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<p class="MsoNormal">Open eBooks makes thousands of popular and award-winning books available for free to youth (PreK-12<sup>th</sup> Grade) from low-income families. Earlier this month they issued a
<a href="http://openebooks.net/press_release_new_content_1216.pdf">press release to announce updates</a> and usage statistics. More information about Open eBook, eligibility criteria, and how register is in the email chain at the bottom of this email.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Highlights from the press release are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1 million books have circulated since they launched in February 2016!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">250 titles were recently added, including works from Sherman Alexie, Caroline Cooney, and some titles from series favorites like The Berenstain Bears and Franklin
the Turtle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">5 more publishers have committed to adding titles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There’s also a growing collection of books in the public domain – like
<i>Anne of Green Gables</i>, <i>The Wind in the Willows</i>, and <i>Black Beauty</i> – called the Instant Classics Library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“The Open eBooks site will also feature a web catalog, enabling users with or without a login to explore the growing list of Open eBooks content. Readers who do have
Open eBooks accounts can sign in and send eBooks to their devices, which will download as soon as the device is connected to the Internet.” Those who are not eligible for accounts will be able to access the Instant Classics Library.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“Goals for the next year of the Open eBooks initiative aim to increase access to the program, including device expansion to Kindle Fire and Chromebook, and building
the availability of eBooks open to all users regardless of income.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After the holidays, I encourage you to take time to figure out if your library qualifies, and if so, to coordinate access. Thanks if you’ve already done that. Also, please spread the word.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Katie <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, MLS, Youth Services Consultant
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx"><span style="color:blue">Library Support and Development Services</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ORLibSupport"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D262B0.BF482C30" alt="cid:image004.png@01D0358C.4523C4D0"></span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002163"> </span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/Pages/index.aspx"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1659D8;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="99" height="38" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D262B0.BF482C30" alt="Picture"></span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002163"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">"Katie Anderson" <<a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us" target="_blank">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>, "OYAN" <<a href="mailto:oyan@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">oyan@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>>,
<a href="mailto:Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, February 24, 2016 12:21:47 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>[kids-lib] Good news update: Open eBooks Opens World of Digital Reading to Children--free eBooks for low-socioeconomic youth (PreK-12th Grade)!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">An Oregon public librarian just talked to someone at First Book about public library eligibility for Open eBooks and learned that if all the schools in a library’s service area are Title 1 schools, then the
<b><i>library </i></b>may register for Open eBooks and First Book. If not, then public libraries can only register the
<b><i>programs</i></b> they implement that target low socioeconomic youth—like Head Start Storytime or Summer Reading Outreach. Being registered for Open eBooks also allows public libraries to use other First Book resources, including books for book giveaway. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The librarian was advised by First Book to spread the word, and given these instructions:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">If all the schools in your service area are Title 1, then</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Register as a non-profit</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Explanation: All elementary and middle school is Title I (or whatever is appropriate for your library service area)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">It asks for percentage low income: no matter what, put down at least 70%<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">If you have any questions,
<b>please contact the First Book Help Team at </b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=be723bf4c7&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> help@firstbook.org</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">or
by phone at (866) 732-3669 (8am – 6pm EST).</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx" target="_blank">Library Support and Development Services</a>
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Katie Anderson
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 24, 2016 9:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>; 'OYAN' <<a href="mailto:oyan@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">oyan@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>>;
<a href="mailto:Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">Libs-Or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Open eBooks Opens World of Digital Reading to Children--free eBooks for low-socioeconomic youth (PreK-12th Grade)!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">The Open eBook initiative makes eBooks available for free to low-socioeconomic youth (PreK-12<sup>th</sup> Grade) via public libraries and schools who are registered with
<a href="https://register.firstbook.org/?rgst=openebooks" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F4E79">First Book</span></a>. This is
<i>not</i> a collection of public domain books! “Publishers have generously contributed thousands of titles to Open eBooks. In order to ensure that Open eBooks provides books that speak to America’s diverse population and range of perspectives, librarians coordinated
by the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) curate the collection. The goal is to create a compelling and appropriately targeted set of thousands of titles—stories that could potentially spark a lifetime love of reading.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Is my public library eligible to provide free Open eBooks to youth?</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"> First Book’s website says, “If your library hosts a program specifically focused on supporting children
from low income families, you can register that particular library program. In step one of registration, select ‘At least 70% of the children I serve come from low-income families.’ Then, indicate which eligibility criteria your partner uses to verify low
income status.”</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Need more information?</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"> Read the following email and visit the
