Kieran Hixon SHLB is hosting two different webinars that discuss current hurdles with the USF and the role it plays in bridging the digital divide. Learn more about the March 19th and April 2 webinars and register here.
Kieran Hixon and Sharon Morris just finished a tour of 50 libraries in 4 weeks and have some High Fives …
FREE fundraising series Bringing in the Money: How Friends and Foundations Can Find Funding & Grants – April 13 and …
The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program will provide funding to schools and libraries for reasonably priced laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, routers, …
With all the scams that exist, it is getting harder to distinguish between things that are too good to be …
It is hard sometimes for me to read the news, to be open to hearing the latest litany of disturbing …
Public libraries are helping their community members access the internet to complete essential tasks such as online schoolwork or applying for a job, even if the building is closed to the public. The buildings are just one aspect of the kinds of exemplary library services offered in Colorado.
Descriptive links are weblinks disguised as descriptive text that is clicked on to go to the place described. For instance, in …
Alt text, also called “alt tags” or “alt descriptions,” is the text that is read by screen-reading tools to describe …
Does your website have links to download PDF documents? Do you make a really sweet looking event calendar and upload …
Accessibility… sometimes when I talk about accessibility in libraries folks imagine ramps, wide doors and not stocking items on bottom …
Pwned. Yup, it is a word, not a typo. It is a word from an informal language used on the …
The other day a friend of mine who is the director of a small rural library in another state emailed …
I have always been a video game player, way back since Pong, Asteroids, and Pacman as a matter of fact. …
Ah, summer… it is a busy time for libraries! Between the Summer Reading Program and the extra kids utilizing the …
Budgeting, finding the right solution, finding the person with the expertise to help, having the hardware, creating the plan…these are …
I am amazed by the speed at which technology develops. I really am. New developments in capacity, speed, and materials …
I saw a meme the other day that said, “I’m sorry I didn’t answer my phone when you called. I …
Habitica is an online task management application that, as its name implies, helps you build habits, end bad habits, and …
Want to eliminate fines at your library but have questions? You’re not alone! Here are some frequently asked questions about eliminating fines and research-based answers.