Let’s talk about something most libraries don’t advertise—but feel deeply when it breaks: your patron computers. They’re not just a “nice service” anymore. They’re essential infrastructure. Job seekers need them. Seniors rely on them. Students finish assignments on...
Modern libraries do far more than lend books. They serve as digital hubs, learning centers, job resource sites, and public gathering spaces. Yet many library IT systems are still running on patchwork setups from a decade ago.This guide is for library directors and...
When Habit Fights Change: What a Backward Bicycle Teaches UsLet’s begin with a deceptively simple challenge: ride a bicycle that turns in the opposite direction of your steering. You steer left, it turns right. You steer right, it veers left. Easy? Not in the...
Why Your Library Needs a Dedicated IT Partner Libraries face countless daily challenges—staffing, budgets, community needs—all while adapting to a rapidly changing digital landscape. Amid these demands, the idea of switching or hiring an IT partner may feel...
Bookmobiles: How Libraries and Technology Travel Together Historically, libraries have always embodied technology; indeed, libraries are technology. Just like technology, constructed by human knowledge, libraries apply methods, systems, and techniques to create tools...
