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Planning Your Library IT Budget for 2025: Smart Strategies for Success

Planning Your Library IT Budget for 2025: Smart Strategies for Success

Introduction As we step into 2025, libraries face a rapidly evolving technological landscape. From cybersecurity threats to aging infrastructure and shifting patron expectations, preparing your IT budget requires careful planning. Whether you're gearing up for a board...

Preparing Your Library for Microsoft Software End-of-Life in 2025

Preparing Your Library for Microsoft Software End-of-Life in 2025

With the End of Life (EOL) for Office 2016/2019 and Windows 10 on the horizon, libraries must act now to ensure their technology infrastructure remains secure and functional. This impending change presents an opportunity for libraries to modernize systems, enhance...

Safeguarding Your Library: The Importance of Data Storage and Backup

Safeguarding Your Library: The Importance of Data Storage and Backup

As a library director, you navigate a maze of responsibilities every day. From balancing tight budgets to managing diverse staff and maintaining patron satisfaction, the challenges are endless. Yet, amidst these pressing duties, one critical area often goes unnoticed:...

Maximizing Library Productivity With a Year-End Tech Refresh

Maximizing Library Productivity With a Year-End Tech Refresh

As the year winds down, it's the perfect time for libraries to reflect on how their technology supports or hinders their daily operations. Modernizing tech isn’t just a "nice-to-have" — it’s essential for libraries striving to meet patron needs, streamline workflows,...

Holiday Travel Cybersecurity: Essential Tips to Stay Safe

Holiday Travel Cybersecurity: Essential Tips to Stay Safe

The holiday season is a time for joy, travel, and reuniting with loved ones. But it’s also a prime opportunity for hackers to target travelers who may be distracted by holiday plans. From phishing attacks to compromised public WiFi networks, cybercriminals have plenty...