With the Minuteman Library Network app you can: · Search the Minuteman catalog and place holds · Renew checkouts and freeze holds in your account · Enable your personal digital card on your phone · Explore your library’s digital collections of eBooks, Digital audiobooks, Digital video, Digital magazines and more · Browse new and noteworthy titles · Connect with your library with one touch calling, contact forms and social media · See your library’s calendar of events Serving the following Minuteman Libraries: Acton Memorial Library Arlington / Robbins Library Ashland Public Library Bedford Free Public Library Belmont Public Library Brookline / Public Library of Brookline Cambridge Public Library Concord Free Public Library Dean College / E. Ross Anderson Library Dedham Public Library Dover Town Library Framingham Public Library Framingham State University/ Henry Whittemore Library Franklin Public Library Holliston Public Library Lasell College / Brennan Library Lexington / Cary Memorial Library Lincoln Public Library Maynard Public Library Medfield Public Library Medford Public Library Medway Public Library Millis Public Library Natick / Morse Institute Library Needham Free Public Library Newton Free Library Norwood / Morrill Memorial Library Pine Manor College / Annenberg Library Regis College Library Sherborn Library Somerville Public Library Stow / Randall Library Sudbury / Goodnow Library Waltham Public Library Watertown Free Public Library Wayland Public Library Wellesley Free Library Weston Public Library Westwood Public Library Winchester Public Library Woburn Public Library
Huge selection of business and strategy books
Soooo many books!!!!! Thank you!
A good app when it works
The app crashes often, making it hard to use. Otherwise, it’s a good app when it works m.
Login does not work
The login credentials that I use to log into the website do not work in this app, therefore it is unusable. Deleted.
Digital library card no longer works
In the last couple months the digital library card no longer shows up. When selected from any of at least two locations you can try from, the screen brightens like normal but no card information shows up. I uninstalled and reinstalled but have the same problem. Like others I also notice the search results show fewer results than they used to. Even for material I know is there, I don’t get result returns.
Downgrade
Borderline unusable since the big overhaul. Incredibly slow. Search results don’t seem accurate. Things I was able to find previously are no longer showing up, e.g. particular volumes of a manga series that I know exist suddenly can’t be found. Still has some necessary functions that I appreciate, ability to see current checkouts, overdue, renewing items, etc.
Some annoying bugs
This release has some annoying bugs that make the app difficult to use. When doing an advanced search of the catalog the virtual keyboard disappears and then reappears after each keystroke - making the user pause between each letter entered. This really makes the process of typing in search criteria super painful. Also in advanced search, when searching by author the app presents as bogus results all entries that have no listed author. Lack of a field should not match a specifically entered criterion. Very weak search capability - kind of a MLN trademark. It’s often best to search on the web (much better search engine) and then use the resultant ISBN to find it in the MLN catalog.
Really good, maybe on way to Oustanding!😀
I use this app very often, and although as an old programmer, I sometimes think “I would have done that feature differently”. I will say this: The App Just Works. On top of that, when you report bugs, they fix them really fast! I reported an app crash bug on 14-January, and the fix came out sometime before 14-February. This includes the hang-time for the report getting from my library to the developer MLN contracts with. Remember this when libertarians claim private industry is ALWAYS better than govt. Sometimes it’s the two together that excel. I wish I could get J&J to fix the bugs in their vaccine trial app (now going on 14 months broken) and The Week magazine and Xinio (now going on like 3-4 years seriously broken)
Bug Fixes and Improvements
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