Sewell Digital Library Resources
by Lindsay Anderson, Sewell librarian
How to access digital resources
To access library/reading resources available to your child at home:
- https://library.garlandisd.net/
- Select "Sewell Elementary School"
- Students can access the resources on the home page (Tumblebooks, PebbleGo, Brittanica etc.) using the login "garlandisd" and the password "garland" (please note that Discovery Education has an individual login and password for each child that would have been distributed by the teacher).
This link takes you to resources for all grade levels provided by the district.
What is myOn & how do my children access it?
Students access through GISD Ready Hub.
This incredible resource is also accessible through community libraries for non-GISD students! Find out how here.
Access eBooks on our catalog
- https://library.garlandisd.net/
- Select "Sewell Elementary School"
- Click "Catalog"
- Select "Electronic Books (sbook)" under "Material type"
- Search for a topic of interest
- Ebook options will show up. Press "Open" and follow links to sign in with GISD account (student's ReadyHub login).
Access Follett eBooks
In addition to MyON eBooks and ebooks on our catalog, we have access to Follett eBooks through the library catalog.
- https://library.garlandisd.net/
- Select "Sewell Elementary School"
- Click "Catalog"
- Select "Destiny Discover" on the left side of the screen
- Login using your student ID# and the password "gisd"
- Ebook options will show up. Press "Open" and follow links to sign in with GISD account (student's ReadyHub login).
Browse and when you find a book you want, you can check it out, unless it's already out. If it's already checked out to someone else, you can put a hold on it.
To read the eBook:
You can read it from your computer, through the library catalog
or
you can download the Destiny Read app to your phone. It has a blue background with a white oblong symbol and an orange bookmark. This new app is so easy to use! It will automatically download the book for you. You'll need to choose Texas as your location and then Sewell as your school.
When you finish the book, make sure you "return" it so someone else can read it.