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2. In the local community Free Service Accessible to everyone 13 branch libraries and a mobile library Home library service, nursing homes visits, reminiscence box, mono mouse magnifier, audio books, adaptive technology, employment clubs, book groups 3. Facts and Figures 2012/13 oLibrary visits = 684,694oVirtual visits = 371,677oPopulation of users with library card = 41%oeBook issues = 6,169oBook issues = 371,538oPC sessions = 98,744 4. Free Computer Access o Book a flight, check your email, update your Facebook profile, renew your car insurance, order prescriptions o Printers and Scanners o Apply for online jobs, CV workshops, Universal Credit 5. Catch the reading bug!Bookbug Sessions are free, fun and friendly events for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their families to enjoy together. 6. eMagazinesEnjoy full digital copies of your favourite magazines for free on your PC, Mac mobile device. 7. Comprehensive study materials including the entire official test question bank and an online version of the Highway code.Hazard perception simulator with video clips in the same format as the official test. Free for library members. 8. Have a knit and a natter, book groups, games workshop, photography exhibitions, author visits 9. Working with local Primary SchoolsDiscover Reading, Discover Information, Carnegie medal and Kate Greenway medal, mobile visits to remote smaller schools, homework support 10. Working with local Secondary Schools Our Library Management System has been rolled out to five of the eight South Ayrshire Secondary Schools enabling the pupils to take full advantage of all our library services. 11. We still have books! Search for a title, download it, reserve it, renew it, review it 12. Library app read, renew, request o Gain instant library access with the South Ayrshire Libraries mobile app. o Now you can find a title, reserve, borrow or renew it, straight from your mobile.search for South Ayrshire Libraries 13. What are eBooks? oeBooks are downloadable books which you can read and audio books which you can listen to on a computer and / or on a mobile device such as: an eBook reader, mobile phone, iPod, iPad or MP3 player. 14. eBooks & eAudioo Easy to use, users can choose lending period, available 24/7, no late feeso No returns 15. See Book. Read Book OverDrive Read is a new in-browser eBook reader. It works just like any eBook reading app, except you dont need to activate or install extra software. o All you need is a computer, tablet, or mobile device with a modern web browser. o Your eBooks are stored in the cloud, which means you can read across a number of different devices and your eBooks will sync so that you dont lose your place. 16. OverDrive Media Station Showcases our entire eBook collection in-housePatrons can touch and swipe to browse and sample any titlePatrons can send any title from an OverDrive Media Station to their favourite device for checkout using a QR code, email or SMS 17. Should libraries offer eBooks? o The answer is a resounding yes! o The service has raised the library profile in the local area. o New users include many people who had previously thought that the libraryhad nothing to offer. o It appeals to younger members and our eBook Twilight series cantbe lost / stolen or soaked in the bath! o It is socially and geographically inclusive nursing homes, the visually-impaired and includes those that even the mobile library doesnt reach!o Shift workers. 18. Library Blogs Keep up-to-date with news, events and competitions on our library and local history blogs 19. Awards o APSE finalists o Cosla Silver Medal Award o OverDrives International Marketing Award 2010 20. Achievements First Public Library service in Scotland to offer: o eBooks and eAudio o eMagazinesFirst Library service in Europe to allow patrons to access: o eBooks via an OverDrive Media StationFirst Public Library service in the world to publish an eBook o Records of the Ayrshire Militia from 1802 to 1883, available for sale on Amazon o Crooks in the Nooks MP3 audio tour of Old Ayr 21. South Ayrshire Libraries were invited to write a chapter for this publication.This book will be sold into Library Schools throughout the world and will be available from November 2013. 22. Future of Libraries? Much talk of the death of the printed book.More books than ever are being published in paper form.With the ever-increasing number of eBooks being published, it adds up to more words being written, published and read than ever before.Consumer driven.We are all in a 24 / 7 virtual information age.Libraries are vital for bridging the IT divide. 23. Jean Inness, South Ayrshire Libraries