E-books are now available to students through the online library catalog and can be accessed with their digital devices.

“Some students read digital text better than print,” Librarian Jennifer Rike said.

Senior Kaylen Moreland said e-Books save money and time.

 “I wouldn’t have to go out and look for a book, I could just search for it,” she said.

Some students prefer a light handheld device to a large book.

 “E-Books are portable,” senior Kacey Ho said. “I always have an electronic device with me.”

For students who have struggled with turning in books on time, this might solve their problem.

 “Unlike print books, e-Books disappear when their due date is up,” Rike said. “There is no fine but there is also no book.”

In order to check out and read books, students need two apps.

 “Destiny Quest is an app version of Quest (which can be) found on the library webpage,” Rike said. “The second app is Follet Enlight, a reader that enables students to download (the) e-Books they have checked out.”

The introduction of e-Books does not mean that print books will disappear.

 “Current research is showing that teens still like reading print,” Rike said.

Despite research, e-books do provide some benefits.

 “(There is) flexibility in accessing a book (for) students busy with extracurricular activities or work,” Rike said.

For those who enjoy the feeling of a book in their hands, there is no need to worry.

Rike said, “It would be extremely costly to move the library to only e-Books.”