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Springshare Celebrates Patron Point’s Platinum at the 2025 Modern Library Awards

January 22, 2025 | By Hannah
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Springshare Celebrates Patron Point’s Platinum at the 2025 Modern Library Awards With awards season underway, those of us working in the library industry like to keep our eyes on the LibraryWorks Modern Library Awards (MLAs). And we are pleased to share that our very own Patron Point has just received the platinum award for 2025! This is especially exciting news for us because it marks the 5th consecutive year that we have been honored with this accolade. The MLAs were created as a way to recognize the top products and services in the library industry. They are trusted by library…

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Falling Into a New Routine: Top Tips for a Smooth Back-to-School Transition

August 13, 2024 | By Kirsten

With autumn just around the corner, it’s the perfect time for a fresh start as everyone heads back to school. Whether you’re getting your library ready for a new wave of students or just looking to ease into the season, we’ve got you covered. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite tips to help your library make a smooth transition into fall. Let’s gear up for fall with a few…

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*NEW* LibCal Event Flyers & SMS Notifications

August 7, 2024 | By Kirsten

Libraries are getting a boost with some exciting new features in LibCal! Say hello to customizable event flyers and handy SMS notifications, designed to streamline your event planning and keep your community informed. Plus, you now have access to royalty-free images for your events! Dive into the details and discover how these tools can enhance your library’s outreach and engagement efforts. Event SMS Reminders – Coming Mid-August We’re adding SMS…

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Tales From the Co-Op: July Exchanges

July 30, 2024 | By Corinne
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We’re excited to bring you the latest installment of Tales From the Co-Op! If you missed our previous post in this new series, be sure to check it out here: June Exchanges. The LibAnswers 24/7 Global Chat Cooperative brings uninterrupted chat coverage to your library’s LibChat service, staffed by our MLS-degreed Springy librarians and cooperative members from contributing libraries. When you participate in the Co-Op, skilled librarians are available to…

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Streamline Your LibGuides: Hiding Breadcrumbs Made Easy

July 24, 2024 | By Kirsten
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If you’re looking to give your LibGuides a unique and personalized touch, CSS is your best friend! With CSS, you can take full control over your guide’s visual presentation, from colors and fonts to spacing and layout. It’s like having a magic wand to make your content look exactly how you want. Want to make your headers pop, your links stand out, or your buttons more clickable? You can do…

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LibGuides, LibAnswers, LibCal, LibStaffer, and LibWizard Features Coming Your Way!

July 19, 2024 | By Rebecca Reed
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These releases are on their way to you next week, and will be live in all regions by the end of the day on Friday, July 26, 2024. LibAnswers We’ve introduced Publishing Workflows for FAQs! SMS tickets now support sending/receiving images in the US and CA regions. The Out of Office status can now send an “away” reply to patrons. For more details on these and more, head over to the…

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Highlights from ALA: Fantastic Guest Speakers & More!

July 16, 2024 | By Kirsten
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While we haven’t stopped dreaming about that amazing San Diego weather (beautiful sunny days with a cool ocean breeze?! Yes, please!), we’ve mostly returned to reality after the wonderful whirlwind weekend of ALA 2024. The exhibit hall buzzed with excitement around the latest innovations in library technology, literature, and educational resources – plus there was a ton of really great swag. However, the highlight for us was the incredible guest…

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Springshare and Brodart Partner for Patron Point My Reads

July 11, 2024 | By Kirsten
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Here at Springshare, we’re big fans of the amazing programming, unconventional collections, and community resources libraries offer. Still, there’s something to be said for the original library service: connecting readers with a good book! With our latest partnership, users of the Patron Point platform can draw on robust title information provided by Brodart to automatically generate monthly newsletters that feature reading lists on specific genres and topics. This exciting recommendation service,…

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We’re Hiring a Marketing Specialist!

July 8, 2024 | By Corinne

Have you ever thought about a career at Springshare? Do you know someone who would make a great Springy? We’ve got some exciting news: we’re looking for an awesome new Springy to join our Marketing Team! Our small but mighty marketing crew does a little bit of everything, so whoever becomes the newest member of our team will have the opportunity to use and grow their skills in libraries, marketing,…

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Webinar Recordings You Might’ve Missed

July 3, 2024 | By Corinne
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We’ve made it through the first half of 2024! Here at Springshare, we’re looking ahead to all the new features coming soon to your Springy Tools, but first, we’re taking a moment to catch up on the past few months. The Springy Team has been busy! We hosted two Learning Labs with outstanding guest librarian presenters. We ran not one, not two, but five webinars about our big data tool,…

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Tales From the Co-Op: June Exchanges

June 26, 2024 | By Corinne
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Welcome back to our second installment of Tales From the Co-Op! If you missed our first post in this new series, be sure to check it out here: May Exchanges. What is the LibAnswers 24/7 Global Chat Cooperative? As the name suggests, the Co-Op brings coverage to your library’s online LibChat service – all day, every day, anywhere in the world. It’s staffed by our in-house MLS-degreed librarians along with…

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