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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Go Mobile with Library Services

St. Louis County Library users now can log into their accounts and make requests from on-the-go with a new smartphone application launched this week. Downloading eMedia got easier, too.

By bookmarking a new mobile application, St. Louis County Library users now can keep their library needs at their fingertips wherever they are. SLCL Mobile, the new application launched by St. Louis County Library staffers this week, works on all smartphones, including Android, iPhone and Blackberry. The app is free and available in the iTunes store and Android Market. A direct link to the app can be found by clicking here. Jennifer McBride, communications manager for the county's library system, said the app was developed by a company called Boopsie.  SLCL Mobile provides real-time information for customers. Users can log in to their library accounts, renew items, search the catalog and place requests, said McBride. Using the smartphone’s…

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Eureka Hills Branch Library

Julie Brown Patton

3:52 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Dave Ploch: Thanks for providing a good-to-know detail about the Kindle situation. Did you happen to contact the library staff with that feedback? Wondering if that's a known issue or an early glitch with the launch.   more ›

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Bookmark New Location for Eureka Hills Library

As of Wednesday, Dec. 1, the Eureka Hills Branch of the St. Louis County Library reopens for business at its new location, 156 Eureka Towne Center.

Once again, there are movies in the former Blockbuster Video store building in Eureka, but this time they are for checking out from the new lessee — the Eureka Hills Branch of the St. Louis County Library. The library staff closed its former location at 103 Hilltop Village Center Dr. during the Thanksgiving holiday and moved into the recently remodeled building at 156 Eureka Towne Center. The new location is one mile west of its former location, in the same complex as the Walmart Supercenter. The new Eureka Hills space is said to be 30 percent larger than the previous location, and features brightly colored walls and comfortable seating. Other amenities include a community meeting room, four work stations and designated areas for teens and…

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Blockbuster To Become Library, Eureka Hills Branch Library, and Walmart Supercenter

Jo Beck

4:42 am on Saturday, December 3, 2011

What a great new library! It even has a meeting room that will hold up to 30 people. I inquired about the price and it is only $10 to reserve it for 3 hours.   more ›

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