The First Academy librarian checks out new delivery method

Students now can use a new system called Uber Reads to check out books from a cart outside.

By Michael Eng
| 8:45 a.m. September 2, 2020

West Orange Times & Observer
Neighborhood

Lisa DeBoom, library media specialist at The First Academy, has found a new way to keep her students reading.

DeBoom unveiled recently Uber Reads, which allows students to have access to their favorite library books —delivered directly to them on a cart outside.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.