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Welcome to Free Library of Philadelphia’s
eReaders for Seniors
Getting Started Made Easy…
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Topics
• eReaders for Seniors Overview
• Getting to Know Your Nook™
• Reading on Your Nook™
• Safety and Care for Your Nook™
• Other Devices
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
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eReaders for Seniors
• Who?
• Titles?
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B & N Classics Series
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eReaders for Seniors
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The Institute of
Museum and Library Services
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou, 1993/2011 (essays)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Carol Howard, 1813
Heaven Is for Real by Todd Brupo with Lynn Vincent, 2010 (non-fiction)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, 1847
The Mill River Recluse by Darcie Chan, 2011 (novel)
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, 1847
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, 2008 (fiction)
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1605,
A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard, 2011 (memoir)
Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 1859
That Used to Be Us by Thomas L Friedman & Michael Mandelbaum, 2011 (non-fiction)
Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, 1844
Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand, 2010 (non-fiction)
Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson with Susy Flory, 2011 (non-fiction)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1914-1916 and Dubliners, 1914 by James Joyce
Game of Thrones; A Song of Ice and Fire #1 by George Martin, 2003 (fiction)
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, 1726
Tempest Rising by Diane McKinney-Whetstone, 1999/2009 (novel)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, 1876
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, 2011 (novel)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, 1869-1870
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, 2002/2010 (fiction)
Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson and Marshall Karp, 2011 (novel)
One Book One Philadelphia 2012
New York to Dallas (In Death Series #33) by J.D. Robb, 2011 (mystery)
Create Dangerously; The Immigrant Artist at Work by Edwidge Danticat, 2010 memoir
Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts, 1992/2011 (romance, fiction)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett, 2009 (fiction)
(NEW) Best Sellers Classics
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eReaders for Seniors
• Borrowing Period
– 2 Weeks
• Late Fees
– $1 / Day
– Lost After 30 Days, $150
• Checking In / Out at Central
in Philbrick Popular Library
to Staff at Information Desk
Monday-Thursday 9am-8:30pmFriday 9am-5:30 pm Saturday 9am-4:30pm
• $10 Fine for book dropThis project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The Institute of
Museum and Library Services
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eReaders for Seniors
• Deposit
– No Deposit
– Must Sign Borrowing Agreement
• Training
– 1 Hour
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The Institute of
Museum and Library Services
7This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
eReaders for Seniors
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
What comes with your Nook™?
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Museum and Library Services
•Carrying Case
•Nook™
•USB Cable
•Power Adapter
•Tip Sheet
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
Charging your Nook™
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
• 3 hours to fully charge
• 3 Weeks to 2 Months of casual reading
• DO NOT turn off Nook While Charging
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The Institute of
Museum and Library Services
Page Turn Buttons
TouchscreenDisplay
Quick NavButton
Power Button
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
Unlock Your Nook™
Turn on Your Nook™
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Home Screen
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
• Swipe
• Tap
• Double Tap
• Press and Hold
• Scroll
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
Touch Gestures
Getting to Know Your Nook™
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
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• Unlocking Your Nook™
• Tap & Double Tap
Touch Gestures
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Press & Hold
• Scroll
Touch Gestures
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Swipe
Touch Gestures
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Getting to Know Your Nook™
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
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Reading on Your Nook™
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The Institute of
Museum and Library Services
1. Press the
Quick Nav button
2. Unlock your
Nook™
3. Tap the Library
button
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Reading on Your Nook™
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
Library
3. Tap the book you want to read
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Reading on Your Nook™
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Changing Text Size and More
Table of Contents
Change Text Size
Go to a Page
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Reading on Your Nook™
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
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Reading onYour Nook™
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
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Safety and Care
This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Safety
• Electricity– Only included power adapter
• Water– Not waterproof
• Situations Demanding Attention– Driving, watching children
• Electronic Equipment– i.e. Hospital (ask)
• Battery– DO NOT open battery compartment
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Safety and CareCare
• Temperature
– DO NOT leave in car
• Water and Weather
– Use soft clean dry cloth
• Touchscreen
– Fingertips only
– Damp soft cloth (Micro fiber)
– NO CHEMICALS OR ABRASIVES
• Carrying Case
– Put cable in first then Nook so cable
is on bottomThis project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services
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Other Devices
• iPad
• Kobo
• KindleThis project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The Institute of Museum and Library Services
26This project has been funded with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and support from The
Institute of Museum and Library Services