What are you hearing from your library patrons about the new downloadable service?  Check out this article in the Tennessean about its increasing popularity among seniors.

“It has really gone gangbusters,” said Pat Thompson, special projects coordinator for the Tennessee State Library and Archives. “In library service we never know what population is going to take hold. It was an interesting anecdotal discovery to find many elderly people, or people who are a little older, were taking advantage of this program.”

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