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The PowerPass is a just-for-students library card from PPLD, granting access to the Library’s digital resources like databases, eBooks, and song and movie downloads. PowerPass can enhance your student's learning both in and out of the classroom, as well as their at-home entertainment. Find curated recommendations below for kids, tweens, and teens.

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PowerPass for Kids, Tweens, & Teens

The PowerPass is a just-for-students library card from PPLD, granting access to the Library’s digital resources like databases, eBooks, and song and movie downloads. PowerPass can enhance your student’s learning both in and out of the classroom, as well as their at-home entertainment. Below, find recommendations to use your PowerPass, curated just for elementary school students!

Learning Resources:

Learning Resources

  • Find Trusted Homework Help Across Subjects: Get help with homework across more than 15 subjects using librarian-approved resources!
  • Tools to Enhance Learning for Parents & Educators: Want to help your student get ahead? Find resources for growing an avid reader, information on child development, and more in PPLD’s Parents & Educators Subject Guide.
  • Help Foster a Love of Reading: PPLD Kids has reading lists based on grade level, reading level, current popular titles, and more. Find the next great read that will help your student fall in love with reading all over again!
  • Brainfuse: Live homework help and skills building from expert tutors in math, science, social studies and English plus writing and reading assistance. Designed for grades K - Adults. Tutors available online Monday - Sunday from 2 - 11 p.m.
  • Educator Resources: Educators can check out our Educator Resources Guide to find ways to educate students.

Entertainment Resources

  • Free Music, Movies, Comics, and More: The eLibrary at PPLD houses millions of items, including TumbleBooks which holds animated picture books and other eBooks just for kids! Plus, find award-winning movies and TV shows, the entire Sony Music catalog, comic books, and more. The options are endless!

Learning Resources

  • Access to Live Tutors with Brainfuse HelpNow:
    Does your student have a question about math, science, or social studies? Do they need someone to look over their English paper or need help with writing or reading? PowerPass card holders can access a live tutor for assistance.
  • Answers and Assistance with the Homework Help Guide:
    Students can find information and resources for almost any homework or project assignment using this extensive collection containing databases, subject guides, and more. There are even resources for teachers.
  • Brainfuse: Live homework help and skills building from expert tutors in math, science, social studies and English plus writing and reading assistance. Designed for grades K - Adults. Tutors available online Monday - Sunday from 2 - 11 p.m.

Entertainment Resources

  • Free Music, Movies, Comics, and More:
    PowerPass card holders can access more than books in the eLibrary at PPLD. The endless options include award-winning movies and TV shows, the entire Sony Music catalog, comic books, audiobooks, and more
  • Access Reading Lists and Read-Alikes:
    PPLD has a wide variety of book lists to help tweens decide what to read next. Tweens can browse PPLD's curated book lists based on subject and on books they have loved before to find a new favorite read.

Learning Resources

Entertainment Resources

  • Free Music, Movies, Comics, and More:
    The eLibrary at PPLD houses millions of items, including award-winning movies and TV shows, the entire Sony Music catalog, comic books, audiobooks, and more. The options are endless!
  • Access Reading Lists and Read-Alikes:
    For teens who love a good book but aren’t sure what to read next, PPLD curates reading lists for teens based on subject, and based on books they’ve loved before.

With PowerPass, you can also access fun activities such as games, movies, comics, and more!

Visit our eLibrary page for parental control information.

Get Started with PowerPass:

Choose your school district:

D2 District Two Harrison Schools

District 2 PowerPass Fast Facts:

  1. The student’s login will be HSD2[Student Id #].
  2. For a student with the ID # of 12345, their login would be HSD212345.
  3. The student’s pin number will be the month and day of their birthday.
  4. For a student with the birthday January 1, their PIN would be 0101.
  5. Student cards have the profile of STUDENT
  6. Students are allowed to check out five items and have five holds at a time. However, Interlibrary Loans are not permitted on these accounts.
  7. Student accounts can access eLibrary and Research resources as well as PCs in the libraries.

If a parent does not wish for their child to use PowerPass, they may opt out at the child's school. Contact Kasey Andrade Smith, School Liaison District Coordinator, kandradesmith@hsd2.org.

