Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Hosts Digital Bookmobile National Tour Event for their Students
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Event shows students how to easily borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the school’s digital library
Traveling coast to coast, the Digital Bookmobile National Tour made a stop in Fairfield, California at Fairview Elementary on February 5, 2020. Fairview Elementary students learned about and accessed their school’s unique collection of ebooks and audiobooks through their classroom reading app, Sora. All students in Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District are able to use the Sora app to access ebooks and audiobooks. Fairview Elementary was selected for a visit because their brand new library space is under construction, thanks to funds from Measure J.
Fairview staff and eReading experts on the Digital Bookmobile helped students through the easy process of borrowing and reading thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from their school’s digital library. Through Sora, students can access these digital books for their classroom assignments as well as their pleasure reading. These reading materials are available for use inside the classroom, at home, and anywhere 24/7. Sora’s ease-of-use helps FSUSD students to read more, improve comprehension and learn critical listening through audiobooks.
Through a partnership with the Solano County Library, students have access to the FSUSD Student Access Card, an innovative way for students to utilize resources that are a part of the public library system. The Student Access Card allows FSUSD student IDs to serve as a Solano County Library cards. The Student Access Card program is modeled after those being introduced in many communities across the country. This partnership allows students to access both school and public library digital collections through Sora.
“We are thrilled to offer our students access to a variety of digital materials through Sora. We are building a community of readers and empowering students with access at school, home, and during the weekends and summer. The library is always open!” - Jenn Roush, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.
Equipped with interactive workstations, touchscreen activities, devices to sample titles and more, the Digital Bookmobile has everything a reader needs to get started. Popular devices, including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Chromebook™ and Kindle®, fill the Gadget Gallery for students to browse Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District’s digital books.
The Digital Bookmobile is powered by Rakuten OverDrive, the industry-leading digital reading platform for more than 43,000 libraries and schools worldwide, including Fairfield-Suisun. Community members can also borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the local library by downloading the library's one-tap reading app, Libby.
To learn more about the Digital Bookmobile, visit https://digitalbookmobile.com/.
About Fairfield-Suisun LibrariesIf you would like to know more about literacy and libraries in Fairfield-Suisun USD, please contact Jenn Roush at 707-399-1265 or jennr@fsusd.org. Stay informed about activities and programs by following FSUSD Libraries on Twitter @FSUSDLibraries.
About the Digital BookmobileThe 53-foot long traveling exhibit provides devices, internet connectivity and expert guidance to the local library's digital collection of ebooks and audiobooks. This traveling exhibit first launched in 2008 in Central Park, New York, and has since traveled more than 233,000 miles and welcomed over 240,000 visitors at over 1,000 events. For images and more information, visit www.digitalbookmobile.com. To browse libraries, ebooks and more, visit www.overdrive.com.
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| The Digital Bookmobile visited Fairview Elementary on February 5, 2020. |
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Hosts Digital Bookmobile National Tour Event for their Students
Event shows students how to easily borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the school’s digital library
Traveling coast to coast, the Digital Bookmobile National Tour made a stop in Fairfield, California at Fairview Elementary on February 5, 2020. Fairview Elementary students learned about and accessed their school’s unique collection of ebooks and audiobooks through their classroom reading app, Sora. All students in Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District are able to use the Sora app to access ebooks and audiobooks. Fairview Elementary was selected for a visit because their brand new library space is under construction, thanks to funds from Measure J.
Fairview staff and eReading experts on the Digital Bookmobile helped students through the easy process of borrowing and reading thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from their school’s digital library. Through Sora, students can access these digital books for their classroom assignments as well as their pleasure reading. These reading materials are available for use inside the classroom, at home, and anywhere 24/7. Sora’s ease-of-use helps FSUSD students to read more, improve comprehension and learn critical listening through audiobooks.
Through a partnership with the Solano County Library, students have access to the FSUSD Student Access Card, an innovative way for students to utilize resources that are a part of the public library system. The Student Access Card allows FSUSD student IDs to serve as a Solano County Library cards. The Student Access Card program is modeled after those being introduced in many communities across the country. This partnership allows students to access both school and public library digital collections through Sora.
“We are thrilled to offer our students access to a variety of digital materials through Sora. We are building a community of readers and empowering students with access at school, home, and during the weekends and summer. The library is always open!” - Jenn Roush, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.
Equipped with interactive workstations, touchscreen activities, devices to sample titles and more, the Digital Bookmobile has everything a reader needs to get started. Popular devices, including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Chromebook™ and Kindle®, fill the Gadget Gallery for students to browse Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District’s digital books.
The Digital Bookmobile is powered by Rakuten OverDrive, the industry-leading digital reading platform for more than 43,000 libraries and schools worldwide, including Fairfield-Suisun. Community members can also borrow ebooks and audiobooks from the local library by downloading the library's one-tap reading app, Libby.
To learn more about the Digital Bookmobile, visit https://digitalbookmobile.com/.
About Fairfield-Suisun LibrariesIf you would like to know more about literacy and libraries in Fairfield-Suisun USD, please contact Jenn Roush at 707-399-1265 or jennr@fsusd.org. Stay informed about activities and programs by following FSUSD Libraries on Twitter @FSUSDLibraries.
About the Digital BookmobileThe 53-foot long traveling exhibit provides devices, internet connectivity and expert guidance to the local library's digital collection of ebooks and audiobooks. This traveling exhibit first launched in 2008 in Central Park, New York, and has since traveled more than 233,000 miles and welcomed over 240,000 visitors at over 1,000 events. For images and more information, visit www.digitalbookmobile.com. To browse libraries, ebooks and more, visit www.overdrive.com.
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