<a href="http://openebooks.net/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00007F">Open eBooks website</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Want to get started?</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79">
<a href="http://openebooks.net/getstarted.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00007F">Sign-up now!</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Questions?</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79"> The First Book Help Team can be reached at</span><span style="color:#111111"><a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=be723bf4c7&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> help@firstbook.org</span></a> </span><span style="color:#1F4E79">or
by phone at (866) 732-3669 (8am – 6pm EST).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center">Open eBooks Opens World of Digital Reading to Children<o:p></o:p></h1>
<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Major publishers contribute thousands of titles to benefit students in need</span></em><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">February 24, 2016 – <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=e4085cab7c&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#084C9E">Open
eBooks</span></strong></a>,<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span></strong>a new initiative and e-reader app that will make thousands of popular, top-selling eBooks available to children in need for free, is launching today. First
Lady Michelle Obama <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=2a11fff6b4&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">is releasing a video today</span></a> raising awareness of the new opportunity for children.
The initiative is designed to address the challenge of providing digital reading materials to children living in low-income households, and offers unprecedented access to quality digital content, including a catalog of eBooks valued at more than $250 million.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">President Obama announced a nongovernmental eBooks effort in support of the <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=1e01772080&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">ConnectED
Initiative</span></a> at the <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=9c3fedef13&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">April 30 Kids Town Hall</span></a> held by the White House at the Anacostia Branch
of the District of Columbia Public Library. ConnectED is multi-pronged effort designed to provide all youth with access to high-quality digital learning tools. Since it launched, over 20 million more students have been connected to high-speed broadband in
their schools and libraries and millions more are taking advantage of its free private sector resources. Open eBooks complements the new digital infrastructure to provide an opportunity for kids in need to have a world-class eLibrary in their homes.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">A coalition of literacy, library, publishing and technology partners joined together to make the Open eBooks program possible. The initiative’s partners — <a href="http://us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=fbafd7c264&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">Digital
Public Library of America</span></a> (DPLA), <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=7fe2497644&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">First Book</span></a>, and <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=9c8054943e&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">The
New York Public Library</span></a> (NYPL), with content support from digital books distributor <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=8f7e8a8de5&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">Baker & Taylor</span></a> —
created the app, curated the eBook collection, and developed a system for distribution and use. They received financial support from the <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=80fdb91426&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)</span></a> and content contributions from major publishers. National Geographic announced today that they will provide all of their age-appropriate content to the app, joining publishers Bloomsbury, Candlewick, Cricket
Media, Hachette, HarperCollins, Lee & Low, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster, who made commitments providing thousands of popular and award-winning titles last year.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The books in the Open eBooks collection were selected by the DPLA <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=6fced16759&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">Curation
Corps</span></a>, which was established to ensure a diverse, compelling, and appropriately targeted set of thousands of titles—something from which every child could read, enjoy, and learn. The Curation Corps was selected through a competitive process from
a pool of more than 140 applicants from across the country, and they bring their extensive experience helping children select titles in school and public libraries.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">Adults who work with children in need through libraries, schools, shelters and clinics, out-of-school programs, military family services, early childhood programs
and other capacities can qualify for Open eBooks credentials by first signing up with First Book and then requesting Open eBooks access for the children they serve. Students can download the free Open eBooks app to their individual devices from the App Store
or Google Play and enter their access code to start enjoying Open eBooks.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">“We are thrilled to be a part of this fantastic initiative that will bridge a major gap in our society and help all children discover a love of reading,” said Dan
Cohen, DPLA’s executive director. “Maximizing access to our culture has been the Digital Public Library of America’s goal from its inception, and we are so delighted to join together with such great partners to make eBooks much more widely available.”</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">“The Open eBooks initiative recognizes the critical need for books — in all forms — among children growing up in families in need,” said Kyle Zimmer, president
and CEO of First Book. “We’re proud to support this ground-breaking effort to put high quality digital content into the hands of those who need it most, and to welcome the teachers and program leaders seeking access to these resources into the largest national
network of educators serving kids in need.”</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">“The New York Public Library is proud to work with these partners on the Open eBooks initiative, in support of the White House’s ConnectED initiative that is perfectly
aligned with NYPL’s mission to provide free and open access to information, education, and opportunity,” said Tony Marx, president and CEO of The New York Public Library.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">“This program is the result of an extraordinary public-private partnership, which could not have been made possible without the support of many committed partners,
particularly those in our libraries who really stepped forward to help move this vision into reality,” said IMLS Director Kathryn K. Matthew. “Digital books open new doors to learning opportunities for students and can underpin brighter educational futures.
