We hope that you will enjoy these new services which will give you more options and flexibility in borrowing and returning our constantly growing media collection.
Digital Audio Books Now Available for Mac Users
We are pleased to announce that Mac users, will now be able to join PC users, in accessing our popular downloadable audiobook service ListenNJ. With Overdrive Media Console for Mac, Over Drive MP 3 Audiobooks can now be downloaded and enjoyed by Mac computer users. The Burn Wizard that is built-in can be used to burn MP3 Audiobooks onto CD. The transfer wizard allows you to transfer the audiobooks onto Apple Devices such as Ipods and Iphones. You can access ListenNJ from the Audio Materials section of the Hoboken Public Library website.
New Computers
The Hoboken Public Library has installed six new Dell computers purchased with funds from the Computer Security Audit and Computer Replacement Grant through the Gates Staying Connected Program. The computers replace older models and will allow patrons to access materials more quickly. The computers have a full range of Microsoft Office programs including Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer. Floppy disc drives are available so patrons may save their work.
Audio-Visual Material Box
Library patrons are now able to return all Hoboken media materials (DVDs, Videos, CDs, and CD-ROMs) in the special audio-visual material drop box located on the left-hand side of the main entrance of the library. For rules on returning the materials in the drop box please see the circulation desk.
Hoboken History Goes Digital
In addition to our fine print collection of Hoboken history, the Library now offers digital images of city records and historical events. Patrons can make appointments with the library staff to view the images stored on an external computer hard drive. The Library has also partnered with Rutgers University and the New Jersey Digital Highway project to offer nearly five hundred photographs of Hoboken history on the internet.
Go to www.njdigitalhighway.org and type in the search term "Hoboken Historical Photographs. The photographs offer a look back at over one hundred years of history.
