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We are a low-wealth, rural high school. Our budgets are very limited, yet as the librarian I believe in trying to provide as many good, current reading materials as possible to encourage our students to read. Our students love YA literature and our boys love to read about sports. As most teens do, they love their cellphones and technology. Many don't have access to an abundance of reading materials at home. We are at least forty minutes away from a bookstore, and although there is a public library across the street, many students do not have their own transportation to go. As we begin to promote ebooks, there must be ease of access for everyone, not just those students who own ereaders or cellphones. Many do own their own devices, but not all do, so it is only fair that we offer devices for checkout through the library.

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We are a low-wealth, rural high school. Our budgets are very limited, yet as the librarian I believe in trying to provide as many good, current reading materials as possible to encourage our students to read. Our students love YA literature and our boys love to read about sports. As most teens do, they love their cellphones and technology. Many don't have access to an abundance of reading materials at home. We are at least forty minutes away from a bookstore, and although there is a public library across the street, many students do not have their own transportation to go. As we begin to promote ebooks, there must be ease of access for everyone, not just those students who own ereaders or cellphones. Many do own their own devices, but not all do, so it is only fair that we offer devices for checkout through the library.

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