Seward Community Library

This week is all about tech savviness for tweens and teens (ages 10 & up).  We hope to make things a little more interesting in your week, and test your tech know-how.

Comment on our Teen Read Blog.

Complete an online scavenger hunt.  Turn your answers in at the front desk of SCL. Claim your reward.

Make a movie on YouTube.  Email your link to acarney@cityofseward.net.  Come to the library on March 13th @ 2 pm to watch everyone's video and vote on best flick.  (If you don't have a camera, come by the library, and we can record & upload there.)

A great big THANK YOU to all our friends who contributed to our collection this Christmas by purchasing a book from our Wish Tree!!  All of those books have been ordered, and most of them have arrived at our library.  Be sure and wonder the aisles of the Childrens's Room and Junior/Young Adult section to see what new books are on display.

The Library has new software!  Now you can customize your own page through the library's Destiny site. Review books in our collection.  Recommend a book to a friend in our system.  Put a book on hold.  You can even choose your own background with your own user name and password through the Destiny Quest site.  Be sure and look around the site to see how it has changed:

Destiny Quest

Create an account with your last name and library barcode number.  If you don't have your library card anymore, just swing by the library and we'll write it down for you.

Its time to file for your PFD again.  As you apply onine, consider donating a small portion of it to a non-profit organization in town.  Take a small step of giving back to your community, and using this opportunity to teach your children about the value of charity.  If you file online there is a chance to Pick, Click, Give (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNd-bU9NKeI) at the end of the application to organizations such as Quteckak Native Tribe, Resurrection Bay Historical Society, SeaView Community Services, Seward Senior Center, and Seward Community Library Association. Christmas may be over, but the spirit of giving never dies.  Even a little can go a long way when every gives.

SEWARD COMMUNITY LIBRARY NOW GIVES USERS THE ABILITY TO CHECK OUT AND DOWNLOAD AUDIOBOOKS AND MORE ON THE GO

Seward, AK. December 22, 2009 – Did you know that you can download audiobooks and music from your library’s website? Now, Seward Community Library offers even greater access to their popular download service, ListenAlaska, through a mobile device-optimized website coupled with software for downloading and listening on the go.

ListenAlaska, accessible from anywhere, now offers a mobile website edition for easy browsing, searching, and checkout, on-the-go from your Smartphone, Blackberry®, or other web-enabled device. Windows Mobile (5 or newer) users can wirelessly download audiobooks and music to their mobile device using OverDrive® Media Console for Windows Mobile. Android™ device owners can install a beta version of OverDrive Media Console to download OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks. You now have instant access on the subway or in line at the grocery store.

By visiting listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com, you can check out and download books to enjoy on your computer, iPod®, or MP3 player, and some audio titles can be burned to CD. ListenAlaska is available 24/7 from anywhere in the world. Popular and classic downloadable books are offered in a variety of subjects, including mystery, romance, science fiction, business and careers, self-improvement, and more.

To download audiobooks and music, all you need is an Internet connection and your library card. Visit listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com to try it today!

Access this service at www.cityofseward.net/library Call 224-4082 for more information.

About OverDrive, Inc.
OverDrive is a leader in providing world-class infrastructure for downloading premium digital content. We deliver secure management, protection and download services for hundreds of publishers and institutions (rights holders) and thousands of libraries, retailers and distributors serving millions of end users. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, OH. www.OverDrive.com

'What does it mean to be human?’ is the topic of discussion as Doug Capra leads another thoroughly enjoyable series at the Seward Community Library in February/March.  This book and film discussion series will feature a total of 5 books and 5 movies, each focusing on how we perceive, affect and interact with the world around us as human beings.  The series will last a total of 10 weeks.

A ‘Gathering of the Books’ will be held on December 10th from 6-7:00pm at the Library. Please come by to pick up your books and get excited for another great series!

Books to be read: The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb; I, Robot by Isaac Asimov; Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan; Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi; and The Three Theban Plays by Sophocles.

Movies: Antigone, Artificial Intelligence, Bicentennial Man, Bowling for Columbine and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

Please call the Library at 224-4082 for more information.

Welcome Patrons!

Say hello to the new Seward Community Library Website. This site will popup by default on all of our public access computers. We have a plethora of new features:

• A New look to best utilize our space on the web!
  
• A News blog to keep everyone up to date with library events!
  
• An integrated Google Search Bar for easy searching when you arrive!

We hope you enjoy your visit to the Seward Community Library!