Where have all the iPads gone?

If you’ve come to the desk asking about getting an iPad – or have been patiently sitting on the waiting list for a while – you’ve no doubt noticed that there are currently none to be had.  Due to known security problems with iMessage that could lead to privacy issues for users, we’ve had to [...]

Next Kindle Brown Bag Lunch to be held Tuesday, January 17th in Gulski Dining Room

Looking to learn more about your Kindle, or maybe just hoping to get some suggestions for new books to download?  Then come to the next Kindle Brown Bag Lunch event on Tuesday, January 17th, from 1 to 2 pm in Gulski Dining Room.  Library staff will be on hand to help discuss and demonstrate the [...]

Coming soooooooooon…

Yup.  We’re getting the Kindle Fire.  Several of them, in fact.  We don’t have an exact date to tell you, unfortunately, as they don’t get released to retail until November 15th, and Amazon is apparently honoring pre-orders in the order in which they were received, so while we’re hoping we get ours in that initial [...]

Instamatic Instruction: Learn how to use the library via Instant Messaging

Have you ever IM-ed a Librarian? If you have you may have experienced something pretty cool. You asked a question and the librarian said “If you give me a quick minute, I can show you how to use this database” or “Just a sec and I’ll send you a short video on how to do [...]

101 (apps on library iPads, that is)

There were 101 dalmatians, and now there are 101 apps on the iPads available to borrow from the Douglas and Judith Krupp Library. 101.  That’s a lot.  And it’s not all just educational stuff, mind you, although yes, of course, we have those, too, whether you’re looking for Blackboard, or test prep materials, or Mango [...]