Always recommend your books and site to
our library patrons.
Our Library Partners Program includes discounted admission to more than 50 spectacular wildlife sanctuaries across the state, where
library patrons can explore and enjoy the nature of Massachusetts.
Board member Nancy Hermann said a coffee shop should be located inside the library and accessible only to
library patrons.
«We are excited to partner with hoopla digital to bring our beloved characters and educational content to
library patrons across North America,» said Jennifer A. Perry, Vice President & Publisher of Worldwide Media Distribution, Sesame Workshop.
The most popular titles represent the borrowing habits of approximately 260,000
library patrons of all ages who use the 38 local public libraries and the «Library on Wheels» bookmobile.
learning opportunities for
library patrons throughout the nation, including geographic areas and
The tallies represent borrowing habits of
library patrons from all 37 local public libraries in 2015.
The postcards, signed by
library patrons and supporters, asked the County Executive to restore $ 3.6 million in funding.
Over 751,000 public computer sessions and over 242,600 WiFi sessions were logged last year — meaning local
library patrons rely on the technology provided by their libraries for the gathering of information.
There are options we can explore to meet the needs of
library patrons and hopefully fund for more hours
«The Public» is set in the Midwest during a brutal cold front, which prompts a group of homeless
library patrons who refuse to leave Cincinnati's downtown public library at closing time when they learn that emergency shelters have reached capacity.
They are Bella's boss, a librarian with a dictatorial streak, and an eccentric young
library patron doing architectural research.
«The books are spread out on grass mats beneath an acacia tree, and
the library patrons, often barefoot, sometimes joined by goats or donkeys, gather with great excitement to choose their books,» writes Hamilton, who wrote a novel about the library.
Highly trained staff combines state - of - the - art digitization equipment with best practices to provide support for collection - level digitization projects, systematic digitization, as well as on - demand requests by Stanford researchers and other
library patrons.»
The high school provided EBSCO databases for all of
our library patrons and their families to use as well as NoodleTools accounts.
This means that in the very near future — preliminary signs are pointing to April 30th —
library patrons will be -LSB-...]
For more proof that the DPLA and typical public
library patrons live on different planets, just look at the Alexa graph to the right — showing how how few people are now visiting the DPLA's Web site.
Hoopla gives
library patrons access to over 300,000 movies, TV shows, full music albums, audiobooks, and now they've just added ebooks and comics to their selections as well.
Looking at the statistics presented at the workshop, it is clear that
library patrons find the restrictions put on ebooks by most of the major publishers to be totally unacceptable.
Realizing that adult
library patrons often request materials before or soon after they are published, Adult Books staff strive to review new books as early as possible.
Today the Axis 360 platform now allows
library patrons to have access to all library materials from the online catalog — whether physical or digital — and creates a convenient experience for borrowing and enjoying ebooks and digital audiobooks in the patron's favorite reading apps and on their device of choice.
When
library patrons think of ebook lending, they might be familiar with the powers behind the books, with names like OverDrive or 3M distributing content to their local libraries.
In case you haven't heard about it, here's how it works: Library staffers across the country nominate the books coming out each month that they've really enjoyed reading and are most eager to recommend to
library patrons.
The new program first started off with the St. Paul Library and provided
library patrons with a myriad of very intuitive options to facilitate borrowing digital books.
There is a very strong connotation among publishers that
library patrons are freeloaders and giving a book away devalues the product.
The Axis 360 Browser Reader will allow public and school libraries can utilize web ‐ access terminals as ebook reading stations so
library patrons do not need to bring their own devices to read e-books at the library.
This is a perfect opportunity for indie authors to come in and serve
library patrons.»
But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the majority of
library patrons in the US didn't even know their public... [Read more...]
At the Johnson County Library in Kansas, for instance,
a library patron printed a mechanical hand for a family friend.
BookPage had a booth, and countless librarians and
library patrons dropped by to say hello and tell us why they look forward to receiving BookPage at the first of every month.
«We're thrilled to be part of Hoopla Digital and to expand our reach to
library patrons across North America,» added Marvel GM and VP of marketing and digital operations Julie Gerola.
During the pilot program, Penguin will make its ebooks available to the libraries for one year with renewable terms, and
library patrons will be able to access the collection remotely utilizing their personal devices, including PCs, iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Nooks, and Android devices.
3M developed a device that was initially thought to be based on an early txtr model e-reader, but it is its own proprietary machine intended to limit the capabilities of the e-reader in order to prevent theft and black marketing, as well as to make it entirely user friendly for the wide variety of computer knowledge and know - how of a broad audience of
library patrons.
The entire experience for digital borrowing is centered in the BiblioCommons interface so that
library patrons do not have to leave the library's website to access materials hosted remotely in the Axis 360 repository.
In February HarperCollins announced that its ebooks could only be checked out by
library patrons 26 times per title, after which a library would need to re-purchase an ebook in order to continue lending it out.
Several years ago, Kobo released the results from its online marketplace that looked at user behavior when ebooks were available for free or at nearly no cost, which is the correlating cost for
library patrons.
But as libraries work to reimagine their roles in communities and demonstrate their worth, perhaps it is the concept of
library patrons that needs some clarification as well.
Overdrive has announced that
library patrons using their system have now borrowed over 100 million audiobooks and eBooks in 2015.
According to the article,
some library patrons have decided never to borrow a book again after receiving an infested... [Read more...]
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It has been designed especially for
library patrons who want to browse the latest issues of popular magazines.
3M and Polaris Library Systems announced a partnership today that will build on their existing relationship in order to bring more checkout features to
library patrons.
Since the device has very limited capabilities, it is both the perfect device to prevent theft of expensive e-readers and the ideal device for
library patrons who don't already own a fancier digital reading device.
Have most public
library patrons become too wealthy to need a library?
Millions of additional
library patrons will soon be able to access ebooks published by Penguin.
OverDrive, one of the leading sources of loanable digital content for public and school libraries, was represented by Potash, who spoke about the statistics that show
library patrons are more likely to purchase a title after having borrowed the ebook.
The new platform will focus on a better experience for
library patrons — especially with regard to the device compatibility — as well as easing some of the workload on librarians.
One of the polarizing issues in the U.S. ebook market right now is the conflict over public library access to ebook titles for lending, but we may be able to take a lesson from Libranda's new partnership with OverDrive to afford access to new and bestselling ebook titles to
library patrons in Spain.
«By providing a high quality digital reading experience for
library patrons, whether they are at the library or accessing the digital magazines remotely, Flipster offers a unique approach for experiencing content in popular magazines as well as extending library services in an exciting new way.
But with survey data from as recently as 2012 indicating that the majority of
library patrons in the US didn't even know their public libraries could lend ebooks, despite the current numbers that 90 % of American libraries offer digital lending, there's an obvious disconnect between the services offered and patron adoption.