From waterbugs to bookmobiles, this OTBKB reader has news of an interesting event sponsored by the Brooklyn Public Library in Prospect Park.

As a new Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn reader–I was brought to your blog looking for a solution to a waterbug problem and have been hooked ever since–I wanted to let you know about an event that is happening in Prospect Park at Grand Army Plaza (behind the Memorial Arch) on this Tuesday, August 12th from 10am to 7pm. The Brooklyn Public Library is sponsoring the Digital Bookmobile, which we hope will further promote our Digital Media Catalog, a downloadable collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMusic, and eVideo. Here is the link to the annoucement of the event on our web site: http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/overdrive.jsp

The Brooklyn Public Library will be partnering with Overdrive, a national leader in digital content distribution, to promote downloading services available in our libraries. Overdrive has constructed an 18 wheel high tech tractor trailer educational experience called the Digital Bookmobile, which will be touring public libraries throughout the country.

The Digital Bookmobile will connect and instruct patrons about the Brooklyn Public Library’s online catalog and Digital Media Catalog (eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMusic, and eVideo). On board the Digital Bookmobile, library users can take part in hands-on training using web connected PCs, interactive displays, portable MP3 players, and exhibits. Brooklyn Public Library staff members will be around to help with library card registration, online public catalog searching, and general questions about the Brooklyn Public Library.

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