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ASW Library: Summer Reading 2024

Why Summer Reading?

As we embrace summer, we encourage you to dive into the wonderful world of books. Reading during the summer is crucial for maintaining and enhancing academic skills, nurturing curiosity, and fostering creativity. It helps combat the "summer slide," keeping minds sharp for the upcoming school year. Supporting and participating in your child's reading journey can create enriching family experiences. Let this summer be a time of exploration through books, setting reading goals, and enjoying diverse genres. Make reading a cherished part of your summer routine!

Click on image for summer reading resources and activities from Capstone.

Click here for summer reading connections.

PebbleGo Username: aswarsaw and Password: eslibrary

TumbleBook Library (password needed for remote access)

Epic Books

Favorite Place to Read

Where is your favorite place to read?
comfy couch: 0 votes (0%)
in bed: 2 votes (50%)
car/subway/bus/train: 0 votes (0%)
under a tree: 0 votes (0%)
in a hammock: 2 votes (50%)
beach chair: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 4

Reading Why

New York Times Annual Summer Reading Contest

The New York Times: Annual Summer Reading Contest

Our Summer Reading Contest is our longest-running challenge — and our simplest.

All you have to do to participate is tell us what you’re reading, watching or listening to in The New York Times and why.

Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, this year in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 7 to Aug. 16.  

NY Times Online

NYT Online Instructions

NYTimes Online Access for ASW on any device

To activate your Pass, please follow these steps:

  1. Go to nytimes.com/passes.

  2. Create a free NYTimes.com account using your ASW school email address. 

  3. Check your email inbox for the NYTimes confirmation message.  Click on the link in your confirmation message to validate your email address and claim your Pass.  

  4. Once you have claimed your pass, you can enjoy full access to NYTimes.com, INYT.com and NYT mobile apps from any location, on or off campus, just by logging into your NYTimes.com account. You may download NYTimes mobile apps at nytimes.com/mobile.

  5. You need to renew this pass each year on the anniversary of your pass validation. One day you will notice that it doesn’t work.  All you do is login again with the above address and then they will send you a link to click.  This is a security feature to make sure that you are still at ASW.

 Visit nytimes.com/passes to view your Pass expiration timestamp at any time.

Summer Reading Plan

What will you read this summer?
Fiction for fun: 2 votes (66.67%)
Nonfiction for fun: 1 votes (33.33%)
Fiction for school: 0 votes (0%)
Nonfiction for school: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 3

Follett Destiny Author Talks

Follett Destiny offers great author information and fun author virtual visit talks.  

Check it out on their website!

Behind the Book - Popular authors talk about their books.

First Chapter Fridays - Authors read the first chapter of their books.  

Author Takeover - Authors give insight into their work and process as writers.

Reading Scavenger Hunt

Try this extreme reading challenge!  

Find an ebook

Sora Instructions

SORA by Overdrive - Ebooks and Audiobooks

Log-in Instructions

  1. Go to soraapp.com

  2. Click on Central and Eastern European Schools 

  3. Select our school: American School of Warsaw

  4. Sign in with your ASW school email and password

  5. Browse the collection; borrowing period is 2 weeks; books are automatically returned; holds can easily be placed on books.

Audiobooks on SORA!

New eBooks on SORA!

Favorite book/reading type

What is your favorite way to read?
print book: 3 votes (100%)
ebook: 0 votes (0%)
audio book: 0 votes (0%)
online news: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 3

Find a magazine

Pressreader Instructions

PressReader - Thousands of newspapers and magazines all in one app.  Access more than 7,000 top publications around the globe, provided by ASW.  

Log-in Instructions

  1. Visit pressreader.com

  2. Connect to ASW wifi, then sign-in with Google option, use ASW school email and password

  3. Search for any publication

  4. Create your own channel with collections and select publications to show in your feed

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