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How to Put a Hold on a Book from our WBES Library for Pick-up
Computer Directions (also work on tablets & phones):
Watch Ms. Skroski’s video and/or follow these steps:

West Buncombe Elementary School Website FOLLETT DESTINY
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Media Center
Library Card Catalog
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West Buncombe Elementary
Catalog
Destiny Discover
Once you see your name, choose “Catalog” and “Destiny Discover” will open.
Search in the Search Bar or go to Topics
Check to see if the book is available (green not red)
Place your holds by noon on Wednesdays
Pick up your books at WBES on WEDNESDAYS, 2:00 - 3:30 or if that is impossible for your family, call when you’re at the school (M-F between 7:30 and 3:30) and we’ll bring them out to you
How to Access FREE eBooks: Follett Destiny
To browse ebook collection, scroll down to the bottom of the page and choose “see all” ebooks.
Or, search for “lightbox” or “interactive multimedia” in the search box at the top to access our interactive ebooks.
Remember that Destiny Discover shows users ALL the printed books in the library too, not just ebooks.
At this point:

How to Access FREE Book Read-Alouds

There are lots of great book read-alouds you can access online. Here are some of the better free sites I have found. Keep in mind that URLs are constantly changing, so my apologies if any stop working.

http://www.storylineonline.net/, http://www.indypl.org/readytoread
http://www.storynory.com/, http://justbooksreadaloud.com/

FREE eBooks: Sora

Log into IAM Dashboard at http://my.ncedcloud.org and choose “Clever.” Video Directions here
Choose “Sora by Overdrive.” The picture is the same as the one above.
Choose “Sign in Using Buncombe County Schools” (green bar).
Click on “Find a Book” or “Explore” and look for a book you would love to read.
Choose “Borrow” to open the book immediately or “Add to list” to save it for later.

How to Access FREE eBooks and do research: NC Wise Owl

Computer/Tablet Directions:

If you want offline access to the book, you will have to download it:

It will prompt you: Please sign in to your My EBSCOhost account to check availability and download.
Choose “create new account.”Use your BCS email to create this account.
Follow the prompts to create account, download the book, and get reading!

How to Access FREE eBooks:
Public Library/Overdrive

Your NCEdCloud/IAM number will give you access to public library books as well.
A public library card gives you access to free ebooks via Overdrive or the Libby app.Overdrive can be used with a computer, a tablet or ereader (like a Kindle or Nook). You can also link to the public library books in the Sora app you already found in Clever (click on the 3-bar menu in top right of Sora, choose “Add a public library” and follow the prompts). Once you set this up, you can flip back and forth between the 2 collections.

NC Kids Digital Library

There is a new NC Kids Digital Library available to all public library card holders. The e-books available in this collection are specifically chosen for students K-4th grade. The collection also includes audiobooks, videos and read-alongs.

Access the NC Kids Digital Library at https://nckids.overdrive.com/. You can sign in using your NCEdCloud/IAM number. Your password is the last 4 digits of your number.

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