This document provides an overview of library services available through the Millcreek Public Library System (MDPLS). It summarizes a wide range of digital resources like ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music and video streaming available to cardholders. It also describes in-person services like tutoring, classes, a makerspace, museum passes and mobile printing. The library has been serving the community since 1904 and provides millions of dollars of resources for patrons.

1. Overview of
Library Services
Ellen Book, Branch Manager
Pinecrest Branch Library
booke@mdpls.org

2. 50 Locations

6. Millions $ of resources

18. VERY LOCAL back to 1904!

23. FAKE FAKE FAKE! BEWARE BEWARE!

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27. BIOGRAPHY
IN CONTEXT
Keyword & full
text people
searching by:
*Name
*Occupation
*Nationality
*Ethnicity
*Birth/death dates
*Place
*Gender

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• Well-
known &
lesser-
known
people
• Reliable
&
reputabl
e sources
• Available
24/7
VERIFIABLE

29. View and manage OneDrive or Google Drive files and folders
that you have opened or created with this app

30. RESEARCH

35. ~over 207,000 digitized photographs
~318 videos
from 1916 to the 1980s about
politics, commerce, sports,
folklife and the environment.
~2,906 Audio Recordings

37. EMBED NEWS CLIPS INTO
YOUR PROJECT

38. CAREER / COLLEGE TESTS

40. TUTORING

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TUTORING.MDPLS.ORG
• ONLINE Live
one-to-one
tutoring
3pm-11pm
• Over 40 subjects
• Resume drop off
• App available for
iOS and Android
devices

43. It’s 10:00 pm on Sunday night;
who can help me with this
homework problem?

44. MATH

45. ENGLISH

46. SCIENCE

48. FREE WITH YOUR MDPLS LIBRARY CARD

49. RESEARCH

52. REAL-WORLD TOPICS

53. 21 ESOL CLASSES

59. On Demand Training & Skill Development

61. Kindle Unlimited (mostly self-published ebook authors + streaming and
downloading DVDs - $99 a year or $49 for students.
NETFLIX - $10.99 per month
HULU - $7.99 per month or $11.99
with no commercials
ITUNES - $1.29/song
AUDIBLE.COM - $14.95 per month, one audiobook
ROSETTA STONE - $300-$500.00 / language
LYNDA.COM - $25/MONTH
MDPLS COMPETES!

62. DOWNLOADABLES

64. Download or stream
digital books,
audiobooks,music,
magazines & movies
Download
or Stream

65. From AXIS 360 books & audiobooks

66. From HOOPLA’s music collection

67. ODILIO – Spanish e-books/e-audio

69. 250+ MAGAZINES
TAKE AS MANY AS
YOU WANT
BACK ISSUES to
Oct 2013
AVAILABLE
YOU OWN THE
MAGAZINE
NO RETURNS
NO FINES
NO FEES

73. HOOPLA
Instantly borrow free
E-audiobooks
movies
music
comic books
E-books
TV shows
24/7 with your library
card.
RETURNS
AUTOMATICALLY
NO FINES
NO FEES
View on a web
browser, smart
phone or tablet

75. HOOPLA
Instantly borrow
free Eaudiobooks
movies
music
comic books
Ebooks
TV shows
24/7 with your
library card.
RETURNS
AUTOMATICALLY
NO FINES
NO FEES
For web browsers,
smart phones or
tablets

76. Albums for 7 days

77. FREEGAL – FREE & LEGAL
MUSIC DOWNLOADING
Stream 3 hours/day
Own 5 songs/week
Resets Mondays @ midnight

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YouMake @ W. Kendall or Miami Beach
Pearler Beads
Knitting
Sewing
Jewelry-making
Painting
Music Production
Explore techniques, hardware & software. Ages 10+
Video Production
Operate a video camera, edit video, create a movie
trailer or short film in iMovie. Ages 8 yrs. +
Digital Photography the basics of digital photography
and editing photos using Adobe Photoshop Ages 10+

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Museum Pass Program
• Free Passes:
Admission up to 4
people
• Current Program
Partners:
Frost Museum of
Science
Zoo Miami
(August-September)
(June 1 – Sept 30)

81. Mobile Printing Powered by Printer On:

82. www.mdpls.org

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QUESTIONS?
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Ellen Book, Branch Manager
Pinecrest Branch Library
305-668-4571 /booke@mdpls.org