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Kids iPad Kiosk Stations An Instant Hit at Merrick Public Library .  In 2013, Library Director Ellen Firer of the Merrick Library on Long Island, NY, was talking to another Nassau County library director, a woman who was considering buying Aridan Books’ unique crayon-shaped iPad kiosks for her library’s children’s room.  Firer was intrigued and… Read More

  Aridan Books, Inc  – Crayon Kiosk Newsletter – February 2015              Welcome to the Aridan Books educational app resource guide.  Our amazing collection of educational applications focuses on early childhood learning and literacy.  The Crayon Kiosk offers a ‘seek and discover’ approach to education, allowing young minds to pursue and interact… Read More

The Apple iPad is transforming the way children learn. This article was written by Staff Reports @ Demopolis Times “The Demopolis Public Library received a LSTA grant for library technology and automation. The $7,500 grant has enabled the library to purchase and install 10 iPads for children, teens and adults. The iPad Air 2′s were… Read More

Visit our Crayon Kiosk for Appy Learning! Thank you to the team at the Daniel Boone Regional Library for enlightening little minds with the Crayon Kiosk ! Posted on August 28, 2014 by Johnathan “While we don’t recommend screen time for babies or real little ones, preschoolers ages 2 and older may benefit from playing educational apps with a parent. Each… Read More

By ALLISON LESHOWITZ/HERALD – For the Full Article – click here “Peninsula Public Library used state grant money attained by State Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) to install an educational games kiosk in the children’s section. From left were library Trustee Samuel Francis, Skelos and library Director Karen Porcella.    Peninsula Public Library is using technology in… Read More