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This is the second day of a Heat Advisory for this area. Sure, we all feel drained and listless, not to mention that any kind of physical movement makes a person break out into sweat. But especially in the Ohio River Valley heat can cause more problems than sticky underarms. People especially at risk...
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Do you have a laptop? Bring it in on your next visit to the EVPL to take advantage of the following services! Wireless Internet Access Wireless internet access (aka Wi-Fi) is available for free at all locations. If your laptop has a wireless network card (odds are that it does), you'll simply need...
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04-27-2009
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Filed under: internet, technology, fyi, evpl.org, computers, mp3 players, mac, tutorials, electronics, iphone, wi-fi, printing
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On Tuesday, March 3, the EVPL will be implementing a new security feature to protect patron accounts: PINs. Similar to using a PIN at the ATM, EVPL cardholders will be required to enter their name, library card number, & PIN when accessing their account online. Since your library account displays...
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Library Elf , a free service that library patrons all around the world could use to keep tabs on their & their family's due dates, is no longer free. Check out their announcement here , which details the reasons for the change. Since Library Elf began, we've been adding features to our own...
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Last October, we discontinued AquaBrowser . Today I am happy to unveil its successor: ENCORE ! The catalog widget at the top of our webpages now searches Encore. In a nutshell, Encore works very similarly to Google. In the search box, simply type in words about the items you're looking for; this...
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OverDrive @ EVPL is a collection of downloadable materials (including audiobooks, eBooks, movies, & music) available free of charge to all EVPL cardholders. Since launch, patrons with Windows PCs have been downloading countless items from this digital collection...unforunately, Mac users were out...
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11-21-2008
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Filed under: technology, Web 2.0, fyi, collections, overdrive, downloads, evpl.org, ebooks, computers, zune, mp3 players, mac, ipod
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Public-use computers at all EVPL libraries are being replaced with new Dell Optiplex 755 computers. With Windows XP, Core 2 Duo processors, and 2GB of RAM, these computers are much speedier than our old ones! These computers also include DVD burners (that burn CDs as well) and memory card readers (for...
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Reading, Writing, and Growing Together in Southwestern Indiana This year's One Book One Community title is This I Believe: the Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. This collection of essays from the 1950s and today is based on the National Public Radio series of the same name. In addition...
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Ever since launching our new website on May 1, we've been implementing minor tweaks based on feedback from patrons and staff. One suggestion I've received regularly was to make our digital materials easier to locate. As of this morning, our "Virtual Library" section has been replaced...
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10-10-2008
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Filed under: maintenance, technology, public opinion, Web 2.0, fyi, newsletters, collections, evpl toolbar, overdrive, downloads, evpl.org, enewsletters
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On Friday, September 19, shortly after closing at 6:00pm, the following sections of our website will be unavailable due to site maintenance: My Account Online Catalog AquaBrowser We'll be updating library software to fix issues our users have encountered, as well as to prepare for adding new functionality...