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What is Sora? It is a reading app for students, by OverDrive.

Use it in a browser window on desktops, laptops, netbooks, etc… and/or use the app on your iOS or Android device.

With Sora you can also search for books in the Harris County Public Library.

NOTE: By adding public libraries in Sora, you are leaving PISD and will be redirected to content selected by  those libraries.

Click the image above to log in and

then click on the eBooks tab.

Happy Reading!

Don't forget to stop by and take a look at the books in our very own Little Free Library. These books are free for your use. The catch phrase is, "Take a Book Leave a Book!" Books are available in both English and Spanish for your reading pleasure.

PLEASE STOP BY AND TAKE ALL YOU NEED. When you finish with the books, you may return them and choose more to borrow. Please wipe the books down before you return them to the Little Free Library bench. THANK YOU!!

Please remember, no food or drink should be placed in the Little Free Library. This bench is for our Little Free Library collection of books and reading materials only. Thank you so much for taking such great care of our special bench.

Welcome to our

Red Bluff Library

Help us earn cash for our school library with the Box Tops. 

Thank you to everyone who has saved and turned in Box Tops for Education! We greatly appreciate your continued support.

Here's something new with Box Tops---- You can now download the app and scan your cash register receipt for the items that have the bottom Box Tops image on their packaging. Box Tops is trying to phase out the clipping to save system and replace it with a digital app. Digital Box Tops receipts can be scanned at any time, but must be scanned within two weeks of the purchase being made! Thank you for your support!

Copyright is still a concern of ours. Even with this being a different situation than normal, we still need to be mindful of copyright laws. While we would hope that because of the current circumstances publishers would not be litigious, there is not a guarantee. 

Please follow these guidelines in regards to using copyrighted IM:

1. Use our subscription digital resources for content that this already licensed for us to use with students
2. Use the resources and permissions listed in the documents linked below.
3. Search online for read-alouds that are already legally posted, 
4. If you choose to create NEW content, follow these guidelines: 
   1. Post excerpts of read-aloud books and videos rather than the full work;
   2. Consider using books from publishers who have given advance permission to use their materials in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (see #3);
   3. Ensure that works are posted on a password-protected platform that limits downloading and further distribution beyond the students enrolled in the particular class;
   4. Direct students and teachers to your district's relevant intellectual property and acceptable use policies;
   5. Ensure that the materials will be provided at the teacher's direction during the relevant lesson as part of the particular class' normal coursework and are directly related and of material assistance to the lesson content; and
   6. Evaluate whether the copyrighted works are already subject to a license agreement between the district and the copyright holder/vendor and consider whether the license agreement would allow the district post the works on a virtual learning platform (see #1)

Articles specific to COVID-19 and Copyright in virtual instructional settings

<Mission>

Red Bluff Elementary’s Library Mission is to create an accessible, welcoming environment where students can become lifelong readers and learners who have opportunities to collaborate with others while accessing resources in multiple formats

<Vision>

So that our vision comes true…

Our empowered students will feel valued and seen while becoming accomplished lifelong readers and learners who can collaboratively contribute to a complex and everchanging world. 

<Values>

We commit to these by valuing:

~ Flexible scheduling

~ Collaboration

~ Providing opportunities

~ Inviting participation in shared experiences, and

~ Seeking to order and offer diverse books and media to appeal to all readers

<Goals>

-The librarian will use a combination of TEKS, student and staff input, campus traditions, and population data when selecting and weeding books for our library collection.

-Library lessons and collection will reflect the needs and interests of our community of readers and sponsored events.

-The librarian will promote school wide reading incentive programs and events that foster both pleasure reading and reading for growth throughout the school year.

#Gimme20minutes

#ReadEveryday 

#pisdREADS

We've gotta keep reading! Don't forget to read for 20 minutes each and every day. You may read your library books, books you have at home, visit the Pasadena Public Library (2 locations), OR stop by and choose a book from Red Bluff's Little Free Library. Our Little Free Library (LFL) is located on the car rider porch. Check it out! Happy Reading :)

Our Passion is Literacy.

Our Pride is our Community.

Our Purpose is Learning.

At Red Bluff, this means we are all on a mission to share our Passion for Literacy, reading, learning, and enjoying books and informational materials. We take Pride in being supportive and available to our learning Community...students, parents, and other members of our learning Community. Our Purpose is to help others find ways to Learn and enjoy Learning. 

Passion...Pride...Purpose

We love our Red Bluff Roadrunners!