Fix Your Car at the Library!

Did you know you can get free, up to date information on your car from ALLDATA?  ALLDATA provides vehicle information that is used by professionals, and you can use it too.  You have access to ALLDATA for free in any CLEVNET library.

ALLDATA has been around since 1986 providing information from OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) service manuals. This is the same information your mechanic and auto technicians use to diagnose and fix your car. If you want to know what and how they're doing it, look up your car on ALLDATA. Or if you want to make repairs yourself, ALLDATA can show you how.

Use ALLDATA to do the following:

• Diagnose car trouble
• Get easy to follow repair procedures
• Get part numbers and prices
• See how long it takes to repair/replace parts
• See exactly where parts are located in your car
• Find information on recalls and known problems with your vehicle
• Get maintenance schedules for your car based on its mileage

Navigating ALLDATA is easy. Simply choose your vehicle's YEAR, MAKE, and MODEL from the lists provided. Then click on a component such as Engine, Cooling and Exhaust. From there, you can choose from a list of parts to learn how to service and/or repair them. Or you can diagnose car troubles from symptom lists by clicking on the desired component such as Computers and Control Systems, then clicking By Symptom. (Note: Not all components will have symptom lists.)

ALLDATA includes up to date information on recalls and known problems. Find this information for your vehicle using the TSB (Technical Service Bulletins) link on the left. 

ALLDATA has complete information from what kind of oil to put in your car to how to replace a battery. Even if you don't do the repairs yourself, ALLDATA lets you communicate with your mechanic better, and helps you know your vehicle inside and out. 

Remember, you can use ALLDATA for free in any CLEVNET library. Ask a reference librarian which computers have database access.

 

What Can You Do With a Library Card?

If you don’t have a Kirtland Public Library card yet, what are you waiting for?  First of all, it doesn’t cost anything to get a card --- no money down,  no 30 days same as cash.  It is F-R-E-E, FREE! 

Secondly, a Kirtland Public Library (KPL) card opens the door to practically limitless educational and informational opportunities.  Here are just some of the things you can do with your library card.

1. If you still like to read an actual book, with a cover and pages, we have them!  You can order them online, and pick them up at KPL or at any other CLEVNET library location you prefer.

2. You want to watch a movie?  We have those too; and free DVDs from the library are still cheaper than renting them from somewhere else.

3. KPL belongs to the CLEVNET Consortium of 44 libraries in 12 counties.  This means your library card gives you access to all the material in all of those libraries.  If we don’t have what you’re looking for, we can get it from another library.

4. Ebooks and other downloads.  Through the CLEVNET eMedia site, with the Overdrive or Adobe Digital Editions software, you can download eBooks to a wide variety of ereaders.  You can also download music, films and audiobooks.   Next year, you’ll be able to download popular magazines too.

5. Research databases.   Yes, everyone can find information using free internet search engines. The Library purchases premium databases and your card gives you access to over 60 research databases.  You can fix your car with AllData or research your family genealogy with Ancestry.com or write your next research paper with the EBSCO databases.  Click on this link to see a list of all the databases.  http://www.clevnet.org/databases_all.php

6. You can get help with your homework.  Click on KnowItNow24x7 to access Ohio’s online reference service.  You can talk to a librarian 24 hours

7. You can use the Library website, www.kirtland.lib.oh.us, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to order books, and movies! You can even pay fines online with a credit card.

So, as they say on TV,  what’s in your wallet?  If it’s not a Kirtland Public Library card – come and get one today!