Popular Apps Just getting started with your new tablet or smart phone and wondering what apps to download? Here are links to popular apps to help you: Application Description Access my Library is for those occasions you need a library but it's after hours. AML uses your location to find libraries nearby and then allows you access to those libraries' online resources. This app is designed for both iPhone, iPad and the Android. The app may be downloaded FREE from the iTunes App Store and you can find the app in the Google Play store. With the Adobe Reader app, users can easily read and share PDF documents. The app is FREE and may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store. For Android owners, the Adobe Reader may be downloaded for FREE from Android Market. Book Crawler takes book cataloging to new heights with features like reviews and local library availability when you scan the barcode. Dropbox support is available for backing up your information and location awareness to see what others around you are reading so you can strike up online (or real-world) discussions. This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad with a cost of $1.99 and may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store. Calibre is a FREE open source eBook management tool. Converts files/ebooks, synchs files with reader devices, allows downloading news from the web and converting it to e-book form and more. Dictionary and Thesaurus is a FREE mobile dictionary and thesaurus app that is available for download in the iTunes App Store, Android Market, and Blackberry App World. The app includes nearly 1,000,000 words and definitions and 90,000 synonyms and antonyms. No Internet connection is needed. The app also features audio pronunciations, similarly spelled words and Dictionary.com’s popular Word of the Day. Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition app that allows you to dictate messages using your device. The app may also be used to update your status on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. The app is currently FREE and is available for download from the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices, and from Blackberry App World for Blackberry devices. Dropbox is a great productivity app, which serves as a cloud-based, shareable virtual file system. The app is FREE and allows you to view documents, spreadsheets, presentations, videos, and photos, export files to other iPhone, iPad, or Android apps, and more. The app requires a Dropbox account to function, but if you do not have an account, the app will allow you to create one for free. The app may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store for use on iPhone and iPad devices, and from Android Market for use on Android devices. Easybib is a FREE app that allows you to scan any book’s barcode or manually type in the title to create MLA, APA, and Chicago style citations instantly. EasyBib also lets you manage your works cited and email citations to yourself. The app may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store for use on iPhone and iPad devices. The FREE app is also available for Android devices. Download it from the Android Market. FREE version of Encyclopedia Britannica in mobile-friendly web format can be found at http://m.eb.com/ Evernote is an award-winning app that lets you jot down notes, snapshots, and recordings, on everything from lectures, meetings, and business cards. Notes and reminders are easily searchable on the device or your desktop when the device is synchronized to the desktop. The app supports most devices and is available FREE in Blackberry App World, the iTunes App Store, or the Android Market. Firefox Home is Mozilla's official Firefox app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. The app provides Apple mobile users with access to their Firefox history, bookmarks, and open tabs as stored on your desktop computer. The app is FREE and is available for download from the iTunes App Store. To operate on your device, you will also need to download the Firefox Sync add-on, which is available at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10868/. The app is also available for the Android. The Free Wi-Fi Finder app is just what its name implies: a free wi-fi finder for mobile devices. Drawing from a database of more than 100,000 wi-fi hotspots worldwide, the app allows you to search and map nearby, free wi-fi hotspots, either using location features or manual search. The app also allows you to store favorite wi-fi locations for future reference, or to share them via Twitter or Facebook. Search results for wi-fi locations are displayed on an easy-to-read map with locations flagged. The Free Wi-Fi Finder app is FREE and is compatible with Android devices, as well as iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices. The app may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store for Apple devices and from Android Market for Android devices. GoodReader for the iPad is what Mashable called this the "Swiss army knife of awesome." It's got quick, smooth handling of huge PDF and text files and even lets you make notes on PDFs. You can also wirelessly sync between folders and devices and annotate with a slew of editing tools. It is $5.00 and may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store. GoodReads is a social networking site with a difference; it’s designed specifically for book lovers. It’s a really easy way to find reviews about certain books and discover what you are going to read next. All of the reviews on the site are written by other members which means that they should be just like you. The app may be downloaded FREE from the iTunes App Store and the Google Play store. Google Mobile App is a great tool that allows you to search Google quickly using voice commands. The app is FREE and is available for download from the iTunes App Store. The app is compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad. For a list of Google apps available for Android devices, please see the list available at Android Market. Go Sky Watch is a FREE science app available from iTunes. Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations and more by simply pointing to the sky. Your personal telescope to the wonders in the night sky. Go outside and explore the night sky. iBooks is an amazing way to download and read books. iBooks includes the iBookstore, where you can download the latest bestselling books or your favorite classics – day or night. Browse your library on a beautiful bookshelf, tap a book to open it, flip through pages with a swipe or a tap, and bookmark or add notes to your favorite passages. The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) App allows you to access info about over 2 million movie and TV titles, as well as over 4 million celebrities, actors, actresses, directors and crew members with this stunning FREE iPad app. The app may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store for use on iPhone and iPad devices or the Android app at Android Market. iScholarReader is a specialized document reader for research papers using Google Scholar. It enables users to search, bookmark, and download papers on their iPhones. Available at iTunes. The Android app may be downloaded at AndroidZoom. Use Library Books if you're forgetful, this $3 app will pay for itself pretty quickly. It can track multiple library cards and let you know when you've got a book coming due. The app may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store for $2.99 and is designed for both iPhone and iPad. The Collierville Burch Library requested support status in July 2012. Book lovers from librarything.com love this app that's like Urban Spoon for books. It guides you to nearby libraries, bookstores, and upcoming literary events, but the fun part is socializing with other bibliophiles. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for book lovers. Create a library-quality catalog of books: books you own, books you've read, books you'd like to read, books you've lent out ... whatever grouping you'd like. Since everyone catalogs online, they also catalog together. You can contribute tags, ratings and reviews for a book, and Common Knowledge (facts about a book or author, like character names and awards), as well as participate in member forums or join the Early Reviewers program. Everyone gets the benefit of everyone else's work. LibraryThing connects people based on the books they share. To sign up, visit their homepage at www.librarything.com Medline Plus Mobile provides trusted health information in a mobile format from the National Library of Medicine and the National Insitutes of Health. http://m.medlineplus.gov/ The Meebo app supports most major instant-messaging networks, such as AOL/AIM, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, Gmail/Google Talk, Facebook, and many others. The app can push notifications when the app is closed, provides searchable chat histories, and has most of the great features associated with the web-based tool. iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users may download the app for FREE from the iTunes App Store; Blackberry users may download the app for FREE from the Meebo website; and Android users may download the app for FREE from the Android Market or the Meebo website. Owners of other smartphones may use Meebo for Mobile Web. Designed specifically for the iPad, National Geographic’s new and improved World Atlas HD puts our best maps in the palm of your hand.