Library
Aloha Kapunahala Ohana!
Welcome to the library! Come and visit the place where you are able to fulfill your desire to learn about the world, as well as take you to imaginary places! Here you can experience the feel of the pages of a real book or access an array of digital books. Either way, you are able to stimulate your mind and experience the joy of reading. It is a quiet place where you can study or just enjoy your reading experience. There is fantasy, mysteries, science fiction, realistic fiction, folktales, legends, myths, true facts and information all at your fingertips.
Please also take a look at the "Resources" and "Helping Your Child to Read" pages that are located in the drop down menu under "Library". The "Resources" page provides you with different websites that you can use to enhance learning. The "Helping Your Child to Read" page gives you specific reading strategies that can help with learning to read.
We love seeing your smiling faces full of joy and wonder and hope to see you soon!
Our library contains downloadable ebooks. When you search for books using our "Kapunahala Library Catalog," there may be a choice for "Downloadable" books.
Select "Kapunahala Library Catalog"
Conduct a search for the book(s) you are looking for.
If the book is physically in the library, the result will be "Available".
If the result is downloadable, click on the "Downloadable" button. The following will happen:
You will be asked for your 10-digit student id number (which can be found on your report card.)
After logging in, you then click on "Borrow" an ebook.
In the next window that appears, click on "Go to Checkouts"
You will then choose one way to download the ebook via "Read now with Kindle", "Download ePUB with ebook", or "Read in Your Browser."
The book will then download and be ready to read!
If you would like to find another book, you must close the page you are on by clicking "x" on the top tab of your browser labeled: "Hawaii Department of Education". It will then take you back to the "Kapunahala Library Catalog."
You can then search for another book.
Each person is limited to 5 books at a time and will expire after 14 days.
Audiobooks are also available for download.
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The Hawaii Department of Education provides the opportunity to read ebooks using soraapp.com and/or the app named "Sora, by Overdrive".
View video to learn how to login and use the site.
You will need your child's 10 digit student ID number to access the site.
This 10-digit student ID number is located under your child's name on their report card.
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