Resources at the

L.A. Public Library

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Mx. Hollis

(they/them)

Teacher Librarian

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Model School Library Standards

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Standard 4:

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Students will independently pursue information to become a lifelong learner.

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT

To see how to set up Sora or Hoopla, click here!

To see a clickable version of this,

click

here!

Need a Book Recommendation?

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• The LAPL has lots of recommendations.
• Try Goodreads!
• Fill out this “Reading Recommendations” form to get a few book suggestions from Mx. Hollis.
• You can also email Mx. Hollis, message them on Schoology, or follow them on Instagram (@ortholibrary) for suggestions.

What’s a book you’ve read that you liked?

Not sure about what to read?

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Goodreads is a great place to look for book recommendations, read a quick summary and see reviews of books.

You can also connect with other readers on Goodreads, rate and review the books you read & keep a list of books you’re reading, have read & want to read.

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Sign up for a free Goodreads account using your personal email and set up your profile.

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Do you have a Goodreads account already?

Get Book Recommendations from other Ortho Students

on the Ortho Website!

Contribute by writing your own Book Review

(and getting Community Service Hours!)

Check out their fun events!

The L.A. Public Library has a lot of great resources, including events, workshops and volunteer opportunities!

Use the Ortho Community Service Form to complete your hours. If you participate in an LAPL Teen event, make sure to fill out the form, provide evidence of attendance, write a paragraph explaining what you did, what you learned and how you benefited from the experience. Submit that paragraph to Mx. Hollis’ email: vlh4154@lausd.net or to Ms. Donlucas.

Every LAUSD student automatically gets a Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) Student Success Card (like the one pictured here), but the LAPL doesn’t give out the physical cards anymore.

Instead, your card # and PIN # are in Schoology.

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Do you have a physical copy of your LAPL Card?

• Active til you are 22 years old!
• 5 physical books at one time
• NO FINES AND FEES EVER!!!!
• Students and their families will never be charged for any materials that are overdue, lost, damaged, or stolen. But if you lose, steal or damage all 5 books in 1 year, you have to wait one whole year to get more.
• Instant access to all of LAPL’s online resources found at www.lapl.org

What makes these cards so special?

How to access your SSC number in Schoology

How to access your SSC number in Schoology

How to access your SSC number in Schoology

How to access your SSC number in Schoology

If your card # is not working, fill this out: https://www.lapl.org/studentsuccess/verification

Check your email in 1-3 days and it should be reset.

LAPL’s Free E-Media has a ton of free options for you!

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• Ebooks
• Audiobooks
• Movies, TV Shows, Documentaries
• Newspaper and Magazine Subscriptions
• Free Music

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1. Connect through Schoology (Sora) & read or listen on your laptop -OR- download the Libby app onto your phone.*
2. Read across devices.
3. Offline access.
4. Listen in your car through bluetooth.
5. Send to Kindle (if you have it).

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Don’t be discouraged if your item isn’t available; holds become available very quickly.

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Click here for directions.

E-books!

Audiobooks!

Manga!

Libby is a free ebook and audiobook app that works with your LAPL Student Success Card.

* Note: Sora filters out Adult titles (since you are a teen), but Libby always access to all titles.

The main difference between Hoopla Digital and Libby is that Hoopla Digital has NO WAITING! Everything they have is available instantly but you may only check out 15 titles per month. They also have Movies, TV Shows and Music.

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1. Go to Hoopla from the LAPL eMedia page (or download the free app).
2. Click “Get Started” to sign up and connect your LAPL SSC# and PIN.
3. Complete your profile for free eBooks, Audiobooks, movies, TV series, music.

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Click here for step-by-step directions.

E-books!

Movies!

Audiobooks!

Music!

TV Shows

You can also download the Hoopla App onto your phone!

Don’t have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, HBO or Apple TV?

Kanopy has got you covered. You get 27 “tickets” per month.

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1. Go to Kanopy from the LAPL eMedia page.
2. Click “Add a Library Card” and copy/paste your library card info.
3. You’ll need to create an account with your email & a password.

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Click here for more directions on how to connect to Kanopy.

Movies!

Documentaries!

They have a lot of newer movies!

Did I mention that they’re free?!?!

Like to watch Documentaries and Movies?

Check out Digitalia!

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Just log in with your LAPL SSC # and PIN #.

Movies!

Documentaries!

Want to listen to or download music for free? Try Freegal! You get 5 free song downloads per week.

Plus, Free Streaming! No Commercials!

Click here for directions on how to download the app.

Music!

What music do YOU like?

Free magazines and newspapers from all over the world from Pressreader and your library.

• Go to the site (or download the free app).
• Sign up using your LAPL SSC and PIN.
• LAPL also has New York Times and Wall Street Journal access here.

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Newspapers!

Magazines!

Want to learn a new language? Try Mango!

It has step by step lessons and you can even record and listen to yourself speaking!

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Languages!

What language do YOU want to learn?

Need Tutoring? Want some help on that paper?

Check out Tutor.com

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Tutoring!

Looking for Academic Journal Articles? Doing some other kind of research? Check out LAPL’s many databases in their Research and Homework page.

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Just log in with your LAPL SSC # and PIN #.

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Research!

Questions?

Need help?

Want books?

Research?

College?

Internships?

Job opportunities?

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Your

Teacher Librarian

← Mx. Hollis →

is here to help!

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Message me through Schoology or

email me! vlh4154@lausd.net

What did you like or find interesting or useful today?

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