Young Patrons Benefit From Grant Purchases
Great news! We received a $125,000 grant to purchase e-books! Read more about the grant here.
On December 1, we started expanding our young adult and juvenile collections in the cloudLibrary! We purchased 1,009 juvenile titles ($25,360) and 725 young adult titles ($25,386). To help guide our future purchases and utilize our remaining grant funds wisely, we've also added member library selectors, including 5 school media specialists and 1 young adult public librarian.
Collection Snapshot
December 1, 2020
(BEFORE 1st e-book grant purchase):
December 2, 2020
(AFTER 1st e-book grant purchase):
Current Stock Breakdown
December 1, 2020:
December 2, 2020:
If you are a SHARE consortium member and would like to learn more about accessing cloudLibrary e-resources for your patrons, please visit the Group Purchases page on the SHARE website. For a school or district with 999 or fewer students, the price is just $275 a year to add access for your students!
For standalone public libraries or other school libraries, you can add e-resources via Axis 360 and eRead Illinois! Learn more at eReadillinois.com. Prices start at just $250.