Libraries build digital communities
Today I'm co-facilitating an ALA session titled, "Libraries Lead Community Digital Inclusion." Along with my colleagues from WebJunction, ICMA, and IMLS, we'll be guiding librarians through activities...
View ArticleEdge Benchmarks: Community Assessment and Partnerships
I just read Tom Sloan's highly informative Public Libraries magazine piece on the Naperville Public Library (NPL) titled, "What Makes an Award-Winning Public Library Successful." This article is...
View ArticleCreate reports that WOW your constituency
Do you need a clear and engaging report to share with your board, funders, or community? Transform your data into visually stunning, interactive reports with ease - with SAP Crystal Reports...
View ArticleBay Area librarians: activate app ideas!
Have a great idea for an app that would help your nonprofit or library make a difference, but don't have the technical skills or resources to make it happen?Well, now’s your chance to make your idea a...
View ArticleSo glad for what it is... the ARSL conference.
Today as I walked in to work I was barraged by the enormous Salesforce conference (50,000 attendees!) in downtown San Francisco. This is the type of conference that defies all of my previous event...
View ArticleHelp the Gates Foundation support libraries
It's not often an opportunity arises to provide the world's largest foundation your thoughts on your work, your field, and the resources your library needs to succeed. The Gates Foundation is asking...
View ArticleMidWinter has the Edge
Have you heard about the Edge Initiative? Whether you're a seasoned expert or a recent newbie to the Edge scene, please attend the Edge Update session at MidWinter in Seattle to learn about the new and...
View ArticleA list of innovative programs, influenced by a tweet
Today I read Lee Rainie’s tweet (Director of Pew Internet Project) requesting examples of innovative library services and decided to send him a few highlights from this past year. To me, some of the...
View ArticleSeven success-makers chime in
We've interviewed a lot of people from libraries for the Edge Initiative. In our interviews we're trying to uncover what factors or best practices aligned to create a situation for success in a...
View ArticleHiring and Training Internet Mentors
Find resources and ideas for finding and training people who can effectively guide your community in Internet adoption.If your nonprofit or public library is trying to help people use the Internet, you...
View ArticleSending help to Oklahoma libraries
My friend and colleague Susan McVey, State Librarian of Oklahoma, encouraged me to share a post from Anne Masters, Director of the Pioneer Library System, which is near areas affected by the recent and...
View ArticleGet out there with the help of your Friends
There's a lot of talk about the value in leaving the library building. Not for patrons, mind you, but for staff. I'm often reminded of a marvelous tip I learned from Gail Santy, a presenter at the...
View ArticleDo what you do best: helping after a storm
Libraries often play a big part in the moments and months after a natural disaster. Mostly, libraries offer refuge, comfort, and contact; they're a warm place with big hearts filled with folks who know...
View ArticleTell Everyone: Free Meals for Youth!
A recent TechSoup webinar on childhood hunger and tools to find free meals surfaced a lot of interest and ideas on how organizations can help fight hunger. (Watch the archive and download resources...
View ArticleHelp Youth Find a Free Meal and a Safe Place This Summer
Last year was our first summer launching Range, an app that helps libraries, community leaders, and other trusted referrers locate free summer meals for youth.We learned a lot. We learned who really...
View ArticleHow Libraries Are Participating in Domestic Violence Awareness Month (with...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. TechSoup is participating by amplifying what other agencies, collaborators, and libraries in our network are doing to raise awareness around this important...
View ArticleHow Libraries Are Participating in Domestic Violence Awareness Month (with...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. TechSoup is participating by amplifying what other agencies, collaborators, and libraries in our network are doing to raise awareness around this important...
View ArticleSave the IMLS, an Integral Supporter of Libraries
At TechSoup, our work is never solitary. We benefit from the resources, brainpower, and strength of organizations and individuals to help us support NGOs and public libraries worldwide. Our...
View ArticleHow Caravan Studios Develops a Food Desert App at the Indianapolis Public...
Editor's note: This piece was originally published on Medium.com and is reprinted here by permission of the author and Caravan Studios.Our team doesn't have answers. What we have is a process, a...
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