Back in October, I taught a class about all the great apps available for your Android tablet and phone. Well, next week, the Apple folks get their turn. Bring your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, along with your library card number and PIN, and I’ll introduce you to all the free library apps you can add […]
So next week is Thanksgiving, which means lots of food, a day off, and the beginning of shopping season. And while, I personally, have a pretty lowkey holiday planned, the library has some stuff happening you might want to know about. Let me sketch them out quickly. As you can see from the picture above, […]
This Saturday we invite you to our Second Annual LibCon 11-3! If you were one of the lucky folks who came last year, you already have some idea of what’s in store, but if you didn’t attend our first comic convention at the library, then let me tell you what we have in store. There […]
This past Friday, Macmillan Publishers’ new ebook pricing model for libraries went into effect. So, what exactly does that mean for you, a library patron who enjoys library ebooks? The simplest way to put it is you’re going to be waiting longer for ebooks published by Macmillan. So long, Macmillan hopes, you will stop using […]
Thursday is Halloween, and the library will be celebrating in style! We kick things off in the morning at 11 with the Children’s Department Trick or Treat at the Library. Meander your way through the Library, going desk to desk collecting yummy, yummy candy. Kids are, of course, encouraged to dress in costume. And after […]
We’re all doing more and more on our phones (and tablets) these days, but did you know the library is on your phone, too? Well, it’s true. You can read books, watch movies, learn a foreign language, even finally figure out how to tackle Excel spreadsheets, all from a mobile device. If you want to […]
Election Day is now less than a month away on Tuesday, November 5. There are several issues on the ballot locally and some contested races for office, and all of them can be confusing to figure out. Thankfully, The League of Women Voters of the Canton Area has put together their guide once more to […]
Since the library started upgrading the staff computers to Windows 10, we’ve been forced to make some adjustments. One of the things that has happened is that the default display setting is smaller than it used to be. The icons on the desktop are smaller, the open windows of the software we use all the […]
Every fall in Stark County residents are asked to read the same book and then join in programing and book discussions about the work. This year’s book is Beautiful Boy by David Sheff, a memoir about his son, Nic’s, drug addiction. (There is also a separate book for young readers: High, co-written by David and […]
As I’ve mentioned a couple of times on this blog, I’m a writer in my spare time. In fact, it’s my primary hobby, as my overgrown flower beds can attest. I like writing and talking about writing, so it probably won’t come as any surprise that this Saturday’s Local Author Fair is something I’m really […]