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MARINet 4+
MARINet
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- Free
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Description
Take MARINet with you wherever you go! Search the catalog, place holds, manage your account, and renew materials. Get instant access to eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV, music, magazines, and more.
Find a library location near you:
• Belvedere Tiburon Library
• College of Marin Library
• Dominican University of California's Archbishop Alemany Library
• Larkspur Library
• Marin County Free Library
• Mill Valley Public Library
• San Anselmo Public Library
• San Rafael Public Library
• Sausalito Public Library
Features include:
• Quickly search the library collection
• Browse bestsellers and new items
• Check a title’s availability –map the location where your title is available
• Place and manage your holds
• Renew items
• View your library card
What’s New
Version 2.15.0
Home screen customization settings were lost after logging out. This issue has been fixed, and settings are now retained.
System messages continued to appear as new even after being viewed and acknowledged. This issue has been fixed.
The library card did not always display the updated expiry date. This has been corrected.
This release also includes some backend platform updates.
Ratings and Reviews
Very impressive... online bookstores should worry!
I didn't expect that our little local library could put out such an impressive app. (This app is just for Marin county, CA.) Say you are standing at the bookstore and your kid is demanding a $40 hardcover book you know will only be read once. Just open this app, scan the barcode, tap a button, and the book arrives at your library in a couple of days. It's instant gratification like online bookstores, but for free!!
You get a dashboard to manage book renewals, books that are ready for pickup, etc.
My favorite feature: if you've searched for a book, you can tap a button to see all the libraries in Marin that have a copy "in stock"—and it's really fast.
Tiny quibble: like the website, it's a tad slow when renewing 20 books, but it beats driving to the library for sure!
Sooooo sloooow…
The app takes forever to load on startup. Also takes forever to switch between tabs. Some nice functionality otherwise. Easy to look up and reserve titles.
The only reason I keep it on my phone is that it has the barcode for my library card.
A “Lite” Version of the Online Interface
Essentially, this app is just a dumbed-down / limited version of the actual website. These days, most everyone has a smartphone. To that end, I can either use this app or open up the Safari or Chrome app and peruse through MARINet instead. The most obvious, immediate, and frustrating difference is that the app does not have nearly the same capability nor full functionality as the website. For example, if I want to put an item on hold, the app will frequently tell me that it is unable to process such a request. The website however will NEVER issue such a response. WHY would I use an app with such limited functionality when it is just as easy—if not EASIER—to open up Safari/Chrome and just get the job done on the actual website? Why would I waste my time using an app that stonewalls my requests? Save your time folks. Delete the app. Give it one star until it’s upgraded. Bookmark the website on your app browser instead. The website is far easier and far more capable than this laughable “lite” version of an app.
App Privacy
The developer, MARINet, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Search History
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- MARINet
- Size
- 41 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Filipino, French, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © BiblioCommons
- Price
- Free