Just because you are home, it doesn't mean you can't visit the library. Here are some ways you can participate in our virtual library:

1) Friday Lunch Meetups: Drop by to talk to library friends on Fridays at 12pm. Each Friday we will have a meetup activity of some sort, plus I will introduce the maker challenge for the following week (Maker Monday). 

Click on the links below for more information and how to find us on Zoom:

• Friday, April 3: Bring Your Pet to the Virtual Library
• Friday, April 10: What's Your Dream Vacation?

2) Signup for the GVJHS Virtual Book Club: We will meet once a week on Friday mornings at 10am. The first meeting will be Friday, April 10. If you are interested, complete the signup form and you will receive an invitation in your email. Everyone is welcome. SIGN UP HERE

3) Need some help finding a book? Complete the Searching for Your Next Read form and Ms. Hatcher-Day or Ms. McMillan will make you a personalized list of book recommendations. Every book will be available from the Goleta Public Library as an eBook or audio book. SIGN UP FOR BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS HERE

Coming Up! Maker Monday on  April 13: Look forward to weekly Maker Challenges that you can do at home. 

Click the link to open the flyer in a new window: How to Access eLibrary

Watch the video tutorial below for tips on How to Use Libby:

The video tutorial below will show you How to Sign Up for Hoopla

Many students don't realize we have our own collection of eBooks—books you can read on your iPad—and audio books—books to listen to on your iPad. The collection might be small but the books we do have are really good. I can highly recommend most of them!

To check out an eBook or audio book from our library--

1. Click the link to Destiny Discover.
2. Log in (upper right corner) with the following login information: Username = student ID#  / Password = 6-digit birthdate (MMDDYY [April 8, 2007 = 040807]).
3. Scroll down to eBooks or Audio Books.
4. Press See All.
5. Choose a book and press Check Out.
6. You have 3 weeks to read or listen to the book.
7. When you are done with the book, close it and press Return.