Events in Sligo Central Library!

Teddybears’s Picnic Storytelling for toddlers/pre-school children


Sligo Central Library, Stephen St, Sligo
Wednesday 25th July at 3pm. and Wednesday 8th August at 3pm.

Bring your favorite teddy along to listen with you. Dressing up as your favorite character is optional!
Tel: 071 9111675 Email: sligocentrallibrary@sligococo.ie


The Feast of Lúnasa: A lunchtime talk

The Feast of Lúnasa: A lunchtime talk on Thursday 9th August by Brian Leyden on the gatherings, beliefs and rituals associated with this major feast day in the Celtic Year.

Brian Leyden is the author of the best selling memoir The Home Place, the novel Death and Plenty and the short story collection Departures. His work has featured on RTE’ Radio’s Sunday Miscellany and the Documentary on One . He was Writer in Residence with Sligo Libraries in 2010 and contributes a popular ‘Soapbox’ column to the The Sligo Champion.


Story Lab - The Summer Reading Challenge 2012 at Sligo Central Library

The summer reading challenge invites children aged 4- 11 years to read six books during the summer holidays.

It is free to participate, just enroll at Sligo Central Library to receive your pack.
There are stickers to collect along the way with a certificate and medal presented at the end.

The theme for 2012 is Story Lab - a five-sided hi-tech HQ that attracts stories from all over the world and sends them spinning throughout the city - and beyond!

It's the place to read, collect, share, create, transmit and broadcast stories... Find out more at http://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

Tel: 071 9111675 Email: sligocentrallibrary@sligococo.ie

New opening hours for Local Studies & Enniscrone!

In an effort to improve our services to the public, Sligo Libraries intend to change the opening hours of the Local Studies Library (now located on Stephen Street) and Enniscrone Branch Library.

From July 2nd 2012 it is envisaged that Local Studies will mirror the opening hours of Central Library - remaining open on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays. Enniscrone will also increase its opening hours on Wednesdays by 2 hours. Both services will close on Mondays dovetailing with the other branch libraries throughout the County. These changes should benefit the users of both specific services by utilising staff to its maximum effect. If you have any queries please contact us at sligolib@sligococo.ie . Thank you.

Sligo Library/One Click Digital Audiobooks available!

Create new account.

Please click on the link below to get started setting up your Sligo Library - One Click Digital account. For this process you will need your Sligo Library Card number (User ID number thats on the back of your library card) to hand.
http://sligo.oneclickdigital.eu/Create%20User.aspx

Important Information.

On initial set up you will also need to download the One Click Digital (O.C.D) Media Player for Windows or Mac depending on your PC. This download will take several minutes. Once downloaded this gives you the option to, thereafter, log directly into the O.C.D media player and browse for titles. To download either the Windows or Mac version please click on the link below;
http://sligo.oneclickdigital.eu/Help/Player%20Tutorial.aspx

Getting Started

Once you have (i) your new account set up and (ii) the relevant version of the O.C.D Media Player installed, you're ready to start borrowing titles.

1. You need to log into the Sligo Library - One Click Digital Homepage here .
2. Once this is done you will see a variety of Audiobook cover images on the screen.
3. You can also do a quick search for a title/author or do a browse by genre (both options on top of screen).
4. When happy with your selected title you simply click on the image and a more detailed information page regarding the title will appear.
5. Click on the button "checkout now" on the bottom right hand side of the screen.
6. You then need to click on the "My Collections" tab on the top left hand corner of the screen in order to see your checked out item.
7. Underneath your item you need to click on the option to "Download now".
8. Depending on your computer it may save the relevant audiofile in a specified location on your hard-drive or may prompt you to log directly into the O.C.D media player.
9. Regardless you will have to log into the O.C.D media player and select the option "Download and transfer" if you wish to transfer to a portable device* (please read next section). Otherwise you can play the Audiobook on your PC by using the generic play/pause buttons displayed on the O.C.D media player.

*Information regarding Portable Devices.

If you intend to download to an Apple portable device (Iphone, Ipod or Ipad) you will also need Itunes installed on your computer. When you have the O.C.D media player open you select the "Downoad and transfer" button which will sync your apple device with Itunes and begin to tranfer the audio files onto your device. This could take up to 20 minutes per title.

If you intend to download to an Android or other portable device you will have to change the "default device" option to other in the My Account/Preferences tab when logged in via the website. You will also have to untick the One Click Digital Media Manager as being the "default player". If downloading in this fashion please ensure that your portable device can successfully play the selected format (MP3, WMA etc) of the downloaded audiobook in question. This rule also remains the same if you wish to simply play the selected Audiobook through a generic media player (such as windows Media player) on your PC.

One Click Digital APP

For Apple Device users there is also the One Click Digital APP that can be downloaded for free, either by visiting the APPstore or clicking on the relevant APP link when you have logged onto the O.C.D website.

It is important to note that you must have an account set up via the O.C.D website before you can gain access to the O.C.D media player via the O.C.D APP. Once logged in you can browse for items and play selected ones however you need to retain your internet connection whilst doing so. You are unable to transfer & keep audiobooks directly to your portable device using the APP. To store titles on your portable device you must download onto your computer and transfer to your portable device.

Help tab.

The following page (link below) will display a list of informative links to tutorial videos showing different aspects of OneClickdigital
http://sligo.oneclickdigital.eu/Help/Help.aspx

One Click Digital online audiobooks

• Interested in downloading free Audiobooks?
• Sligo Library Service hopes to launch this service soon.
• Please leave your name and contact details with staff or email them to sligolib@sligococo.ie and you will be contacted in due course for a brief introduction on how to use this facility.