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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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6 Security Measures to Protect Your Library

Tech Soup

Public libraries handle a surprising amount of personal information every day. You might already take steps to secure your library card database, but public-access computers and other systems can also pose a risk. If you aren't already, you need to pay close attention to securing these other systems, too.

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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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Price McIntosh Bursary for prospective libraries and archives students

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Library and Archives Canada is offering financial aid to Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation), persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities through the Price McIntosh Bursary. The bursary aims to encourage students to pursue studies in fields related to libraries and archives.

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5 Things Nonprofits and Libraries Can Do with Mobile Beacon Hotspots

Tech Soup

TechSoup works with Mobile Beacon to provide Wi-Fi hotspots to nonprofits and libraries, and our members use them in myriad ways. Ask anyone who's used a hotspot — odds are they'll tell you how convenient it is to be able to connect to the Internet from practically anywhere. Interested in using some in your work?

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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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