My Destiny Quest

My Destiny Quest

     Third and 4th graders this week were introduced to their Destiny Quest accounts during their library checkout time.  For 4th graders, there was a brief review, but third graders were delighted with their first time access to a social networking site all about books.  Students access their accounts by clicking on the Library Catalog link on the school web page and entering their usernames and passwords.  Once logged in, students can check their inbox for messages from friends, send book recommendations to friends, write book reviews, place holds on books they want to read, organize their own shelves of "want to read" and "have read" titles and read ebooks!  Our Destiny Quest site is limited to students and staff at Spirit Lake Community Schools so no messages or contacts from others will appear in a student's inbox.  Students are encouraged to click the "Report Abuse" button if they receive any message that makes them uncomfortable or uses inappropriate language.  Messages exchanged between friends must always start with a book recommendation and the conversations must be focused on reading, books and authors.  All students from grades 3-12 have a Destiny Quest account and are encouraged to use it!