Children and Youth

Exploring New eBooks for Kids

San Benito County Free Library is now offering eBooks for kids through StarWalk Kids Media.
Two boys use a tablet to read a StarWalk Kids book.
Two boys use a tablet to read a StarWalk Kids book.

San Benito County Free Library has added the StarWalk Kids Media Digital Streaming Collection to its available resources for both children and their parents. With more than 500 titles and growing, the StarWalk Kids Media collection presents quality literature by well-known and respected children’s authors in a digital eBook format that works with almost all electronic devices, including iPads, Android tablets, desktop and laptop computers, and smartphones.

StarWalk Kids Media helps the library provide fiction and nonfiction eBooks with professional narration by actors and various additional features that compliment the titles’ use in libraries, classrooms and at home. With over 300,00 users in more than 800 schools and libraries worldwide using StarWalk Kids Media, San Benito County Free Library is proud to partner with StarWalk Kids Media to exponentially grow the digital and eBook reading and learning opportunities for children within San Benito County.

About San Benito County Free Library

The San Benito County Free Library serves more than 55,000 residents in the county of San Benito. The main library branch is located at 470 Fifth St. in Hollister, and its mobile branch travels throughout the county. The SBCFL strives to build an information and culturally-rich, healthy, and economically vibrant community, where residents are inspired to imagine and prepare for the future together. For more information, visit http://www.sanbenitofl.org/.

About StarWalk Kids Media

StarWalk Kids Media, recognizing the importance of equipping students with 21st Century digital literacy skills, publishes an award-winning collection of 500 eBooks for children from Pre-K to eighth grade. The company’s aim is to provide children, librarians, and other educators with a tightly curated collection of high-quality fiction and nonfiction titles supporting educational standards. The StarWalk Kids Reader™ software works on virtually any device. For additional information, visit http://starwalkkids.com/.

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Julie Oborny is the youth services librarian for San Benito County Free Library (SBCFL), which is located at 470 5th Street in Hollister. The Bookmobile, SBCFL's mobile branch, travels throughout the county. The Library strives to build an information- and culturally-rich, healthy, and economically vibrant community, where residents are inspired to imagine and prepare for the future together. For more information about the library, visit http://www.sanbenitofl.org/.