Soldotna Prep Library

KPBSD Online Resources that are available for all students
Go to: www.kpbsd.org
*Click the icon shortcut buttons in the Students/Parents Section

World Book Online:
*Login: contact librarian for passwords if needed
Includes: WB Advanced, WB Student, WB Kids, Early World of Learning, Discover, WB in Spanish/French, Dramatic Learning, Living Green, Early Peoples, Inventions & Discoveries, Timelines, and eBooks (New!) (Not downloadable but multiuse)

Digital Pipeline:
If asked . . .
*Login: contact librarian for passwords if needed
Includes: BrainPop (4th-8th grade level-fun activities to assist students in learning and reinforcing skills), BrainPop Jr. (K-3rd grade level), NoveList (like a book, find another one like it), Primary Search, Sesame Street eBook World, Alaska’s Digital Archives (Alaska history), TUMBLEBOOKS (see below), Student Resources in Context (over 150 ebooks plus magazines, newspapers and multimedia), AutoMate (OEM auto repair), Learning Express (help to improve your computer, job or study skills), Points of View Ref. Center (contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue), LIVE HOMEWORK HELP (see below) and more.

Pebble Go
*Login: School Number-Enter twice
Note: SoPrep School use 9999 for Login
*Password: jkl
Specifically designed to meet the needs of Elementary level researchers, Pebble Go databases support literacy and build a foundation for a lifetime of learning

Discovery Education
*Login: Student ID Number
*Password: Normal login password.
Make sure to access through KPBSD Website
Digital learning for K-12

Live Homework Help:
 Available as a service to Alaskan students in grades K-12 and intro-level college students
 Offered 7 days a week from noon to 2am
Get online tutoring for subjects like math, English, and history.

Overdrive HS Collection:
Available to KPBSD students in Grades 7-12
http://kpbsdhs.lib.overdrive.com
*Login: Student ID number
*Teachers: “E” number with E changed to the number 9 – Example
E00417
900417
*Normal login password
Digital Collection that includes eBooks and audio books.

Our District has a new subscription to Tumble Book Library, and your family can access it from home! It’s unlimited, and it’s FREE!

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of e-books for children. They are a great way to encourage tech-savvy kids to enjoy reading!

There are over 250 animated, talking picture books! The site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, quizzes, and exciting games and puzzles!
You can use your computer, tablet, or mobile phone! All you need is an internet connection to stream the books.

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen beat out Hunger Games with 63.6% of the votes! Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s action and voted. We would not have a winner without you!

vote champion with covers 2018

It is down to two books and only one can be crowned the champion. Which book are you going to vote for? Hatchet by Gary Paulsen or Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins? The champion will be announced during lunch on Tuesday, April 3rd.

As our March Madness in the Library continues, the heat increases. We started with the top 16 (Sweet 16) book checkouts of 2018 for both SoPrep and SoHi school libraries. At the beginning of the week we had voting for the Elite 8. One competition ‘game’ was tied after regulation time and had to go into overtime with five more votes to break the tie. The graphic novel, Amulet Escape from Lucien book 6 took the victory from Lockdown Escape from  Furnace book 1.

Will Amulet be victorious over City of Bones? That is up to you, so go to your email for the Final 4 voting link and vote now.

March Madness in the Library Elite 8 Voting is Going on Now

VOTE

NOW!!!!!

https://goo.gl/forms/Cve1q6wIOLYmQPVG2

Vote for the

Elite 8

March 19-21

It’s that time again! March Madness time!

We’ll send you a link to vote for your favorite books every 3 days. We’ll start with 16, then go to 8, 4, and then the championship.

The timeline will follow that of the actual March Madness Basketball tournament.

It’s okay if you haven’t read the books, you root for teams you don’t always follow right?

The voting will take you less than a minute. We will start after Spring Break. Thank you for participating.

Here are the top 16 books checked out for this school year between SoHi and SoPrep.

Title                                                                   Author

1. The Hunger Games                                        Collins
2. Amulet, Escape from Lucien                        Kibuishi
3. The Outsiders                                                  Hinton
4. The Gunslinger                                                King
5. Hera: the goddess and her glory                O’Connor
6. Hatchet                                                             Paulsen
7. The Death Cure                                              Dashner
8. 1984                                                                  Orwell
9. Wonder                                                            Palacio
10. City of Bones                                                   Clare
11. Hush, Hush                                                      Fitzpatrick
12. Sisters                                                               Telegemeier
13. Marked                                                             Cast
14. Falling Up                                                         Silverstein
15. Lockdown                                                        Smith
16. The Dark Prophecy                                        Riordan

March Madness is coming to the library!!                                                                                                                                                                                                            The SoPrep and SoHi libraries will together participate in a March Madness playoff bracket with 16 books in the running. Everyone will receive an email with the link to a VERY short voting form. Our March Madness will follow the dates of the real March Madness. Every 3 days you will get the new link to the recent batch of winners until there is one champion left standing. The Champion will be announced on April 5^th. Please take one minute to cast your vote when a new link comes out. For any questions come to the library!

Come to the display in the library and read the personal ads on covered books. By reading only the description in the  ad and not unwrapping the books, choose the one that you would like to take home on a date. You might be surprised with your choose, but give it a fair chance. If after that the book is totally not for you, return it and choose again. 

Library News Third Quarter 2015-2016

Battle of the Books Team Prepares for District Battle                              

Soldotna Prep’s Battle of the Books team will be battling with high schools in our district on February the second. The competition consists of each team competing against one or two other teams in four head to head challenges during the morning. Everyone in the district will be asked the same questions during these rounds and the points from the morning will decide who continues to the afternoon competitions to determine the KPBSD District winner. The team that wins the district competition will move on to the state battle on February 22nd.

The required twelve books have of a whopping total of 4,019 pages. Please make it a point to congratulate team members Hali Anderson-Currier and Kenny Asbell for being committed to the team since the beginning of the  school year and reaching their reading goals. Here is a link to the official website for those that want to know more:  http://www.akla.org/akasl/bb/bbhome.html  GO SO PREP!!

Helpful Websites for School and Leisure

Live Home Work Help is available for all Alaskans K- into college classes from noon to 2:00 AM daily! This service links you up with a qualified live tutor that helps you work through your homework, giving you skills as you work to the answer together. Write Tutor Review, test prep and career resources are also available. Click on: http://lam.alaska.gov/sled/homework or go to Live Homework Help located in the Digital Pipeline link found in the Soldotna Prep Library blog under our school site. Using the tutor.com address directly might cause errors getting to the site paid for by Alaskan Libraries and the State of Alaska.

http://sled.alaska.edu/databases/  Clicking on this link or the Digital Pipeline link at the Soldotna Prep Library blog will bring the world of research to your fingertips through SLED Statewide Library Electronic Doorway. Once in SLED you may choose from several trusted databases. Some great ones to check out are: Academic Search Premier (full text of just about every periodical), Alaska’s Digital Archives (Alaska’s history and culture), and All EBSCO Host Databases (lists over 30 databases for home repair, small business, hobbies, health, newspapers around the world, NoveList (find a book similar to one you like), and fun research sites for all school subjects). Check SLED out today!!