eBook Sites
Watch this video for a quick overview of Sora. You'll learn how to navigate, borrow books, and start reading.
Use the Sora app to access free eBooks and audiobooks from the NYCDOE. You can also link your Public Library card(s) to Sora and borrow eBooks from their collections! (If you want to apply for a public library ecard, click here.)
To access Sora use your DOE Username (without the "nycstudents.net") and Password. Find step-by-step access instructions here and video tutorials here.
View popular titles in Sora here.
Watch this short video to see how to add the Queens Public Library to your Sora account.
Use the MackinVIA eReader site to borrow eBooks and audiobooks, including recent fiction and graphic novels, non-fiction books, and databases such as ComicsPlus.
You can sign in using your DOE Username (without "nycstudents.net") and Password! Click here for step-by-step directions to log in and get started.
View popular titles in MackinVIA here.
Use our school's direct link to access Library Pass' ComicsPlus collection of over 20,000 Manga, Comics, and Graphic Novels. Read anytime, anywhere! Access is easy, by signing in with your Google account and using your DOE email and password (click here for directions).
You can also access ComicsPlus as a database in MackinVIA. Once you have logged into your MackinVIA account (using your DOE Username and Password), click on Databases, and choose the ComicsPlus database. Click here for more detailed instructions.
Watch the short video below to see how to navigate the ComicsPlus collection!
View popular titles in ComicsPlus, organized by category, below:
The New York City School Library System created the LGBTQ Picture Book Collection to share with students. This collection of more than 50 titles highlights topics of inclusion and diversity.
Click here to view this picture book collection. To open a book, click on the cover image and you will be brought to a MackinVIA login page, where you can enter the following information for access:
School: *leave this field empty
Username: nycdoe
Password: book123
Use Destiny Discover to look at our school library collection of both physical books (from the school library building) and eBooks (which can be read online).
To access Destiny Discover use your DOE Username (without @nycstudents.net) and Password. Click here for instructions on how to borrow books.
If you are remoted student and would like to borrow physical books, you can look through the Destiny Discover library catalog to find books you are interested in reading. Then send me an email to let me know which books you are interested in borrowing. I will reply to set up a time at the end of the school day when you can come to pick up a selection of borrowed library books.
More eBook and Audiobook sites below!
AUDIBLE STORIES
View list of popular stories!
Use the class code provided by your teacher to read in epic!, during School Hours (between 7am and 4pm Monday - Friday).
To read After Hours (between 4pm and 7am Monday - Friday, and weekends) for an additional 2-hours, a parent or guardian must create a free Parent Account with "epic Free". You can create it by using the link below - but you MUST add your Class Code to the end of the link:
https://www.getepic.com/connect/ YOUR CLASSROOM CODE HERE
Unite for Literacy provides a collection of short, non-fiction, picture books that are great for emergent readers. The books also have a Read-to-Me feature that can be set to read aloud in a wide variety of languages.
New picture book stories posted every day
Read-aloud and vocabulary features
Arts and Craft and other activities
No log in needed!
This collection of illustrated stories provides reading material for early readers and beyond.
Visit Open Library's Student Library to choose from a wide variety of books. Search for titles by grade level, subject, title or author.
If you don't already have an account, click here to create a free one using your email.
International Children's Digital Library
This quality collection of more than 4500 children’s books features stories in 61 languages from around the globe.
eBook Match Form
What are you interested in reading about? Fill out the form below and Ms. Michele will send you recommendations for eBooks and audiobooks that you can read online for free.