June 2016
Volume 23 Number 2
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Alexis Rittenberger demonstrates an e-book app to Frances Gaylor of Ingomar.
Northland Library offers impressive array of activities for all ages, including seniors By Gina Mazza For Pittsburgh Senior News If you believe that having a library card and hanging out at the local library is only for boring bookworms, chances are you haven’t checked out Northland Library lately. Yes, patrons can get books, movies, music and more on loan, but the library offers so much beyond that in terms
of special programming. In fact, it’s probably hard to not find something that interests you on their monthly roster of events. “This is not the library you remember from when you were a kid,” says Santina Balestreire, director of marketing and communications for the library. “We are bridging the gap with teaching adults about
the technologies that their children and grandkids are using—everything from iPads, FaceTime and apps to downloading audio books and streaming music. Actually, you don’t even need to come to the library anymore. You can use technology to get your materials at home.
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