There are several ways students can access titles to on the TSD summer reading list. We will need to take advantage of what we already have available in print as well as what we can access electronically:
Print Books
Your school Media Center: Books will be available through your school Media Center until the end of the school year. You can check them out for the entire summer. Take a look at the Destiny catalogs at Troy High or Athens.
The Troy Public Library: Check availability at the Troy Public Library or on their website. Search the publication year on their catalog.
E-Books & Audiobooks
Use your TPL barcode number. If you do not have one, follow the directions below to get one. Applications such as Sora, Libby and Hoopla can be installed on your device that have e-books and audiobooks available.
- Sora: There are e-books and audiobooks available on Sora. You can add the app to your iPad through Mosyle and find Troy School District using your location. You can also add Troy Public Library as a library on SORA.
- Libby: Even with SORA, you may want to search TPL separately, which can be done using the LIBBY app and logging in with your TPL barcode or eCard number in order to access what is available from TPL.
- Hoopla: Troy Public Library also provides access to free Ebooks and Audio Books through the app Hoopla. To access these titles, first download the app, link it to TPL using either your regular TPL barcode or your TPL eCard number. All titles in Hoopla can be checked out (no waiting lists) for a 3 week check out period.
How to Get a TPL eCard Barcode
We are excited to announce that all students within the Troy School District will soon have access to digital resources at the Troy Public Library. We will be providing digital eCards for every student in the district, unless their Parent/Guardian/Caregiver chooses to opt them out of the program. School Media Specialists will work with students to help them use their eCards to access materials from the Troy Public Library, and TPL will provide a portal to help guide students to age-appropriate resources. Digital resources include eBooks, audiobooks, music, movies and databases.
Students will not receive physical cards, but they can gain access to digital resources using this login
information:
TPL eCard Barcode: 212739[student ID number] (no spaces or punctuation)
PIN: [student ID number]
To opt out of the eCard program
Parents/Guardians/Caregivers who wish to opt out of the program must do so by date listed in
Powerschool.
- Log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal.
- If you do not have a login for PowerSchool or need assistance logging in, please email PowerSchool Support and you will contacted within one business day.
- Select Forms from the left side menu in PowerSchool, then select TPL eCard Out-Out from the options.
