As schools, teachers, and families pivot this fall to a planned online learning experience, Deschutes Public Library has a variety of services to support K-12 education, wherever the setting may be.
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Educator’s cards: For customers who were issued educator’s cards for the 19/20 school year, you may renew that card by contacting any of our libraries. (While cards from last school year can be renewed, the library is not issuing new educator cards at this time.) To assist families, the borrowing limits on cards will be raised to 100 items for adult cards and 50 items for juvenile cards.
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Educator Requests: Reserve books, request a customized list of websites, or work with a librarian to create a virtual library-related experience like story time, tours, instruction on library resources, or book talks.
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Curriculum Crates: We offer more than two dozen curated collections of books on topics such as Social Emotional Learning, the Holocaust, Forces and Motion, and more.
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Servicios Latinos: Deschutes Public Library is committed to serving all community members and offers many programs and services to the Latinx population.
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When are libraries open? What services are available?
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While story times and programming cannot be done in person at this time, our librarians are eager to share enriching and fun activities via our YouTube channel.
Want more? Many publishers have waived the need for permissions to read books aloud via digital platforms. While the list and dates of participating publishers is ever changing School Library Journal is updating permissions information as it becomes available.
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Free Access to The New York Times
This venerable newspaper is now free through the library simply by creating an account. It's an outstanding source for current events and in-depth exposés, perfect for researching a variety of topics.
Want more? The News Literacy Project offers tools that help educators and students increase their media-consumption savvy. Get Smart About News is a great way to specifically sharpen news literacy in order to avoid doctored images, hoaxes, and other fake news.
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Homework Help
Want more? The Oregon Encyclopedia is a comprehensive and authoritative collection of information about Oregon's history and culture.
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Digital Downloads
The digital downloads page offers a variety of platforms to complement your reading, listening, and viewing experience. Kanopy offers film documentaries, there is no waiting on Hoopla, RB Digital offers current events through magazines, and Overdrive offers the best of listening and reading.
Want more? Many publishers offer educator resources to supplement their books. Have a Timmy Failure fan? Want to explore the richness of Woodson’s Harbor Me?
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Books and Reading
For book reports, independent reading assignments, and the pure joy of it---reading is our forte. We can create custom book lists to support curriculum or explore a theme. Some recent lists include Homeschooling and It’s Never too Early to Talk About Race. Check out more great reads for kids and teens with our librarian-curated book lists.
Want more? Are you using classic books for youth in assignments? Take a look at Penguin’s Complementing the Classics for titles that will “modernize your classroom library” with contemporary titles that dig into the same themes, now with more diverse characters and storylines.
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