{"id":39017,"date":"2017-10-25T05:55:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T09:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=39017"},"modified":"2017-10-23T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T20:05:22","slug":"technology-draws-youth-to-huntsville-public-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/technology-draws-youth-to-huntsville-public-library\/","title":{"rendered":"The ability to explore technology draws youth to the Huntsville Public Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Tanner Nickalls<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been almost six years since Deborah Duce first arrived at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huntsvillelibrary.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huntsville Public Library<\/a><\/span> (HPL) and even now, as Chief Librarian, she recalls the changes that were taking place in young people visiting the local library. While books weren\u2019t irrelevant, and are still far from it, the interests of local children and teenagers alike were beginning to change. Technology was being explored for library applications more frequently, and was being used for a variety of recreational and professional purposes. Nowadays, the library and its technology are permanently intertwined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just books anymore, and one of the biggest changes is that students are open to online databases,\u201d says Duce. In fact, some of the biggest \u2018sellers\u2019 at the library are in-library computer rentals, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/huntsville-public-library-receives-grant-another-wi-fi-hotspot-lend-patrons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile Wi-Fi hotspots<\/a><\/span>, and 3-D printing pens. The library even offers tech classes for patrons to learn more about the finer details of computer programs, including how to effectively explore the numerous online features that the library database has to offer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Many of the community events hosted by the library are also starting to be directed towards the exploration of technology, such as the recent Youth Tech Extravaganza. Gizmos and gadgets like green screens and robots were present for the varying ages of youth to enjoy and learn from.<\/p>\n<p>Library staff have also integrated \u2018maker hours,\u2019 which are a type of free time where kids can create whatever they can imagine using the resources available at the library.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has taken a bit of effort,\u201d Duce stated, \u201cbut it is definitely worth it. Instead of thinking inside or outside the box, we want to challenge kids to forget about the &#8216;box\u2019 entirely, and focus on unhindered creativity. It\u2019s all about kids having fun and seeing what they can do, all at their local library.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The library staff hopes that more people, kids <em>and<\/em> adults, will continue to get involved with the ongoing community activities that the library hosts.<\/p>\n<p>How easy is it to get involved with the library and all it has to offer? Just go to the front desk and apply for a library card, gaining access to interesting tech, classes, an online database, and, of course, books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter<a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"> <u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tanner Nickalls It\u2019s been almost six years since Deborah Duce first arrived at Huntsville Public Library (HPL) and even now, as Chief Librarian, she recalls the changes that were [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1903,"featured_media":39021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1187],"tags":[26,1501,397],"class_list":["post-39017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-breaking","tag-deborah-duce","tag-huntsville-public-library"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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