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School library QR codes help kids with contactless browsing

Jesse Collins
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An Alden, New York teacher created 150 quick response barcodes to make it easier to peruse books. A teacher from Alden, New York has generated 150 school library QR codes to support students who want to use the resources in a touch-free way. This allows students to access these resources and books while reducing the spread of germs. The library media specialist at Alden High School wanted to reduce the need to touch the books. Ann Sobol from Alden High School came up with the idea for the school library…

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QR codes promote student literacy in Mineola, New York

Julie Campbell
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The kids have been encouraged to use mobile technology to share their favorite books with others. The Hampton Street School in Mineola, New York, is using QR codes and mobile technology as a part of a greater effort to encourage students to read and to start to discover a wider variety of different kinds of books. The school has now created an interactive recommendation experience based on the scans of quick response codes. The goal of the use of the QR codes is to encourage students to read more and…

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QR codes provide kids with a way to recommend library books

Julie Campbell
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Two libraries in the Netherlands are using quick response codes in a project to encourage reading. In the Netherlands, two libraries – Hoogeveen Library and Assen Library (Bibliotheek Assen and Bibliotheek Hoogeveen) – are now working together on a project that uses QR codes in order to encourage kids to read more through an innovative and interactive program. Kids are able to use video linked through the quick response codes to explain why a book is their favorite. The program works by giving kids the ability to be able to…

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QR codes were central to a Point Pleasant Beach library scavenger hunt

Jorge Gonzalez
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The New Jersey location held the smartphone friendly event to draw kids and encourage their participation. On July 30, the Point Pleasant Beach branch of the Ocean County Library in New Jersey held a scavenger hunt that was based on the use of QR codes in order to bring kids (aged 9 and up) to the library to see what’s available and to better understand why they would still enjoy it in this digital world. The quick response codes were posted for participants to scan them and work their way…

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QR codes in Boone County, Kentucky, win library award

Julie Campbell
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History associate, Kaitlin Barber has been awarded with the top prize for her barcode project. Kaitlin Barber, a history associate for the Boone County Public Library has now received an award from the Kentucky Historical Society for her project using QR codes in order to enhance the ability of locals and guests to the area to be able to learn about the county’s history. The project used barcodes to be able to link physical locations throughout the country to digital information. The use of the QR codes added a high…

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