Online Resources

TumbleBooks

Posted by pete on May 1, 2013

May 012013

Animated talking books, read-alongs, Programmed Playlists (organized by grade or reading level), games and more. Many items made for iPad.

TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. Books can be read online or downloaded!

More Digital Downloads

National Library Week

Posted by pete on April 14, 2013

Apr 142013

Celebration National Library Week:
April 14th -20th
Community Matters @ Your Library!
Whether through offering e-books and technology classes, programs for job seekers and families, or helping children discover the love of reading, our libraries support our community by connecting members to information, ideas and imagination.

Visit NOPL during National Library Week and explore all the great resources and programs we have to offer. We have gardening programs, book clubs, movie showings, story times, author talks and more! For a full list of events, please visit www.nopl.org/calendar.

Facebook Trivia Contest:
Test your knowledge about the Northern Onondaga Public Library in our Facebook Trivia Contest during National Library Week. Search our website, visit our libraries and explore our catalog to find the answers!

Each day we will post 2 questions on Facebook (facebook.com/NOPLibrary). The first three people to reply to our post with the correct answer will be entered into a drawing to win an Amazon Gift Certificate. The more questions you answer correctly, the more times you will be entered into the drawing.

Special OCPL Program: An Evening with Author Garth Stein
Thursday, April 18th at 7:30pm
Temple Adath Yeshurun, 450 Kimber Road, Syracuse
*Free Tickets available at the Service Desk at all OCPL libraries
In celebration of National Library Week, author Garth Stein will speak and read from his best selling novel “The Art of Racing in the Rain.”
Made possible by the NYS grant secured by Senator DeFrancisco.

Download Music

Posted by NicoleH on January 20, 2013

Jan 202013

Downloadable instructions for freegal.

freegal (rhymes with legal) is a downloadable music service, like iTunes from your library. All you need is your library card number and PIN. With access to the Sony Music Entertainment catalog, it offers hundreds of thousands of songs, over 100 genres of music, and more than 50 record labels, all without having to download special software or have any digital rights management (DRM) issues to deal with. Access to freegal is limited to NOPL patrons. See freegal FAQs for more information. For the latest news and popular songs on freegal, check out their blog.

Freegal is now available on phones and tablets. Download from the iTunes App Store and the Android MarketPlace.

Learn Anything Anytime

Posted by pete on May 15, 2012

May 152012

CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Free with a library card
(valid e-mail address required to create an account and take courses. Email accounts are free.)
Enroll in up to 5 courses at a time.
Allowed 6 months to finish each course.
Perpetual access to your course online–attend class and do assignments on your schedule.
Each course has a real instructor available via email.
These are non-credit courses and are provided for your personal enrichment.
These courses are not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
Over 500 free high-quality personal enrichment and non-credit online courses. Video-based lessons, a collaborative learning environment, graded lesson tests, certificates of achievement and Continuing Education Units for selected courses.

Pet Care and Training • Software Tutorials (e.g. Photoshop, Excel) • Nutrition •

Writing Improvement • Alternative Medicine • Business Applications • Genealogy

Meg Backus on Bridge Street to discuss “Learn Anything Anytime:”

NOPL’s Online Resources

Posted by pete on January 7, 2012

Jan 072012

Library eBooks for Kindle

Posted by pete on September 23, 2011

Sep 232011

Finally! Public Libraries can now lend eBooks for the Amazon Kindle.

How to borrow ebooks for your Kindle:

From our homepage click the big purple Overdrive rectangle.

2. Browse and check out a Kindle book.

3. Click the ‘Get for Kindle’ button. This opens the Amazon.com website. You may be required to sign in with your Amazon.com account if you are not already logged in.

4. Select a Kindle device or Kindle reading app. Click the ‘Get library book’ button and sync your device or app to download the book, or choose to send it to your device via USB.

5. An active Wi-Fi connection is required for wireless delivery to a Kindle device. If your Kindle is not Wi-Fi capable or you do not have an active Wi-Fi connection, see Amazon’s video tutorial or written instructions for transferring files via USB
Kindle compatibility with library eBooks also takes full advantage of Amazon’s Whispersync technology. If you check out the eBook again at a later date or choose to purchase the eBook from the Kindle Store, all of your notes, bookmarks and highlights will be preserved. The last page read will also be synced between your Kindle and free Kindle reading apps.

Step-By-Step Videos

How To Check Out a Kindle eBook from the Library

How To Return A kindle eBook Early

NOPL Libraries will be closed Sunday and Monday, May 26 and 27, in observance of Memorial Day.