A DIGITAL GUIDE FOR BACK TO SCHOOL
AUGUST 2020
 
Back to school?! We got your back!
Regardless of in-person or remote....
Going back to school is going to look different this year.
 
The library is closed, but what is open more than ever is our capacity to help. Below you will find resources, virtual storytimes, readers' advisory lists, and a few back-to-school book recommendations.  
Sidewalk Pick Up
 
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Friday: 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
 
Wednesday & Saturday: CLOSED
More info on Sidewalk Holds Pickup HERE
Resources 
For a complete list of resources for children click HERE
Resource for Middle School and High School Students click HERE 
 
Kids and Teens need a safe environment to browse the library. Just as the children’s section of the physical branch is creatively sectioned off, OverDrive has an appealing, user-friendly section of our OverDrive-powered website for kids and teens.
 
Kids e-Reading Room
The eReading Room is a customizable section of our OverDrive website displaying content only for kids. Click HERE
 
Teen e-Reading Room
 
The eReading Room is a customizable section of our OverDrive website displaying content only for teens. Click HERE
hoopla Digital
A digital media service, offering access to a multitude of eBook and comics/graphic novel titles. Enjoy them from your computer, tablet or smartphone! Internet Explorer is not supported by hoopla. 

Kids Mode: A kid friendly setting for finding video, music, and books. HERE 
 
Worldbook Online
Heading back to school may bring a lot of questions about COVID-19. Check out World Book's FREE eBook to help start the conversation.
 
Find it at: www.worldbook.com/COVID-19
 
World Book Online is a suite of resources designed to captivate users of all ages. For access click HERE
 
Bookflix
An interactive literacy resource that builds a love of reading and learning online. BookFlix pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to reinforce reading skills and develop essential real-world knowledge and understanding. Click HERE
tutor.com
Get a real tutor anytime, anywhere in our online classroom. Real time tutoring. From Algebra, Calculus and Statistics to English, Chemistry and Physics. Test prep and AP, too.
Click HERE 
Cool Things Happening
Dodgers Reading Challenge
The Dodgers season is just getting started, and you can participate in their annual reading challenge, Dodgers Reading Champions. Sign up and track your reading to win a series of Dodgers prizes.
LA Parent Magazine
 Check out L.A Parent August issue with a cover story on Back to School in a pandemic, plus ways to find the silver linings, 8 new things families can learn together and much more!
Readers' Advisory
Readers' Advisory for Tweens and Teens
2020 Readers' Advisory - Tween HERE
2020 Readers' Advisory Graphic Novel - Tween HERE
2020 Readers' Advisory - Teen HERE
2020 Readers' Advisory Graphic Novel - Teen HERE
 
Teen Library Page HERE
Storytimes
We have various Storytimes on our YouTube Channel

Click HERE
Books about going back to school...
All Are Welcome
by Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman
 
(JP Fiction Penfold) (Overdrive)
 
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.
Amelia Bedellia's First Day of School
by Herman Parish 
 
(JP Fiction Parish) (hoopla)

A literal-minded first-grader's first day of school is filled with confusing adventures, much to her delight.
 
 
Miss Nelson Is Missing
by Harry Allard, James Marshall

(JP Fiction Allard, J Spec Coll Fiction Allard, Roxbury JP Fiction Allard) (hoopla)
 
The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute
Beverly Hills Public Library
444 North Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2 hour free parking; Free parking for entry after 5pm
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