Sarasota News Leader
December 14, 2012
Page 53
COUNTY LIBRARIES OFFER NEW ONLINE VIDEOS AND EBOOKS
Sarasota County library cardholders now have
free access to a wide variety of videos from
the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) and
the Arts & Entertainment Network (A&E),
as well as thousands of Disney Digital Books
and Duke Classics eBooks, the county has announced.
also are available from The History Channel
and the Biography channel.
Classic Disney adventures can be explored on
a computer with Disney Digital Books, the release points out. ���These colorful, interactive
eBooks offer opportunities for learning and
fun with a ���magic pen��� feature that allows chil���The new formats will give patrons more dren to move a mouse over a specific word
choices in addition to eBooks and download- and then hear the correct pronunciation with
able audio, plus we have an unlimited supply just one click,��� the release says.
so patrons will never have to wait for someChildren also can enjoy trivia questions and
thing to be checked back in,��� said Collection
reference a dictionary that displays definitions
Development Librarian Susan Cortright in a
without losing their place in the book, the recounty news release. ���We are always looking
lease notes.
for ways to expand the selection of items and
formats we can offer to the public.���
To browse the newly added videos and the
Disney online books, library cardholders may
The new service is part of the Sarasota County
go to the library���s download center. The syslibrary system���s collaboration with OverDrive,
tem is available 24 hours a day, seven days a
a leading distributor of digital media, the news
week.
release says. PBS provides a diverse array of
topical programs and popular titles, including For more information, contact the Sarasota
Downton Abbey, Frontline and Ken Burns��� County Call Center at 861-5000, or visit www.
National Parks, the release notes. Programs scgov.net.
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