MIDDLETOWN >> Lake County Library director Christopher Veach invites the public to “come play with an iPad, Galaxy Tab, Kindle Fire, and Nexus 7 tablet and learn how to download free e-books from the Library.”
Library staff will conduct a free Technology Petting Zoo at Middletown Library, 21256 Washington St. in Middletown, from 1 to 3 p.m. on Jan. 31 to introduce people to an array of small electronic devices. Patrons can try out the various devices in the library and can bring in their own devices to get help with them.
People can use their Lake County Library cards to borrow electronic books through the library”s website for free. Library staff will demonstrate how to download e-books at the Technology Petting Zoo.
For more information about the Technology Petting Zoo call Lakeport Library at 263-8817.
The other library branches will host Technology Petting Zoos in rotation over the coming months. Technology Petting Zoos will be held at Upper Lake Library on Feb. 28, Lakeport Library on March 28, Redbud Library on April 25 and at Middletown Library on May 30. All Technology Petting Zoos will occur from 1 to 3 p.m.
Redbud Library is located at 14785 Burns Valley Road in Clearlake. Upper Lake Library is located at 310 Second St. in Upper Lake. Call Lakeport Library at 263-8817 for information about the Technology Petting Zoos.
The Lake County Library is on the Internet at library.lakecountyca.gov and Facebook at Facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary. Library events are posted on the calendar at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Lake_County_CA__Library/Calendar.htm.
Jan Cook is library technician at Lake County Library.
