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TumbleBooks Update: Download the App
Tumble Book Library, a resource that we have offered to our patrons for a while now, has an exciting update. Besides being able to access hundreds of eBooks and animated storybooks in the library or at home, you can now access Tumble Book Library from your iOS or Android mobile device!
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Streaming Video Now Available
In addition to downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks, Cass County Public Library offers nearly 600 streaming videos through Missouri Libraries 2 Go. Patrons can find and access TV shows, feature films, documentaries, and instructional videos with a valid library card.
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Library adds new language database
Learn a foreign-language on-the-go with the latest Library digital tool: Pronunciator. Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn any of 80 languages with self-directed lessons, live teachers, movies, music, and more.
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Getting Started with Magazines
The library now offers 140 popular magazines and newspapers for digital lending. The collection includes many of the top circulating
Read MoreThe library tech guy tests weather apps for Android and iOS
With the storm season upon us, and not always having access to a television, we felt like it was a good time to test out some of the current weather applications available for both Android and iOS. Each of the apps tested had some pros and cons, but all the ones listed below did function properly and none required you to create an account. Below I will give some details about each specific app and highlight some of the features I liked about each one in particular.
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Come to the library and play on one of our iPads!
Families who come to the children’s library at the Harrisonville Branch have an opportunity to check out an iPad loaded with fun and engaging early literacy apps!
Read More5 up & coming social media apps
Love social media? Library tech guy, Steve Erichsen, takes a look at some of the newcomers.
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Electronic ABCs: Youth Literacy 2.0
When it comes to building your child’s literacy skills, you can never start too soon. But in a world filled with computers, tablets, TVs, and smart phones, where do you even begin? Many studies have created an unnecessary competition between books and technology. The truth is they are both important in the education of today’s children. While technology should not replace print resources, it’s important not to shy away from technology that might be useful in your child’s learning experience. There are many great digital tools out there that can help encourage kids to read in a fun, new way.
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Trying to get used to Windows 8?: A few quick tips
Windows 8 is probably the most drastic update to the Windows operating system since Windows 95 and it can be extremely frustrating while learning the features and even how to get some of the old features to work. I installed Windows 8 the first day it became available for download and I have to admit within the first week I had re-installed Windows 7. After a couple of weeks I decided to give Windows 8 another chance and aside from a few pending issues I’m glad I made the transition. Below I’m going to list the key things that have helped me have a better experience with Windows 8.
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Meet your Next Favorite Book at Goodreads
Goodreads is a social cataloging website for book nerds that launched in January 2007. As of July 2012 it had 10 million registered members with 20 million monthly visits. That’s a lot of book recommendations.
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Bookmyne: An app for your library
Cass County Public Library branches can now be found within the Bookmyne app available in the Android and iTunes app stores. The product gives you the ability to find libraries in your area, place holds, search local library collections, gives a current New York Times best sellers list to help find titles, and it has bar-code scanning capability to check multiple libraries for a title in one search. A simpler feature offered by the product is the ability to get the hours and phone numbers of any library by simply searching or scanning your local area. If you don’t have a Google Play account or an iTunes account the application can be downloaded directly from the Bookmyne website.
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5 Essential Apps for the Kindle Fire
In August 2012, Amazon’s Kindle Fire surpassed all other devices used by Cass County Public Library patrons to download books from Missouri Libraries 2 Go, our own collection of free ebooks. Below the library’s technology guy, Steve Erichsen, who owns a Kindle Fire, recommends some of his favorite apps for the Kindle Fire…
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