New app turns library into Live-brary!

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Our new mobile app is amazing!   Here’s what’s now available:

• Integrated OverDrive Free Downloads allows 2 click downloading of eBooks and eAudiobooks to your mobile device.  For instructions on setting up your device to use mobile OverDrive, click here to watch a video on the Live-brary.com Youtube channel.  The Digital My Account in the Free Downloads channel allows you to manage your OverDrive downloads.
• Integrated Research full text content from Ebsco and Novelist and link to the Mango languages mobile interface. 
• BookLook by ISBN – scan or type an ISBN from any book and it launches a search in the catalog.  If someone in the County owns it, a hold can be placed.

You can also find the full county catalog for searching and placing holds on any item, and you can check your library account for activity on any card.  Download the app here.

Here’s to a new year and a new you

Signs are starting to point to a change in the economy.  Now is the time to get prepared for new opportunities, so we’ve put together a webpage that might help you towards a change in your future.  Take a look at our simple set of career resources, including databases that index huge job listings, watch trends in the job market, offers free online courses to get you started, profile you to help you decide the best career path, and practice tests for civil service.  There are tons of links to further your job hunt, new websites to check, and all the services and books we offer right here in the Library. 

Face 2012 with confidence and hope – start here: http://hhhlibrary.org/Careers.htm

Google +

If you’re a fan of the latest from Google or social networking like Facebook and Twitter, then you’ve heard of Google+. Google+ was launched to compete with Facebook, but the verdict is still out on whether the public will take to it as quickly.  It’s great for sharing pictures and video, and you can hangout with friends on a group chat.

It’s easy to join Google+ if you’ve got a gmail account, or you can click this link to get going.  Give it try!

You can now find the library there!  Please add us to your circles.

Thousands of legal forms now available online at Library’s website

     Your Library is always working to make life a little easier for you. We now subscribe to    LawDepot, an online resource with thousands of legal forms across all categories, including Real Estate, Business, Human Resources, Family, and more. All you need is your library card.

• You create the document you need in just minutes and print it instantly. No software to download and no waiting for documents to arrive in the mail. Just instant access.
• You have access your LawDepot account at any time and from any Internet computer to view, edit, create, and print your legal documents.
• And of course, all LawDepot forms, contracts, and agreements are created by a full-time team of lawyers. They are updated often in accordance with changes in the law.

Find them here, under LawDepot: http://hhhlibrary.org/Research/referencepagenewlinks.htm#business

Updates from Live-brary

New from Live-brary - an excellent mobile  app that allows you to:

• Search the County Catalog
• Place Holds
• Renew Items
• Find your Library and get info
• Follow Live-brary.com on Facebook and Twitter
• Coming Soon!  OverDrive integration for Live-brary.com Free Downloads
• Access to Databases with mobile capabilities  

And even bigger news: you can now checkout library ebooks on your Kindle!  For  instructions, look here.

Please pet the gadgets

If you’ve heard all the buzz about ebooks but still aren’t sure if they’re for you, come to the Library’s Dix Hills building. We’ll let you play around with an iPad, color Nook, and the Kobo Reader. You can try reading an ebook on each one and see which you like best. If you need some instruction on a device you are considering, or already own, call 498-1224 and set up an appointment with Ellen.

Free eCollection of 9/11 Books

In support of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, ebrary is offering open access to a collection of relevant e-books through September. We hope that this collection provides a valuable resource to anyone seeking to learn or understand more about this tragic event, or reflect on its world impact.

http://site.ebrary.com/lib/september11/home.action

New website for the library

We’ve updated our look and hopefully made things easier to find.  Let us know what you think!  hhhlibrary.org

Get a Library Card Online

No Library Card? No problem!  If you live in the Half Hollow Hills area you can get a free temporary card immediately online.  Just type in your address on this page:  http://www.sclsmap.info/ and fill out the form that follows.  You’ll have access to all our terrific online resources, such as eBooks, research databases, newspaper and magazine articles, business directories, language learning, and much more.  Place a reserve on a book or DVD.  Register for a program.  Get live homework help.  If you come into the library within 30 days with your new temporary number, we can make you a card that will give you some additional privileges.  This is a great chance to try out everything the library has to offer online.

 

A new slice of mango languages

Mango languages, the library supported program to learn languages online, is now available as a free iPhone app. Learn on the go with Mango!