If you are a media coordinator in North Carolina, I strongly recommend that you reach out to your local public library. There may be options available for your students that don't require parents to get them to and from the physical space in order to utilize their resources.
We are a 1:1 Chromebook school. Students can check out, read or listen to books on their devices. They can turn the books in on their own or have them automatically returned once their loan period is up. Parents and students don't have to worry about late fees or missing books. Students have thousands of additional titles available to them. The public library has an increase in circulation. It's a win-win all the way around.
There are specific guidelines that both the public library and our school library had to follow to make it happen. I'm not sure if these procedures are specific to our library or are general guidelines for everyone. It is best to check with the public library in your area for exact details.
If this is not yet available in your area encourage the librarian to reach out to the state to see how they can make this a reality.
As of this post, I've shown about a third of our students how to log in and check out their first book. I've been overcome by their excitement. My avid readers love the variety of newer titles. My boys are excited to be able to find current books on some of their favorite sports heroes. Some students have even been visibly disappointed when they realized the book they wanted to read was unavailable. My favorite reaction was from students who found a series they loved when they were younger and they vowed to reread them all.
If you give a kid a book...
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