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What happened at our Digital Friday event in August




On the last Friday of August we held our most recent Digital Friday event at Guildford Library.

                                                                  App Phone
                       
The morning session focused on our free library service apps - when I say the free ones, I mean all of them, as they're all free! This included our library catalogue app (search for library books and DVDs in stock, renew your loans, reserve items, find out about library events and news); our ebook and downloadable audio book apps; as well as our free newspaper, magazine and streaming music apps). Library users turned up with their own tablets and we showed them how to get up and running with the apps. http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/libraries/borrowing-items-from-the-library/library-mobile-apps

During lunchtime we had a staff learning session that focused on some of our newer online services including Universal Class, http://library.universalclass.com/catalog/index.htm which is a free online learning resource. Want to learn about Yoga, wine tasting, painting? We've got courses on Universal class for that, as well as hundreds of other courses.

In the afternoon we ran a Code club for children, which is running for the next 6 weeks. It's currently booked up, but if you're interested in future Code clubs please get in touch http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/libraries/libraries-for-learning-and-research/enquiries-direct
We had lots of positive feedback from those who attended the sessions during the day - adults, children (& parents), and staff.

We also ran an evening discussion on the Thursday night, which focused on driverless cars. We talked about how close we are getting to the point when driverless cars will be the norm, and the positive and negative aspects of this idea. We also got to see a few in action via these videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiwVMrTLUWg
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