In today's world, it seems like there is an app for everything. Applications on smart phones can actually be very useful at times, when we are not all checking Facebook or playing candy crush. There are apps for what seems like anything we would need from mobile banking to couponing to even finding a clean restroom (yes, there is an app for that - Sit or Squat).
Mobile applications for smart phones for a public library seem like they would be a great idea. Patrons could browse the catalog, reserve materials, check their accounts, renew materials, and maybe even pay their overdue fines. This thought led me on a search to see if any libraries have an app for that.
I found these public libraries that have smart phone apps:
Calgary Public Library
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Mobile Public Library
New York Public Library
Why are smart phone applications beneficial to patrons?
People do many tasks on their smart phones. By allowing more access of the public library to patrons, it makes borrowing library materials easier and maybe more appealing to a different crowd. Perhaps, if the public sees that libraries stay up to date with current technologies and they are more than just old books, they will utilize all the public libraries have to offer.
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