Monroe library to circulate tablets, expand audiobooks and evaluate device controls
The board heard plans to circulate tablets preloaded with e-books and audiobooks, expand audiobook formats for children, and evaluate controls to limit non-library ordering on devices. Director Monroe demonstrated formats and noted renewed interest in audiobooks among younger patrons.
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Library staff described technology steps the board approved as part of the new strategic plan, including circulation of tablets with preloaded e-books and audiobooks and an expanded audiobook section with voxbooks, wonderbooks and playaways. "The library will circulate tablets with preloaded e-books and audiobooks," the minutes note; staff said they are evaluating controls to limit non-library ordering on these devices.
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