Milpitas Students Gain Card-Free Digital Library Access

MILPITAS, CA — Students from Milpitas Unified School District now have access to a wealth of online resources at home, school or anywhere with an internet connection thanks to an innovative partnership with the Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD).

Through this program, students receive a card-free Library eAccount, with a student-focused portal that allows them to access all of our system’s online resources. SCCLD launched its Student Library eAccount Program this fall and is adding students one district at a time.

“We’re very excited about this program. Children are the future and we want to build curiosity to
discover new passions, skills and knowledge. The Student Library eAccount allows us to provide free
and equal access to resources, services and learning tools to help our students be successful,” stated
Nancy Howe, County Librarian.

This new approach allows students grades K-8 (often referred tocollectively as the “iGen”) to enjoy all of SCCLD’s online resources and its many productivity tools, which can help them ace their studies. One popular program they can now utilize is BrainFuse, offering free, real-time online tutoring in a variety of subjects.

In addition to the many research and reference materials available through the library, there are also over 100,000 eBooks available to read, 22,000 Audiobooks, countless songs to listen to and thousands of streaming videos to watch.

Since all content is online, there are no fines, late fees, due dates to remember, or trips to the library involved.

Traditionally, just 15-20% of elementary and middle school students have a public library account.

Whether due to issues with transportation to the library, limitations on time, or some other reason, the large majority of students have been missing out on the many resources available at SCCLD’s eight libraries. These range from research tools, language, science, math, English and other class subject tutorials, articles and materials.