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How Public Libraries Are Linking Social Workers to Homeless Patrons

libraries are working hard to listen to the local concerns and tailor their programs to meet specific needs of their communities, including the homeless.

March 29, 2019

Libraries

Dealing with an Unexpected Shared Google Docs File

Here is what you can do if you receive a Google Docs share notification from someone you don't know. Avoid granting a rogue app permission to send spam!

February 28, 2019

Libraries

State-of-the-Art Ways to Create a Secure Password

Bad passwords account for most cybersecurity breaches. Discover different reliable ways to create truly unhackable passwords that you can actually remember.

February 26, 2019

Libraries

World Sleep Day Resources

The pace and distractions of modern life have caused a sleep deprivation epidemic. Here are some resources for an awareness campaign at your library.

February 01, 2019

Libraries

Circulating Video Games at the Library

Read the story of a library that added video games to its Library of Things collection. It was an instant hit with millennial patrons!

January 29, 2019

Libraries

Library Tech Trends for 2019

Read our predictions about privacy, cyberbullying, graphic design, fake news, media labs and makerspaces and, as always, our favorite bleeding-edge tech.

January 14, 2019

Libraries

The Gates Library Foundation Remembered: How Digital Inclusion Came to Libraries

TechSoup is deeply proud to have worked with the Gates Library Foundation as it invested $1 billion in public libraries, both domestically and globally.

January 11, 2019

Libraries

Technology Resources for Libraries from the Gates Foundation Global Libraries Project

Here are the favorite resources of technology staff involved in the Gates Foundation Global Libraries project for staying current on library tech issues.

January 09, 2019

Libraries

Library Technology, 2018 Year in Review

We didn't do too bad when we predicted the 2018 Library Tech Trends. See our hits and misses.

December 06, 2018

Libraries

PLA's Project Outcome — Results in Action

Discover what PLA's Project Outcome toolkit can do for libraries that want to understand and share the impact of essential library services and programs.

December 04, 2018

Libraries

What Are the Copyright Rules for the Images on Your Website or Social Media?

The infographic here will tell you what you need to know about copyright infringement laws for using safe and free images on your website and social media.

August 01, 2018

Libraries

Microsoft Changes for Public Libraries

See the changes starting May 2018 in the Microsoft products that libraries can request through TechSoup.

May 11, 2018