intro: must love gadgets

MUST LOVE GADGETS

Technology Petting Zoo Orientation

El Paso Public Library

GET OUT YOUR GADGET

DIGITAL ACCESS

Knowing how to access our

digital holdings is now part of

everyone’s job at EPPL.

You’ll learn best if you try out

the apps on your own device.

Homework: Play with the new

apps, try to download

something from our library!

TECH ZOO

A Technology Petting Zoo is an opportunity for library patrons to

try out gadgets.

Our zoo will have several commonly used gadgets.

Patrons can learn about our library’s

digital ecosystem from petting zoo events.

CHANGE IS NOW

eBook reading is increasing.

Patrons want to come to Tech Petting Zoos.

• 69% of adults report that they would be very likely to attend a

Technological Petting Zoo event at their library

Our collection isn’t only paper—it’s also digital.

Understanding the digital world is just as essential as

knowing how to find a book or answer a reference question.

NUMBERS OF CHANGE

More people

are using

tablets, and

they need

our help!

NUMBERS FOR CHANGE

62% of library users don’t know they can check out an eBook.http://mashable.com/2012/06/21/libraries-are-lending-e-books/

!!!

Petting zoo!

Tech Classes and

help at the

reference desk!

2013

*Teen rates are even higher by gender and ethnicity!

TECH IS EVERYONE’S JOB

The digital ecosystem is part of our library

Patrons expect library staff to be experts… and if you don’t have

the answer, to know how to find it.

Become familiar with what we have

and how to use it.

Teach, share and keep learning!

SUMMARY

There’s a lot to learn! But it will be an exciting journey.

• eMail me at: barnumsb@elpasotexas.gov or call 915-503-5785 on my

cell if you’re stuck.

• Ask questions, please! I don’t mind.

The following course will include visuals, handouts, video and

hands-on experience.

We’re all going to be experts!

KEEP

CALM

&

GADGET

ON!