HOOVER - AL -
Students
at Hoover High School will have a powerful new resource at their
disposal when classes resume later this month. The school has partnered
with OverDrive, the leading distributor of eBooks and audio books to
libraries and schools around the world, to launch a digital library for
students and teachers. Hoover High School's digital library supplements
its existing print collection with a selection of popular and
educational eBooks and audio books accessible on all major eReading
devices, including Kindle®, Nook™, iPhone®, iPad®, Windows® and Mac®.
Hoover
High School librarian Sonya Jordan has high hopes for the school's
OverDrive service, which is on track to launch when classes resume on
August 20. "This will help us reach students who've been using eReaders
for years and who've fallen in love with their devices," says Jordan.
"As it is, we'll have teachers assign a book in class, and the students
will say, 'I'll just buy that on my Kindle.' Now, we'll be able to
engage those types of students with the school library."
