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Pokemon Go is the newest sensation and all over the news and social media.  It is an augmented reality game you play on your Android or iPhone.  Unlike virtual reality, which substitutes your visual experience, augmented reality takes the real world and adds an extra layer to it.  Just like how we used Aurasma to see into the future of the library’s renovation project, Pokemon Go lets you see through the eyes of a Pokemon trainer.

Continue Reading "Who Let a Pidgey into the Library?" →

Sign up for my Social Security and avoid getting the periodically mailed print benefits statements.

Less paper and easy access to your Social Security Statement.

Now you can login and easily:

• see your future benefits
• verify that your earnings for the year are posted correctly
• see an estimate of Social Security taxes you have paid
• and if you are retired, check your benefit and payment information

Continue Reading "The Social Security Administration can help you be green and name your child!" →

Summer is a time when many families pack up the car and head out on vacation. It’s also a great time to listen to books as a family, creating a shared experience that just might provoke some interesting conversations to boot! 

Here are some titles that involve travel in one form or another. Take a look - you just might find your family’s next big adventure!

Continue Reading "ROAD TRIP!! Audiobook Selections for Family Travel" →

The public has already "moved in" to the Forum, the Early Literacy Center, and the E-Bar, so what is left to do? The Commons, of course, and the resumption of technology group instruction throughout the building. And there's one more big surprise around the corner . . .

Continue Reading "We’re Rounding Third: Wrapping up the Renovation!" →

Are you get tired of seeing those messages that keep popping up, saying “you have read nine of your ten free articles this month?” And then the ads that take over your screen, telling you how you can subscribe?  Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just read as many articles as you want, wherever you want, for free? Articles covering everything from world events, fashion and the arts from the newspaper that has been named “the paper of record?”

Well now you can. And it's really easy. If you’re in the library you have unlimited access while in the building, once you've registered. From home you just need to register to redeem 72 hours of free access. You’re basically getting a free subscription that you only need to renew every three days. And renewing is a snap if you save your username and password on your computer, phone or other device.

In addition to today’s news, you’ll also have access to the NYT archive from 1851-1922. Go to the bottom of the NYT homepage to “Tools & Services” and click on “Time Machine.” Try looking up one of your favorite historical events - you’ll see it in the newspaper as it originally appeared.

And whenever you login, you’ll also be able to get suggestions for articles you might like, based on what you’ve recently viewed under “Recommendations.”

Check it out and let us know what you think!