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How SEA 1’s Tax Reform Will Reshape Funding for Indiana Public Libraries
Indiana public libraries are entering a period of uncertainty. With Senate Enrolled Act 1 (SEA 1) now law, changes to property tax growth and Local Income Tax (LIT) distributions will make it harder for libraries—especially in rural counties and cities like...
Is Your Library’s Patron Computer Setup Secure, Fast, and Future-Ready?
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...
The Ultimate Guide to Library IT Change
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...
Rethinking Library IT: Break Habits That Hold You Back
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 Now Is the Time to Hire an IT Partner
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...
Evolution of Bookmobiles: Libraries on the Move
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...