All students will have the opportunity to borrow books up to 14 days. If there is a holiday or break, students can return books upon returning to school. 

PreK - 1 1 book

Gr. 2 - 4 2 books

Gr. 5 - 6 3 books

         For a step by step guide to getting started, click here . 

Steps to Logging in:

1.  Go to https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/201171  

2.  If your screen asks you to select a school, choose the GREEN  default button that says

 "My school is Hawaii State Department of Education" .  If your screen only asks for your username, proceed to step #3.

3.  Where it says "username" you will enter your 10 digit student ID. (No password necessary) If you need assistance in finding out your 10 digit student ID number, please ask your teacher or email 313keslibrary@gmail.com. 

4.  Next you can search, borrow, and sample ebooks while earning reading achievements.

Click here to access epic! 

epic! is an amazing online library. If your teacher has created an account, she will provide you with a class code. Please email 313keslibrary@gmail.com if your teacher does not have a class code and you would like to access epic!

*Books can be searched by:

• Title

• Subject

• Material Type - ie: audio books, videos, etc.

• AR level

• Recommendations

How to use beanstack:

 Click here for website info  & here for the mobile info

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Aloha KES Ohana, our school along with many schools in the state of Hawaii are participating in the #808reads challenge. Our current goal is to read 15,000 minutes as a school and 8,000,000 minutes as a state.  Please take the time to log your reading minutes and help us reach our goals!

 Click KES Beanstack to participate in the #808reads challenge. 

Steps to log in:

1. Click here to sign in.

2. Enter your 10 digit student ID.  Ask your teacher for your 10 digit student ID or email 313keslibrary@gmail.com for assistance.

3. Your password will be your birthday in the form of mmddyy (6 digits)

4. Click on the  "Log Reading and Activities" button in the top left corner. Here you can log your reading by :

   • Start a Reading Timer

   • Log Minutes

   • Complete an Activity

5. Once reading milestones are met, you can earn digital badges for reading!

*Books can be logged on their Beanstack mobile app and you can also scan the ISBN number for faster title input.

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 https://www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=C2535 

• IP authentication has been set up for our school, so you should be able to access the World Book online resources without needing to log in while on the school campus.  To access the World Book Online resources off-campus, please ask your teacher or library staff for the username and password.

Learn360 is a streaming multimedia resource for grades K–12 with more than 137,000 multimedia resources—including high-quality full-length videos, video clips, interactives, images, audio files, articles, activities, worksheets, and more.

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https://learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlayLists.aspx?wid=232800 

• IP authentication has been set up for our school, so you should be able to access the World Book online resources without needing to log in while on the school campus.  To access the World Book Online resources off-campus, please ask your teacher or library staff for the username and password.

Gale-in-Context: Elementary "provides a kid-friendly research environment for elementary students on topics. The easy-to-explore visual interface encourages students’ natural curiosity to help students develop their research skills in a fun way. The database covers a wide range of age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content, including commonly taught subjects such as animals, art and music, social studies, and more."

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HAWAII DEPT OF EDUCATION - Elementary School - Gale Pages 

• IP authentication has been set up for our school, so you should be able to access Gale-in-Context without needing to log in while on the school campus.  To access the resource off-campus, please ask your teacher or library staff for the password.

National Geographic for Kids "includes all magazine issues from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos including Amazing Animals, images, and colorful photos. High-quality informational texts, fun features, and weird and wacky facts are available for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English Language Arts, social studies, and science classrooms."

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HAWAII DEPT OF EDUCATION - Elementary School - Gale Pages 

• IP authentication has been set up for our school, so you should be able to access National Geographic for Kids without needing to log in while on the school campus.  To access the resource off-campus, please ask your teacher or library staff for the password.