November 24, 2020 Dears Jones Community, Penguin Random House, OverDrive and the Obama Foundation are providing simultaneous use access to President Barack Obama’s newly released eBook and eAudioBook A Promised Land/Una tierra prometida in English and Spanish through December 31, 2020. All CPS students and teachers have access to all four formats. Access any of the four formats at library.cps.edu (the CPS Virtual Library); click on the book cover or the READ NOW button; click on CPS STUDENTS; and then borrow one or more of the formats. Use your regular CPS login name (without @cps.edu) and password as needed. To return to the book go to soraapp.com. SEIZE THE MOMENT to download the SORA app on any computers or mobile devices to bring your eBooks with you everywhere! Brief Tutorial Video Guide/Troubleshooting Instructional Resources Use the hashtag #cps-apromisedland to celebrate and share this opportunity on Facebook and Twitter. Watch the video of the big CPS reveal featuring President Obama HERE and be sure to check your email for information and a link to the livestream of the virtual follow-up gathering with President Obama in a few weeks. CPS Librarians are essential leaders providing eBook access, troubleshooting, promoting instructional resources, and providing ongoing support for teachers and students to help them engage with digital texts. Need assistance? Please reach out to me by email [email protected] or via this form. Consider some of the GREAT TEEN TITLES in various formats HERE. Click through the slides to easily link to eBooks provided by JCP, CPS, and Chicago Public Library. Examine this additional list of great titles HERE. Further eBook guidance HERE. The 2015 documentary The Pilgrims by Ric Burns is streaming on PBS American Experience HERE. Follow it up with The Myth of Thanksgiving: Native American Perspectives on The Pilgrims HERE. Explore the splendid list of eBooks and eAudiobooks related to the Native American experience listed in the 11/17/2020 newsletter HERE. Enjoy EIGHTEEN AMAZING PBS Great Performances, including Broadway musicals and plays, concerts, musical tributes, and related documentaries. Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, humans, enjoy some great performance fare during the Thanksgiving break! Submit this form to get a free subscription to The New York Times for free through September 1, 2021. Best wishes for a happy and safe Thanksgiving break. Mr. Feeley School Librarian [email protected] jcplibrary.weebly.com Read current and past library newsletters on the Keeping Up With the Jones Library blog. My recent reads Comments are closed.
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