D11 Colorado Springs Schools
  1. The student has an e-card (i.e. not a physical card)
  2. The student card # is the first five letters of their last name (fewer if the last name has less than five letters) followed by the initials of their first and middle names (if they have a middle name) and then the last four number of their student ID (for example, John Jacob Jingleheimer student ID 12345678, their PowerPass ID would be JINGLJJ5678)
  3. Student PINs are the two-digit month and day of their birthdate (ex. 0731)
  4. Student cards have the profile of STUDENT
  5. Students are allowed to check out five items and have five holds at a time. However, Interlibrary Loans are not permitted on these accounts.
  6. Student accounts can access eLibrary and Research resources as well as PCs in the libraries.

If a parent does not wish for their child to use PowerPass, they may opt out at the child's school.

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  1. The student’s login will be asd [student ID #].
  2. For a student with the ID # of 12345, their login would be asd12345.
  3. The student’s pin number will be a random 8-digit number that they will be given by the school.
  4. Upon login, the system will prompt the student to change the pin number to between 4-10 characters, using either all letters, all numbers, or a combination of the two
  5. Student cards have the profile of STUDENT
  6. Students are allowed to check out five items and have five holds at a time. However, Interlibrary Loans are not permitted on these accounts.
  7. Student accounts can access eLibrary and Research resources as well as PCs in the libraries.

If a parent does not wish for their child to use PowerPass, they may opt out at the child's school. Contact Carol Bramschreiber, Technology Integration and Library Specialist, carol.bramschreiber@asd20.org.

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District 49 PowerPass Fast Facts:

  1. The student’s login will be D49[Student Id #].
  2. For a student with the ID # of 12345, their login would be D4912345.
  3. The student’s PINs is the two-digit month and day of their birthdate.
  4. For a student with the birthday January 1, their PIN would be 0101.
  5. Student cards have the profile of STUDENT
  6. Students are allowed to check out five items and have five holds at a time. However, Interlibrary Loans are not permitted on these accounts.
  7. Student accounts can access eLibrary and Research resources as well as PCs in the libraries.

If a parent does not wish for their child to use PowerPass, they may opt out at the child's school. Contact Georganna Rapaport, georganna.rapaport@d49.org.

Calhan School District

 

  1. The student’s login will be CA[Student Id #].
  2. For a student with the ID # of 12345, their login would be CA12345.
  3. The student’s PINs begin with CA and then the two-digit day and year of their birthdate (ex. 0110)
  4. For a student with the birthday January 1, 2010, their PIN would be CA0110.
  5. Student cards have the profile of STUDENT
  6. Students are allowed to check out five items and have five holds at a time. However, Interlibrary Loans are not permitted on these accounts.
  7. Student accounts can access eLibrary and Research resources as well as PCs in the libraries.
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1. The student has an e-card (i.e. not a physical card)
2. To check out items using PowerPass, students must:

  • Login with a username that is FFC8 plus the student ID number. For example, if the student ID number is 12345, the username would be FFC812345
  • The PIN number they should use will be only the student ID number. For example, if the student ID number is 12345, the pin number will be 12345. Students are encouraged to change their pin after their first login.

3. Student cards have the profile of STUDENT
4. Students are allowed to check out five items and have five holds at a time. However, Interlibrary Loans are not permitted on these accounts.
5. Student accounts can access eLibrary and Research resources as well as PCs in the libraries.

*If a parent does not wish for their child to use PowerPass, they may opt out at the child’s school.

Questions about PowerPass?

PowerPass is a just-for-students library card from PPLD, granting access to the Library’s digital resources like databases, eBooks, and song and movie downloads. It works just like a normal library card, but specifically for students.

If you're having difficulty using your powerpass, check out our troubleshooting document that goes over common issues.

That link above should help with some of the following issues:

  • Problems logging in
  • Problems with the app or online resources
  • Information on holds, fees, and changing your PIN
  • Just like regular PPLD accounts, fees will accrue for lost or damaged items, which can result in the account being blocked (at $10) from further checkout of physical materials.
  • Like regular PPLD accounts, blocked PowerPass accounts will continue to have access to digital resources.

Please note: PPLD student accounts with lost/damaged item bills that have not been paid when the student leaves the district or graduates will be forgiven.

It depends on the charter's relationship to the hosting school district. If charter school student data is included in the data transfer or can be included because of an agreement with the school district, then yes, the charter school is included in the PowerPass partnership. If the charter school data is not included, a separate agreement will have to be worked out between PPLD and the charter school at a later date.

Yes, but you must be at least 18 years old.

Yes, plus you can still use our eLibrary resources with a blocked PowerPass ecard.