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by Suzanne McGregor First of all, we would like to thank those who brought snacks to our Valentine’s Open House last month. Over eighty individuals attended the event that celebrated the library’s love for our patrons! We think that folks enjoyed “A Blind Date With A Book” (wrapped
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up books that concealed their titles). Many were checked out by folks willing to take a risk! As mentioned in our article last month, our new AspenCat automation system is now in place. In addition to patrons having control of their personal library account online (seeing what items are checked out and when they are due, renewing and putting holds on items), it is now possible to download free ebooks to your computer and/or other devices (like iPads, eReaders, phones, etc.). All you need to do is download the appropriate “Reader App” and you are set to view and download books from the 3M eBook Collection. You can check out three books and have five on hold
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at a time. They are checked out for 21 days and can be renewed if there are no holds on the item. After 21 days, they are no longer available on your device. In consideration of other patrons, please check them in if you are done early. Sorry, but they cannot be downloaded using library computers. The four new desktop computers are installed with the Ubuntu operating system. According to the developers, they selected the name “Ubuntu” because it is an African word that means both “humanity to others” and “I am what I am because of who we all are.” The word emphasizes the nature of Ubuntu as a free, community-driven (open source) operating system. It re-
quires no virus protection, comes with a word-processing program (Libre) that reads Microsoft Office programs, and a password protection feature that keeps them “frozen” to library settings. The two new laptops for public use are installed with Windows 7 for those who prefer the traditional system. Reminder: In order to received automated messages with information about items that are coming due, please give us your email address so that we can add it to your account. The service is active immediately. Baca Grande Library, 2564100. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11:30am5pm; Saturday 10am-2pm.
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