Library Resources
More resources are being added every day. Please let me know if there is something you would like me to include: jaimi.krielaart@lausd.net
Sites with Free Access to Books and Other Resources!
Visit the Los Angeles Public Library and check out books online using your student success card. To request assistance with your card and to find resources geared specifically to students, click here.
For the library's e-media resources click:
JLG (Junior Library Guild) offers many opportunities to connect with authors during school closures!
Find free webcasts, virtual author visits, and more.
Log into Clever for access to District sponsored materials like databases for research projects, math practice, and yes, access to free e-books! Once you log into Clever, you can look for the Renaissance app. MyOn is one link Renaissance provides that allows access to thousands of books that you can read online. You can also take Accelerated Reader quizzes on most of the books you will find there.
Check out free e-books on the Google Play Store!
The USC Friends and Neighbors Stage celebrates community, local talent, art and music. Stop by for family-friendly activities throughout the weekend including author readings, book giveaways, educational activities and prizes, and family fun! Come visit us at the USC Friends and Neighbors Stage (Booths 546, 548), adjacent to Leavey Library and the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow buildings.
If you have a Kindle, or even the Kindle App on your iPad or other device, you can download and read these books for free!
You can use the ICDL whether or not you have an account with them. If you do want an account, register for free (get your parents' permission before registering, please!). Registering provides you with some benefits like being able to return to whatever page you left off on. You can find books in different languages, (59!) on all kinds of topics. There are even iPhone and iPad apps you can download to access the library on the go!
Want to try a book? Click here to read a bit of "The Five Children and It," by E. Nesbit.
This free e-book library is provided by Oxford University Press. Though it is based in Britain and references British standards and curriculum, the books are for anyone. Parents need to register and that's it: books at your finger tips!