New East Riding Libraries App is 'App'solutely brilliant!'

Now available to download, the East Riding Libraries App allows users to carry out a wide range of library functions at the touch of a button.

For those without a library card, it’s free to join, using the icon on the app, at any East Riding Libraries branch, or online at library.eastriding.gov.uk

The App features actions such as renewing books (from anywhere, anytime) to searching the catalogue and reserving items to collect from any East Riding Library.

A particularly useful feature of this app is to scan the barcode of any book whilst the user is out and about, for example in a book shop or at a friend’s house. The app will find the corresponding title in the East Riding Libraries catalogue, and offer users the option of reserving it there and then.

Additional features include the ‘Library Finder’ function, which will pick up the user’s location (Location/GPS must be enabled on their device) and then direct the user to any East Riding Library. Users can also keep up to date with East Riding Libraries, Museums and Archives Facebook and Twitter pages through the app   

What can the new Library App do? At a glance

Join the library
Renew books
Search the catalogue
Scan the barcode of any book, and search for the title in the East Riding Libraries catalogue
Reserve books for collection
Find the user’s nearest library
Browse the eLibrary (eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eComics)
Find out about library events
Follow East Riding Libraries’ social media channels.

Kevin Hadfield, libraries, archives and museums manager, said : “With this new app, people can just search East Riding Libraries in either iTunes or Google Play Store, download the app and then link to their library card - it takes two minutes.

“I am sure this new app is going to prove extremely popular and will be a  major asset for our library customers.”

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