IMLS is very proud to be a part of this unique initiative.”</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">“We hope that by donating our technology to this innovative program, we help expand access to information and create new reading opportunities for school-age children
throughout America,” said George Coe, president and CEO of Baker & Taylor.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">In the future, the partners will expand the initiative by adding to the collection with new and enhanced content from publishers and public domain titles; broadening
the network of Title I schools, preschools, libraries, and other programs; incorporating new features into the app; and researching and sharing the effort’s impact and best practices.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">Access and Equality</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The Open eBooks initiative is a significant step toward more equitable digital access for all U.S. residents, addressing the need for free, quality digital content
for children in pre-kindergarten through high school. Specifically targeting youth in need, Open eBooks aims to ensure that any device can be enjoyed as a tool to deepen a child’s love of reading.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">While Internet access and device availability remain major hurdles in closing the digital divide, a <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=20a5630eff&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">recent
study</span></a> funded by the Gates Foundation and published by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center finds 85% of families below the poverty line have a mobile device (tablet or smartphone) in surveyed households with children aged 6 to 13. Additionally, a growing
number of students can access and borrow electronic reading devices, and connect to the Internet at school and local public libraries. Open eBooks is designed to complement the Wi-Fi, computer, and physical book offerings of public libraries and school libraries,
and serve as a gateway to more reading.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The Open eBooks Collection</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The catalog of content in the Open eBooks initiative includes contributions of the most exciting, top-selling titles from publishers. Using Open eBooks, children
will be able to build their own virtual collection of favorites and access single titles. The major publishers have committed to make thousands of popular and award-winning titles available to students over a three-year period include: <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Bloomsbury,
Candlewick, Cricket Media, Hachette, HarperCollins, Lee & Low, Macmillan, National Geographic Kids, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster</span></strong>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">Snapshot of the Open eBooks initiative</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">Each partner has made, and will continue to make, a unique contribution to the success of this initiative:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The app:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> The New York Public Library developed the app that allows
users to easily access the full text and illustrations of thousands of titles generously contributed by publishers.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The distribution services: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Baker & Taylor provided support with publisher
relations, content management and the digital distribution technology<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">.</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The eBook collection:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> The Digital Public Library of America recruited
and enlisted a team of expert librarians to curate the collection to ensure a diverse, compelling, and appropriately targeted set of thousands of titles—something for every child at any age and reading level to read, learn from, and enjoy.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#111111;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Reaching the children: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">First Book, a non-profit social enterprise that
provides books and educational resources to classrooms and programs serving kids in need, will tap into its network of more than 225,000 schools and programs to reach children in Title I schools, Head Start programs, military families, after school or community
programs, and others serving low-income families.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">Qualifications</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The Open eBooks app is available through Title I and Title I-eligible schools as well as libraries, preschools, and community after school programs serving a minimum
of 70 percent children in need. The program will also be available through schools and programs serving children whose families are enlisted in the armed forces, or serving special needs children.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">How do programs and classrooms get started?</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The Open eBooks initiative site, at<a href="http://us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=192d0deb34&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> www.openebooks.net</span></a>,
has full program instructions, including Frequently Asked Questions and links to program registration. From there, qualifying educators, librarians, community program directors, and others working with low-income children and youth must register their organization
with First Book. Next, users will request a code and PIN combination for every student they serve or device available, and they should indicate the student’s grade level from one of three categories: elementary, middle or high school. Qualifying educators
will be able to obtain enough codes to cover all of the students that they serve. Codes will correspond to Open eBooks Elementary Collection (for PreK – Grade 4), Open eBooks Middle School Collection (for Grades 5 – 8), Open eBooks High School Collection (for
