

Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el Soft Rain by Cornelia Cornelissen Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L.. Holm Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty Not If I Can Help It by Carolyn Mackler Wish by Barbara O'Connor Pax by Sara Pennypacker Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson Walls Within Walls by Maureen Sherry

Collection & Format Key:

NC DIGITAL LIBRARY eBook Audiobook

NC KIDS DIGITAL LIBRARY eBook Audiobook

HOOPLA DIGITAL eBook Audiobook

For more information about downloading titles, contact Readers' Services at 336.883.3638