Mobile Device Discovery Kit @Caldwell Public Library

Barb Hauck-MahDirector, Caldwell Public Library March 20,2014 www.caldwellpl.org

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Why CPL Borrowed a Mobile Kit

Caldwell Public Library does not yet have mobile devicesfor staff or patron use. We borrowed a Mobile Device

Discovery Kit from the NJ State Library for these reasons:

Try it before you buy it for Library & patrons

Provide staff & patron training on devices

Offer tech programs to kids & teens

Use devices as selling tool for digital content

Demonstrate need to support grant application

CPL Website Thank You

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CPL Lending Program Overview

Kit on Loan @CPL from February 1-March 19, 2014

4 Mobile Tech programs for adults Staff training on eReaders Teen All about Apps program Youth Super Scientists and iPads Zinio demonstrations

Applied for NNLM Technology Improvement grant

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Tech Drop In Sessions

Library Director taught 3 Friday morning tech sessions on iPads, tablets and eReaders

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Intro to iPads Class

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Technology Open House

March 6– Try it before you buy it

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Teen All About Apps Program

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Teen Volunteers Pick Apps

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Teens Share at All about Apps

Teens help adult with app questions forher new Galaxy smartphone

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iPads for Super Scientists

February Scientists program on hearts usediPads to show video of beating heart to kids

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Zinio Magazine Subscription

Director Hauck-Mah brought iPads &

tablets to CPL Board & Foundation

meeting and to PALS Plus Directors’

meeting to demonstrate and

recommend purchase

of Zinio digital library

magazine subscription

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eBook Resources

Created Library handouts on Digital Library NJ and eBook resources page on website

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NNLM Tech Improvement Grant

Caldwell Library & Caldwell Dept. of

Human Services applied in March

2014 for NNLM Tech Improvement

grant to purchase Mobile

Technology for online health

resources training.

Used Mobile Device Kit program

success to support grant

application.

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Thank you for this opportunity!