Grades 9 – 12). An All Ages code will also be available.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The registrant will receive a confirmation email with the codes and a letter for families and caregivers with instructions on how to download the Open eBooks app
and input the code and PIN combination for their child. The app requires a device with an iOS 8.0 or later operating system or Android equivalent. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The Open eBooks app allows users to instantly borrow up to 10 eBooks at a time to their digital device. Each borrowed eBook will be available for 56 days before
it must be renewed, or the eBook will be automatically returned. Because of this automatic return process, there are no late fees or penalties for Open eBooks users. Students and their families can choose eBooks based on the topics that get them excited about
reading and learning, and sort by reading level, grade level, or title. The app can be used anywhere with an Internet connection.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The First Book Help Team can be reached at<a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=be723bf4c7&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> help@firstbook.org</span></a> or
by phone at (866) 732-3669 (8am – 6pm EST).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">Information and updates on the initiative will be shared on the Open eBooks website and on <a href="http://us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=324023c0ba&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">Facebook</span></a> and <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=027537caa2&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">Twitter</span></a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">About the Digital Public Library of America</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">Launched in April 2013, the Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available
to the world. Connecting digital collections of a growing network of the nation’s libraries, archives, and museums, the DPLA provides access to this collection, free to all, through its website and API. Learn more about the DPLA by watching <a href="http://us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=07981cad72&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">this
brief video</span></a> or by visiting their website at <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=7027bd901b&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">http://dp.la</span></a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">About The New York Public Library</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The New York Public Library is a free provider of education and information for the people of New York and beyond. With 92 locations—including research and branch
libraries—throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, the Library offers free materials, computer access, classes, exhibitions, programming and more to everyone from toddlers to scholars, and has seen record numbers of attendance and circulation in
recent years. The New York Public Library serves more than 18 million patrons who come through its doors annually and millions more around the globe who use its resources at<a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=07b93d0bb3&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> nypl.org</span></a>.
To offer this wide array of free programming, The New York Public Library relies on both public and private funding. Learn more about how to support the Library at<a href="http://us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=e8c9f91cb1&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> nypl.org/support</span></a>.
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">About First Book</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">First Book is a non-profit social enterprise that has distributed more than 135 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children
from low-income families throughout the United States and Canada. By making new, high-quality books and educational resources available on an ongoing basis to its network of educators and program leaders, First Book is transforming the lives of children in
need and elevating the quality of education. For more information, please visit<a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=37a3bd547f&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">firstbook.org</span></a> or follow
the latest news on<a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=ed79c225a1&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> Facebook</span></a> or<a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=0543e382b2&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> Twitter.</span></a> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">About Baker & Taylor</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">Baker & Taylor, LLC is the premier worldwide distributor of books, digital content and entertainment products. The company offers cutting-edge digital media services
and innovative technology platforms to thousands of publishers, libraries, schools and retailers worldwide. Baker & Taylor also offers industry-leading customized library services and retail merchandising solutions. Charlotte, N.C.-based Baker & Taylor is
majority owned by Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P., an institutional private equity fund managed by Castle Harlan, Inc., a leading private equity investment firm. For more information, please visit<a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=74b5e2e62d&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E"> www.baker-taylor.com</span></a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111">The Open eBooks team is proud to support President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative. Learn more at <a href="http://us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1490d1305c4b651f3ad0ace4&id=e924f9eeb5&e=d5118baedd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#084C9E">www.wh.gov/ConnectED</span></a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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