Lincoln Public Library staff
introduce patrons to the world of electronic borrowing
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[January 22, 2015]
LINCOLN - The first “device day”
program of the Lincoln Public Library was held January 17, 2015 in
the library’s annex. April Jensen, circulation manager and her
colleague Hannah VanSlambrouck guided six attendees in accessing the
library’s audiobook and e-book collections using their laptops,
tablets, netbooks, iPads, or smartphones. These various devices
enable patrons to download vast reading resources, including some
books published only electronically.
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The Lincoln Public Library
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located at 725 Pekin St., with adult nonfiction and
reference materials in the historic Carnegie Building. The Annex directly behind
houses adult fiction and the
Youth Services Department.
All library events are free and
open to the public. Online, visit
www.lincolnpubliclibrary.org.
Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Phone
217-732-8878 for adult services and 217-732-5732 for youth services.
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Jackie West, who enjoys reading eBooks on her iPad, notes that
she reads about five books a week and likes the convenience of
downloading books onto the iPad. Avid electronics reader Marita
Schneider is another reader received assistance setting up
applications to allow checking out and reading e-books. She asserted
that it is like “learning a new language.”
Becki Shreve, a substitute teacher, downloads e-books using a
laptop, smartphone, and tablet. Noting all the technologies used in
today’s classrooms, she likes to keep up with technology. Tracy
Bergin wanted to learn how to download eBooks to her smart phone, as
she had not used much of its technology.
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Jensen indicated patrons can check out as many as five e-books and
audiobooks up to fourteen days through Lincoln Public Library’s
consortium by searching “My Library.”
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Jan/21/images/ads/current/business_directory_filler.png) Jensen and VanSlambrouck provided handouts with terms to remember
and step-by-step instructions for accessing the e-books. They also
showed various applications and sites allowing access to the
library’s collection. They instructed users to first download
“Overdrive,” an “application that allows you to checkout and read
e-books, listen to audiobooks, and watch videos from your local
library on your tablet, pc, or smartphone.”
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Another application demonstrated was “3M,” which “allows library
patrons to browse and borrow audio books and e-books.” For
downloading and reading magazines, patrons can use Zinio. A site
called “Library on the Go” “allows member libraries and their
patrons to check out e-books, audiobooks, and videos for download.”
When patrons use this site, they choose the book they want to check
out, click on borrow, and sign in to “Library on the Go” using their
library card number and four digit PIN they have set up. They must
then download the form of the book, whether it is a Kindle or ePub
version. The devices also need to be registered with an account with
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, or Google Play Store in order to
utilize these applications and websites.
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Jensen encouraged attendees to “play and have fun” as they navigated
these sites, noting “that is the best way to learn.” She said that
the library would likely have more programs like this one and that
anyone who has trouble using the sites should “feel free to call or
come in to the library and ask any of our staff for help.”
[Angela Reiners] |