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What’s on My iPad: A few key apps let you hit the road laptop free

By on June 22, 2012
What’s on My iPad: A few key apps let you hit the road laptop free

From Keynote to Penultimate, the must-have productivity apps SLJ columnist Christopher Harris puts to use while on the road.

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YALSA’s Teen Book Finder App (love it!)

By on June 5, 2012

Quick, before the school year ends, share this app with your teens and maybe their parents.
Quick, before the school year ends, download this app yourself.  You’re going to want to start using the genre search to support readers’ advisory tomorrow!!!
YALSA just introduced its Teen Book Finder for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad.  (An Android [...]

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Teen Book Finder App now Available in the App Store

By on June 4, 2012

The ‘first of its kind’ app enables users to discover titles from the lists and awards of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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ETots: a Public Library iPad Program for Preschoolers

By on May 30, 2012

Children’s services librarian Cindy Wall documents what she learned in presenting an iPad program for her youngest users —one and two year olds.

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SLJ’s App Review: Best of Apps & Enhanced Books (May 2012)

By on May 25, 2012

Bats, a haiku collection, and a stunning atlas that takes full advantage of the iPad’s interactive features are the apps of the month as reviewed on SLJ’s Touch and Go blog.

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Björk and NYPL Join Forces to Offer Kids Biophilia Science, Music Programs

By on May 25, 2012 Leave a Comment

Icelandic recording artist Björk is teaming up with the New York Public Library (NYPL) and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) to offer kids an interactive educational program based on the musician’s latest album, Biophilia, and its accompanying iPad apps.

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Happi Papi Helps Educators Discover Apps

By on May 21, 2012

A program created by a consortium of developers to distribute apps free of charge is gaining traction with educators and app shops alike.

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Best of Apps & Enhanced Books: May 2012

By on May 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
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Reviews in this column first appeared in SLJ’s blog Touch and Go. After each review, you’ll find the date it appeared online. Online, there are links to related resources, a trailer (if one exists), and a “purchase” button. Please note that later versions of some of these titles may now be available. Visit Touch and Go at slj.com for additional reviews, commentary, and interviews with people in the field.—Daryl Grabarek

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