Now available for checkout at Main Library: Playaway Launchpads, educational tablets exclusive to libraries.
Playaway Launchpads feature ten or more pre-installed educational game and story apps designed for ages 3-7. No connection to the Internet is required for use, which makes them a convenient option for road trips or homes without Internet service. Each Launchpad has a unique theme, with apps designed for a specific age group (ages 3-5 or ages 5-7). Available themes are:
- Animal Talk!
- Little Picasso!
- What a Dream!
- Dinoriffic!
- Fun on the Farm!
- ABCs Just for Me!
- Under a Word Spell!
- On the Clock!
- Parade of Sounds!
- Giddy Up! Let’s Create!
- Ship Shape!
Playaway Launchpads may be borrowed for 7 days by any patron 18+ with a full access SJCPL library card account. They must be checked out from and returned to the Youth Services department at the Main Library. For more information, please contact Theresa Horn, Youth Services Manager, at 574.282.4648 or t.horn@sjcpl.org.