Open eBooks is an app containing thousands of
popular and award-winning titles that are free for children from in-need
households. These eBooks can be read without checkouts or holds.
A recent study found that 85%
of families below the poverty line have a mobile device (tablet or smartphone)
in surveyed households with children aged 6 to 13.
The
app will be available to low-income youth who have an educator – either a
teacher, program leader, or librarian, – signed up with First Book.
