welcome to free library of philadelphia’s ereaders for seniors

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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

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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

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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 Centralin Philbrick Popular Library

to Staff at Information DeskMonday-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

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Museum and Library Services

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eReaders for Seniors

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Getting to Know Your Nook™

What comes with your Nook™?

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•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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• 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™

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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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Unlock Your Nook™

Turn on Your Nook™

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Getting to Know Your Nook™

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The Home Screen

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Getting to Know Your Nook™

• Swipe

• Tap

• Double Tap

• Press and Hold

• Scroll

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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™

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• Press & Hold

• Scroll

Touch Gestures

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Getting to Know Your Nook™

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• Swipe

Touch Gestures

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Getting to Know Your Nook™

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Institute of Museum and Library Services

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Reading on Your Nook™

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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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Library

3. Tap the book you want to read

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Reading on Your Nook™

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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™

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Institute of Museum and Library Services

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Reading onYour Nook™

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Institute of Museum and Library Services

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Safety and Care

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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 bottom

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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