Weekly Free Audio Books...All Summer Long
- Access the offer by going to Audiofile.
- Receive new audiobooks offered each week.
- Register with an email address to access SYNC titles in the Sora app.
- Directions for accessing the app and the offers are provided after registering email.
MackinVIA Audiobooks (and eBooks)
Tales 2 Go
Key Dates for the End of School
JUNE 1 - Books available for summer checkout
JUNE 2 - All textbooks due back to the Library Media Center
Read Away Fines - Extended through May 14, 2021
- WHAT: $1 fine is waived for every 15 minutes of reading.
- WHERE: Read in the Library Media Center, Study Hall, Classroom, Home
- WAIVED: overdue fees for books or technology; lost book returned fees
- NOT WAIVED: purchased items (e.g., earbuds), lost item replacements (e.g., book, charger), Chromebook repair fees, fines accrued at other library sites
- REQUIRED: Must show teacher/study hall/parent/guardian start time and then stop sign; have them initial your sheet.
Students may stop in library to get more details and pick up their participation forms. The participation forms must be used to earn the credit.
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Wed, April 14, Online at 4:45 p.m. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds | Wed, May 26, Online at 4:45 p.m. War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi | Possible summer read? Internment by Samira Ahmed |
Chromebooks Stay with Students over the Summer
As per previous years, the Ankeny Community School District encourages all 5th through 11th grade students to keep their school-issued Chromebook over the summer. Even if a student does not intend to use the device over the summer, we ask families to store the device at home. Doing so guarantees that the student will have access to their Chromebook on the very first day of school and avoids potential delays during student registration and schedule pick-up.
All Chromebooks will continue to be filtered according to local, state, and federal policies and will remain the property of Ankeny Schools. Any damage to the devices will be repaired in the fall according to the current Technology Fine Schedule. Technical support is not available during the summer months.
LOST OR STOLEN DEVICES should be reported immediately to the building principal.
FAMILIES WHO MOVE over the summer can return their device(s) Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM to the home building of the student.
If you are unable to contact your building principal, contact the district office at 515-965-9600.
Students and families who have extenuating circumstances over the summer may contact the home building school library media center about options for summer storage by May 26, 2021.
While no technology support is provided by the district over the summer, step-by-step instructions may be found on the SV LMC website's Chromebook Issues Troubleshooting page or this Chromebook Troubleshooting Poster.
Click here to read the full district letter regarding Chromebooks.
Katy Kauffman, Teacher Librarian
The mission of the Ankeny Library Media Program is to enable all students to be independent learners who are skilled users of information, and who appreciate literature and other creative expressions.
