Free eBooks
for Carmel Elementary students
Do you need a quiet summer activity that's educational too?
Are your children starting to get bored this summer? Do they need something to do inside if it's too hot or stormy to play outside? Is the public library too far away or you just don't want to pack everyone up to go there? Why not check out our eBooks? They are available for all Carmel students and families. Right now we have almost 700 books and are adding over 500 more this summer.
Mackinvia.com is the place to go.
Our eBooks are available at mackinvia.com. Login instructions were sent home with students on a bookmark at the end of school and were also listed on the last school newsletter. If you can't find them, email me (see below) and I will send them to you. You can view MackinVIA on your computer or download an app for your device.
MackinVIA portal
Search page
There are a variety of ways to search or you can just view all the titles. Some books read aloud to students and some must be read by the students. There are also a limited number of audiobooks.
Reading a book
Once a book is chosen, choose "Open Now" to begin reading the book.
Register a backpack
Students can register their own backpack. Once they have a backpack they can save books they want to read, check out books, and make notes.
How to register
Click on "Login".
Click on "Register".
Fill in the requested information and save. Students can log in using that information.
How to use a backpack - click on the video below.
Tumblebooks - most of these are read aloud to students and have animation.
Choose "Online Databases"
Choose "TumbleBook Library"
Choose whatever looks interesting
Didn't find anything at MackinVia? How about trying Bookflix?
Bookflix pairs a fictions and nonfiction books on the same subjects. Email me for login information (see below).
Books aren't working? Would your children rather read magazine articles? Try Cobblestone Online.
Cobblestone Online has thousands of magazine articles from the Cobblestone family of magazines - science, social studies, current events, stories, etc. Email me for login information (see below).
Carmel Elementary Library
Email: kathleen.judd@cmcss.net
Website: ceslibrary.shutterfly.com