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Equip Your Library's Computer Lab

Tech Soup

One of the core community services offered by many libraries is public-access computer labs. As you'll know if your library has one, setting up and maintaining a computer lab can be expensive, with an overwhelming range of hardware and software options to choose from.

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TechSoup's Top Offers for Libraries

Tech Soup

Libraries are the lifeblood of many communities. We are proud to support the technological needs of libraries, and within our catalog you'll find offerings to suit a wide variety of operational needs.

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Curtis Memorial Library: A Tradition of Local Support

DipJar

Public libraries are some of our favorites. If you haven’t been to your library lately, check it out! We recently spoke with Joyce Fehl of the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine. Joyce is the development and marketing manager for the library, which serves both Brunswick and the smaller community of Harpswell.

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How Salado Public Library Serves Its Rural Texas Community

Tech Soup

Salado Public Library is situated in a small town of 2,400 people in Bell County near Killeen and Fort Hood in Central Texas. The county has significant Black and Latinx communities, which comprise almost half of the county's population. I spoke with Jeanie Lively, who has been the Salado Public Library director for 10 years now.

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Libraries pivot to survive pandemic

Candid

“Libraries store the energy that fuels the Imagination. During COVID-19, libraries across the country have had to re-imagine themselves so they can continue fueling imaginations and serving communities. Libraries have helped fill the void by providing hot spot access and in some cases laptops computers to students.

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Culture, Community, and Technology—A Successful 2022 Convergence

.orgSource

The motivation to build stronger relationships, both remote and in-person, resonated across the association community. In case you still enjoy soaking up knowledge the old fashion way, we also added over 45 new posts to our blog library. Creating Community. Growing Together.

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Library Innovations for 2022

Tech Soup

Libraries have always played multifaceted roles in their communities. They are not only resources for avid readers, but they are also places of refuge and teaching, spaces for communities to gather, and sources of help and comfort for many.

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