500 VINE
Did you get a new gadget this holiday season?
Whether you got the new iPhone 4S, a new Android tablet, or any other mobile device, the library has an app for it.
Mobile card catalogs
The Library Anywhere app from Library Thing is a mobile version of our catalog that lets you browse our collection, put items on hold, and even renew the items you currently have checked out. You can look at library hours, events and look at book reviews. It’s a great way to see if we have a book while you are on the go.
The free application is available for the iPhone, iTouch, iPad, and Android or Blackberry devices. If you don’t have a smartphone, you can still benefit from the mobile version of the library catalog by visiting www.lclscatalog.org [1] on a web-enabled cell phone.
Virtual card
Cardstar is a free app that holds your loyalty cards for the grocery store, pharmacy, and even your library card on your smartphone. The app will ask you what vendor card you wish to add and you can type in or scan the barcode found on the back of your library card.
The Cardstar app creates a barcode on your phone and we can scan it instead of your card next time you are ready to check out. The free application is also available for the iPhone, iTouch, iPad, and Android or Blackberry devices.
e-Books and Audiobooks
The Overdrive Media Console app is a free app for the iPhone, iTouch, iPad, Windows 7, and Android or Blackberry devices. This app allows you download the library’s e-Book and downloadable audiobooks directly to your smartphone or tablet computer.
To download a library e-book from your device, just open the Overdrive Media Console app, select our library from the list, and start browsing. Once you find the book you want to read, add it to your cart and check out. The book will download to your device, and you are ready to read!
The Amazon Kindle app also lets you download library e-Books to your mobile device or smartphone. To download a library e-Book to your device, visit, www.albright.org [2] and click on the “Download e-Book†icon and start browsing. Once you find the book you want to read, add it to your cart and check out. You will be sent to the Amazon website where you will complete the download process from Amazon.
The library has a Digital Support Team to help with the any questions you might have on these apps, and team members can be reached at digitalsupport@albright.org .
Remember, these apps are available to the community, free of charge. And if you don’t have a library card, come in and sign up for one today!
‘500 VINE’ focuses on local library events and services. Find it bi-weekly in Go Lackawanna.
Links
- ^ www.lclscatalog.org (www.lclscatalog.org)
- ^ www.albright.org (www.albright.org)
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