One student, Charlie Ryan, 12, of Lutherville, had his phone with him. Miley took him through the steps of accessing eBooks through the county school library system.
Now that he knows they’re available, Charlie said he intended to use the database more often.
The books are available on any device with a web browser, from a standard iPhone to Nintendo DS systems and old-school flip phones, and as eBooks become more readily available, the county school libraries are hoping to expand their catalogs.
“Every textbook they read in the classrooms, I try to have a library copy in textbook and eBook form,” Beard said.
Baltimore County Public School students who know their login ID and password can access their school library’s cache of e-books by visiting destiny.bcps.org.
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