San Juan Island Library - Press Release

New Technology
at the San Juan Island Library

A new computer is available at the San Juan Island Library featuring special software. The computer features LARGE PRINT for the vision
impaired, with a split screen and adjustable magnification. A variety of foreign language formats is available, including European languages such as
French, German, Dutch and Spanish, and Russian, as well as Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The computer even has a separate keyboard for
Spanish! The new computer comes loaded with MS Office 2000 software featuring Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and now including Access and Publisher.

Encarta software, including Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Africana and World Atlas are also ready to use from the desktop. The interactive features
like searching and zooming make using the atlas especially rewarding. Additional Microsoft programs previously unavailable include Flight, Mars, and Whales.

The new computer is part of a program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support computers in libraries. Visit the library today and try the new computer, thanks to collaboration between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gateway Computers and the San Juan Island Library.

Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM, Tuesday and Thursday from 10 AM to 8 PM, Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM and
Sunday from 1 PM to 5 PM. Library cards are free to island residents with proof of residency.