Students gain access to thousands of books through Overdrive
April 6, 2017
Overdrive is a new e-book reader that allows students access to thousands of free books at their fingertips. Every student at SHS has access to this incredible resource Ai??by simply using their ID number as their username and the password ai???mountiesai???.
Overdrive is a collaborative effort between several school districts, including those both inside and outside of Monroe County. Every school district pitches in cash to purchase books. The books are added to the digital library and are available to students in all the participating schools.
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In addition to more than 2,000 newer books, Overdrive also works in coordination with Project Gutenberg, which allows students access to more than 30,000 classics.
While many are skeptical of the move from traditional books to e-books, there is no doubt that this is an amazing resource now available to the Mountie Nation.
Link to the website: https://ciu20.libraryreserve.com/10/45/en/SignIn2.htm?branchid=2765&URL=Default.htm
Shanna-Kay Lemuel • May 8, 2017 at 10:02 AM
This is good for those, like me, who forget to return library books. Now i don’t have to travel that extra mile to read.
Gabby Buchanan • Apr 23, 2017 at 4:59 PM
I think it is great for students to now know that they can get books online and not worry about them being overdue. It is also great that there is so many choices to chose from! I like how when the due date comes the book just returns back into the over drive library
Caeley Hank • Apr 21, 2017 at 1:30 PM
Not having to pay any over due book fines is a big plus of over drive and is why I use it so often.
Leiyla O'Dowd • Apr 21, 2017 at 12:14 PM
This is great! Awesome ideas coming through stroudsburg everyday. Makes me really happy!
Latrell barnes • Apr 21, 2017 at 7:37 AM
I think this is a good way to renew your books and keep reading the book the entertains you
Janiaya cummings • Apr 21, 2017 at 7:34 AM
I think this is a good idea because us teens are always on our phone so it’s easier for us to get to a book if we are bored and feel like reading. We could easily search for a book that we like online instead of waiting to go to the library and looking through all the shelves of books.
Luke Socha • Apr 20, 2017 at 1:29 PM
This is so useful, I love reading but I’m always forgetting to get books. I feel like so many other people forget too and I’m so happy for them too! This is a great idea and it’s going to work so well, I absolutely love it.
Matthew Shotko • Apr 20, 2017 at 1:06 PM
I think this is a great asset given to students to expand the options they have to read
Kyle • Apr 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM
Wow this is amazing
Sadie Unangst • Apr 20, 2017 at 7:40 AM
I think this is a truly great thing for students because it gives us the option to read whenever we want, especially since we have our phones on us a majority of the time. It’s easy access and encourages reading more.
Bill Lowenburg • Apr 7, 2017 at 10:15 AM
I’m not sure if the link for the library web page will always work, so please use the one below to access Overdrive:
https://ciu20.libraryreserve.com
Just choose our school from the list, then log in with your student number and the password Mounties.
Enjoy your reading!
Alefiyah Vahanvaty • Apr 6, 2017 at 11:31 AM
I think that it is great that we are living in a generation, where we have access to an infinite amount of knowledge. Education and knowledge is power.