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read moreOptimized for iPad
Download it today from the Apple App Store OverDrive Media Console for iPhone/iPad v2.2 optimizes the user experience for eBooks and audiobooks on the Apple tablet. Whether users are reading an EPUB eBook, listening to an MP3 audiobook, or browsing the OverDrive Media Console library, they’ll now have the fulliPad iPad screen utilized for their enjoyment. Public, school, and college libraries now provide direct eBook downloads on the iPad® with the free OverDrive® Media Console™ app. The optimized app enables users at more than...
read moreTEL for kids now Open
We are pleased to announce the opening of Tennessee Electronic Libraries for kids. See our TEL for kids page for more details
read moreA look at a day in Tennessee Libraries
What if you spotlighted a day inside Tennessee Libraries? This is that day October 7, 2010 All over the state of Tennessee libraries recorded in pictures and numbers the people who used the library on that day. That day wasn’t any special day, it was just a day in a Tennessee public library. Tennessee libraries are more than just books. Support your library...
read moreUnited States 2010 Census Data
Find all the data online here. Data provided by U.S. Census Bureau. Population Density: Includes Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia in population density rankings, 1 to 52. Apportionment: Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the 50 states. Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia are not included. Alaska and Hawaii gained statehood in 1959. Arizona and New Mexico gained statehood in 1912. Data before those periods are not reflected on the map. Congress did not reapportion in 1920....
read moreNew databases added to TEL
We are happy to announce the following databases are now including in our Tennessee Electronic Library. Agriculture Collection Business Economics and Theory Collection Communications and Mass Media Collection Criminal Justice Collection Culinary Arts Collection Diversity Studies Collection Educators Collection Environmental Studies and Policy Collection Fine Arts and Music Collection Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection General Science Collection GLBT Life and Issues Collection Home Improvement Collection Hospitality, Tourism and...
read moreOverdrive eBooks on the iPhone and Android
OverDrive eBooks Now on the iPhone and Android OverDrive recently released an update to the OverDrive apps for iPhone and Android, which adds support for eBooks from your library. Now your customers will be able to download both EPUB eBooks and MP3 audiobooks directly to their iPhone, iPod touch, or Android phone/tablet. New users can search for “OverDrive Media Console” in the Apple App Store and Android Market, while current users will be alerted to update the existing OverDrive app on their devices. OverDrive Media Console v2.0...
read moreTelephone Renewals
As of July 1, 2010 we will no longer renew materials by telephone. Patrons may either have materials renewed by staff at the circulation desk, renew online from home or at the library’s OPAC computers.
read moreNational Study show impact of Public Libraries Free Internet Services
Nearly one-third of Americans age 14 or older – roughly 77 million people – used a public library computer or wireless network to access the Internet in the past year, according to a national report released today. In 2009, as the nation struggled through a recession, people relied on library technology to find work, apply for college, secure government benefits, learn about critical medical treatments, and connect with their communities. The use of library technology had significant impact in four critical areas: employment,...
read moreR.E.A.D.S audiobooks now available using your Blackberry or Android Phone
OverDrive has expanded on-the-go access for library patrons with the beta release of an audiobook app (mobile version of OverDrive Media Console) for BlackBerry. Popular devices like the BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Curve can now be used to download MP3 audiobooks from your library’s digital collection anytime, anywhere. The audiobook app for BlackBerry joins the mobile suite of apps that are already available for Windows Mobile and Android devices. To download an audiobook app, users can visit http://www.overdrive.com/software/omc
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