Acorn Tablet Loan Scheme

A new Acorn tablet lending service from Kerry Library aims to help bridge the digital divide by providing age-friendly, easy-to-use technology. This service is being provided under the Kerry County Council Age Friendly Programme.

What is an Acorn Tablet?

Acorn is an age friendly smart tablet that has been designed with and tested by older adults. The Acorn design principles are based around easy navigation and accessibility.

Optimum screen size, colour-coding, uncluttered screens, a consistent navigation system, larger fonts and zoom function help build fast familiarity to create a tablet that can be used by any level of experience.
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Borrowing an Acorn Tablet from Kerry Library

• Acorn Tablets can be borrowed from any branch of Kerry Library by any adult member of Kerry Library. 
• If you are not already a member you can join, free of charge, by visiting your local library or signing up online. You will need to bring proof of address and identification with you to the library on your first visit. 
• Adult library members can borrow one Acorn tablet for a period of 60 days. 
• For group leaders, day care centre co-ordinators or nursing home activities directors who may wish to borrow additional tablets please contact your local librarian and avail of our Community Group membership. 
• Each tablet comes with a set-up guide to help you get started with it.
  
• On return, each tablet will be wiped clean of all personal data and prepared for lending again.