Sunday, September 27, 2015

Fwd: IMPORTANT! Please send to parents!


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From: Kathryn Rolfes <krolfes@op97.org>
Date: Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 3:50 PM
Subject: IMPORTANT! Please send to parents!
To: Elizabeth Diviacchi <ediviacchi@op97.org>, Janette Germanier <jgermanier@op97.org>, Linda Chrystall <lChrystall@op97.org>, Madison Datz <mdatz@op97.org>, James Hayward <jhayward@op97.org>, Jessica Moncatch <jmoncatch@op97.org>, Nicole Pryor <npryor@op97.org>, Richard Rollo <rrollo@op97.org>


Dear Parents,

In the upcoming weeks, we will be going over many of the databases and online book apps that our students have installed on their iPads.  To access many of these great resources, the kids will need their Oak Park Public Library cards.  For 4th and 5th graders we simply ask that they take a picture with their iPad of the back of their library card (the side with the bar code).  For 3rd graders, they will need to bring the card to school, so they can take a picture for their iPads.

In addition to their library card, they will also need a PIN (which is most commonly the last four digits of your phone number that you used to setup the card).  It would be great if you could check to be sure the PIN  works with your child's library card - if you try to login and the PIN does not work, you can reset it using the "forgot my PIN" link (see picture).  If that doesn't work, a quick call to the library usually does the trick.

This may seem a lot to do at first, but once the kids get into the library, there is a world of free downloads of books and great research sources.  The link below says a non-resident must pay over $400 per year for a card!

Here is a link from OPPL that specifically addresses library cards: http://oppl.org/collections-download/library-cards

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Kathy Rolfes

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Kathryn Rolfes
Teacher Librarian
Horace Mann Elementary School
Oak Park, Illinois



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Mr. Rich Rollo
5th Grade Teacher
Mann Elementary School
Oak Park, IL

Blog: http://www.mrrolloblog.blogspot.com
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