There are a few things different, or soon to be different, at the Garland County Library. First of all is that our ebook vendor, Overdrive, is now Amazon Kindle compatible! This opens our service to a large number of library patrons, given that the Kindle is the most popular e-reader on the market by a large margin. This deal between Overdrive and Amazon has increased the demand for ebooks at the libary, so we've been busy adding tons of new titles. Go to http://garland.lib.overdrive.com/ to check it out.
Also, the library is in the process of getting a new Integrated Library System, which is what we use to catalog books, check items in and out, and do all of our library business. All of the new systems that we looked at are capable of email notification, which is something that is often requested by patrons but is not an option with our current system. So, the library is currently asking patrons to let us know their email address. This will allow the library to more efficiently inform patrons of hold notifications, give courtesy reminders of items about to become due, and library program registration reminders as well, among other things. As always, library patron records are strictly confidential and the library will not share your information with anyone.
These are exciting times for the library and we're happy for the opportunity to serve you better.
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