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Penpower Technology to donate handwriting recognition & Chinese language learning tools

Thanks to a generous in-kind donation from Penpower Technology Ltd, the Storefront Library will feature two new tools supporting Chinese language speakers and learners: A tablet, called Penpower Junior, enables anyone to conduct a web-search, write an email, or otherwise input text into a computer by writing. Traditional or Simplified Chinese, Hong Kong characters, Japanese [...]

Storefront Library at Chinatown Main Street Festival

On Sunday, July 12, a mobile version of the Storefront Library Project made an appearance at the 2009 Chinatown Main Street Festival. Staff were on-hand to discuss the project, and elements of the Storefront Library program were demonstrated, such as a small children’s reading area, photography and calligraphy books for adult browsing, and free WIFI. A [...]