Bag of Tricks – Toward Gigabit Libraries
Have you ever noticed that everything on the internet runs slower after 3 pm when…
Kieran Hixon
ALA Annual Conference – Part 1
This year the American Library Association (ALA) met in New Orleans. It was quite the…
Bag of Tricks – Metaverse
“Augmented Reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment whereby the objects that…
Libraries, Technology, and Disaster
Before I got the call from dispatch telling me we were under a pre-evacuation notice,…
Bag of Tricks – Padlet
Here’s an example of a question you might encounter at the library: “My niece is…
Bag of Tricks – Files Conversion & Charts
Picture this request from a patron: “Excuse me, I am looking for information on Excel….
Technology and the Really Bad Day
Does this sound familiar… You open the library and turn on the lights. Overnight, half…
A Movie, the Homeless and Public Libraries
When I read a description of a movie that starts, “The story revolves around the…
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Free Online Tools
Free online tools that you or your patrons can use to get things done in…
Online Reference Resources
We’ve selected a few of the best ready reference websites to help you quickly find answers…
COLibraries Levels of Service
The State Library works with COLibraries clients to determine which level best fits your needs….
COLibraries Integrations and Plugins
New Titles Display for PIKA Libraries If you are an AspenCat member, COLibraries offers special…
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COLibraries Samples and Template Pages
COLibraries can help you with templates for content (and some content you can use!) Using…
Customer Service, Policy, and Technology: The Library Trifecta
We talk a lot about technology and libraries, and rightfully so. For decades, technology has…
How and where to get free images for your website
Sites to go to for free, high-quality images that you can use on your website without worrying about any copyright issues.
Take Advantage of E-Rate Funding
The FCC adopted the E-rate Modernization Order [pdf] on July 11, 2014, to expand broadband…
Rural Libraries and the Information Superhighway
The FCC estimates that 53% of rural Americans do not have access to the Internet at speeds necessary to fully participate in the modern economy. By championing the cause of affordable rural broadband access, libraries can help their communities shape the advancements of tomorrow.
Free Historic Costume Patterns
A massive collection of free costume patterns from Artemisia Moltabocca at costumingdiary.com.