Open a book with its QR code

QR codes have now been added to Project Gutenberg's ebooks, so you can open Project Gutenberg books on your smartphone or similar device by using the QR code. Project Gutenberg provides access to public domain ebooks on the web -- over 36,000 free ebooks to download to your PC, Kindle, Android, iOS or other portable device. Choose between ePub, Kindle, HTML and simple text formats.  

To see a QR code example, go to http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17192 where you can click on the QR code tab to find the QR code for Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. 

If you scan the code below with your mobile phone and appropriate software installed, it will open the phone browser to the mobile version of Project Gutenberg to download Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice to your device.

If you need a QR code reader (the software that allows your smartphone to read the QR code), the following are free and found in the market/store for each device:

• iPhone:  I-nigma, Barcodes, Qrafter, NeoReader, TapReader
• Android:   I-nigma, Barcode Scanner, QuickMark Barcode Scanner, Google Goggles, NeoReader
• Blackberry:   I-nigma, Qrem
• Palm: de CODEr

Library Open House - Sept 29th

You're invited! The Mundt Library is having an open house on Thursday, September 29 from 4-5pm to celebrate the remodeling that took place over the summer. Stop by to see the "new" Mundt Library.  All three floors have new ceilings, heating/air conditioning, and lighting. See our refreshed look and sample light refreshments, too!

Superheroes in the library

Batgirl was a librarian! In the Batman universe of comics, she was Barbara Gordon, the head librarian of Gotham City Public Library with a Ph.D. in library science, and she was the daughter of  Commissioner Gordon. Later on, she became paraplegic as a result of being shot and was known as the Oracle. Oracle's prior history was preserved, and she used her information seeking skills to fight crime. Learn more about Batgirl from reading Barbara Gordon on the website The MarySue: A Guide to Girl Geek Culture and from the Batgirl article in Wikipedia.

DC Comics is now bringing Batgirl back as Barbara Gordon, releasing Batgirl #1, #2, and #3 in September,
October, and November 2011, respectively -- "and she's  going to have to face the city's most horrifying new villains as well as the dark secrets from her past." (DC Comics, http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=20091).  The loss of her character as the Oracle is controversial. "Some comic fans say the spunky redhead is more super the way she has been portrayed in comics for the past 20 years -- in a wheelchair" (Batgirl returns. Herald Sun (Melbourne), 08/30/2011, p3).

The Mundt Library has books about comics and superheroes. See, for example, The Superhero Book: the Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-book icons and Hollywood Heroes (Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 2004). To find similar material, search the Library Catalog for "comics," "comic books," "heroes," and "graphic novels." 
For more librarian superheroes, read "10 Action Librarians" on The Mary Sue: A Guide to Geek Culture website.

Constitution Day @ the Library

Answer your questions about the U.S. Constitution by visiting  the Mundt Library's "Constitution Day Resources Guide." The guide provides links to web sources, books, and videos where you can learn history and facts about the U.S. Constitution.  Constitution Day is being observed this year on Friday, September 16.

Connect, read, learn, enjoy!