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LibCal: The Most Popular Event, Ticketing, and Kit Management Software for Libraries

November 21, 2024 | By Kelsey

LibCal is an affordable, library-focused tool for event management, space bookings, appointment scheduling, Library of Things & museum passes lending, and more! Libraries are a launchpad for activities-onsite and online events, one-on-one appointments, community reading initiatives, exam study nights, cake pan lending, author visits, and so much more! LibCal offers the tools to manage the what, where, when, and who of just about everything. LibCal is an established and reliable solution used by over 3,600 libraries, and growing, worldwide! 6 Stellar LibCal Features That Will Propel Your Library to New Heights Selecting software for your library can be intimidating, so…

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Happy LibGuides Day: 16 Years of LibGuides

May 1, 2023 | By Kirsten
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Happy LibGuides Day! April 30th marked the 16th anniversary of the first LibGuides install. To celebrate, we’re looking back at the first ever LibGuide from 2007 and featuring some of our favorite LibGuides – created by YOU! A Look Back at the Beginning Temple University was the very first member of the LibGuides community! On our 10th anniversary we caught up with Temple’s Steven Bell to reminisce about the early…

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Celebrating YOU for National Library Week

April 24, 2023 | By Corinne
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National Library Week calls for parades! Fireworks! Dancing in the streets! But in lieu of an all-out bash, we’re celebrating library workers by revisiting some of our favorite stories and presentations from over the years. Let us share your story! Take a minute to tell us what makes your library special. Ain’t No Party Like a LibGuides Party Ah, the joys of checking for broken links and unpublishing old guides!…

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Zoom Screensharing in LibAnswers & LibCal: Update to OAuth 2

April 18, 2023 | By Talia
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This blog post is to remind you of an upcoming change Zoom is making to their authentication protocols. This change only affects LibAnswers and LibCal users using the JWT authentication method for integrating Zoom into their LibCal and/or LibAnswers systems. What is Zoom doing? Zoom is turning off the JWT authentication method, which was an available method in LibAnswers and LibCal. Zoom has written posts / announcements about this and…

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Our Ongoing Commitment to Accessibility

April 12, 2023 | By Talia
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At Springshare, we’re committed to accessibility. We continually evaluate our tools for compliance with current regulations and standards, especially as we add new features and make improvements behind the scenes. And because accessibility is a joint effort, we make sure our users have the resources and tools needed to create accessible content in their Springy Tools. To that end, we want to share with you what we’re doing, what we’ve done, and…

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Code Release: LibCal, LibAnswers, LibGuides, LibApps, LibInsight, LibStaffer, & LibWizard Features Coming Your Way!

April 3, 2023 | By Rebecca Reed
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These releases are on their way to you next week, and most will be live in all regions by the end of the day on Friday, April 7, 2023. LibCal and LibStaffer’s updates will be live in all regions by the end of the day on Friday April 14th, 2023. LibCal We’re introducing a new “Agenda” widget view for Events. We’ve added a new feature for copying hours in the…

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Introducing LibWhisper: ASMR for Libraries

March 31, 2023 | By Kirsten

Brain-Tingling Goodness Delivered Straight To Your Ears Springshare’s latest and greatest product – LibWhisper – launches tomorrow, April 1, 2023! We don’t normally launch a new product on a Saturday, but we couldn’t wait to announce it to the world! LibWhisper is a brand new state-of-the-art ASMR tool, designed specifically for libraries. With LibWhisper, you can layer audio clips from our sound library to craft your ideal library setting. Your…

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Post-ACRL Recap: Amazing Guest Speakers & More!

March 24, 2023 | By Talia
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Springys had an amazing time at last week’s ACRL Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Was there a gorgeous river view from the conference hall (if ya know, ya know)? Absolutely. Did we all enjoy some amazing tacos at Condado’s? Also yes. Was everyone bummed to get in their cars or planes to head home? Without a doubt. But the best part about this year’s ACRL conference, aside from the fact…

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One Webinar Left for Chatbot

March 15, 2023 | By Corinne
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Our third and final product demo for the new LibAnswers Chatbot is next Monday, March 20th! In this quick overview, we’ll show you… How Chatbot can serve as the first point of contact for your library patrons with our example Chatbots for different scenarios – you’ll get a feel for how your patrons can interact with Chatbot! Where to design Chatbot flows that answer common questions, connect users to your LibGuides…

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It’s Nearly Time for ACRL! – Find Us at Booth #711

March 10, 2023 | By Corinne
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In less than a week, the Springy Team will be in Pittsburgh, PA, for the ACRL 2023 Conference! Attending in person? Stop by Booth #711 to pick up some Springy swag and chat with us about #LibraryLife. Plus, you’re going to want to carve out some time in your busy conference schedules to catch our flash presentations! We’re bringing you a stellar lineup of Springy experts demonstrating new product features,…

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Are You Heading to ACRL in Pittsburgh, PA?

March 1, 2023 | By Talia
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The last time Springshare attended ACRL was in 2019! We can’t believe it’s been four years (it feels both longer and shorter than 4 years, doesn’t it?!) since we’ve see all your faces. And guess what? We’re looking for guest presenters at the Springshare Booth #711. Learning From Each Other The whole point of attending conferences is to learn from others. To get inspired by what they’re doing and see…

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