Can students read books on Bookroo?
Explainer · Updated
Yes. Bookroo's eBook Library has more than 150 books students can read for free in the browser: classics, early chapter books and mysteries, picture books and some nonfiction. It's for when a student can't get the physical book. It's on for every class unless you or your school turns it off.
Which books are in it
Books old enough to be out of copyright in the United States, such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the early Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mysteries. Buttons at the top sort them by reading level: Transitional Reader, Juvenile Reader, Middle Grade and, for older classes, Young Adult.
Outside the United States: a book that is free of copyright in the US may still be under copyright where you are. The library's page says so, and asks readers outside the US to check their local laws before reading. These ebooks may also differ from the printed editions.
Where students find it
- Books in the top bar → eBook Library
- The eBook Library card under My Resources on their dashboard
They click Read eBook under a cover to open it. A picture book ends with Mark as read, which records it. For a chapter book, they record their reading as they would for any book.
Where you find it
- Resources in your class sidebar → eBook Library
- Your class Home → Books → eBook Library
Or go straight to bookroo.com/classrooms/ebook-library.
Turning it off
- For one class: Settings → What students see → "They can read the eBook Library". Change it to can't see. See Class settings, explained.
- For a whole school: a school admin turns it off on the school dashboard's Settings. Then it stays off in every class. See What's on the school dashboard?.
A student in more than one class loses the library if any of those classes, or its school, turns it off. They see "Your school has turned off the eBook Library." instead of the books.
Still stuck?
Email us or book a call. A person on the Bookroo team will help.