Alicia McGeagh

4 Simple Design Fixes That Make Your Library Website More Engaging

Public libraries do a lot with limited time and resources - and your website carries more weight than ever. For many patrons, it’s the first doorway into your services and resources. Small, intentional design choices can make that digital doorway clearer, kinder, and easier to use for everyone. This post shares a few.

Are You Using All of the Tools in Your Digital Library Toolbox?

Public libraries are doing more with less every day by serving growing communities, managing diverse collections, and connecting people with ideas in new ways. Behind the scenes, staff juggle multiple systems, workflows, and expectations, often without realizing the tools available to them. When your library’s digital.

5 Lessons Public Libraries Can Take from UX in Retail and Streaming

People expect more from digital experiences than ever before: they want them to be faster, easier, and more personal. The same users who browse a streaming service on their phone expect to find library materials just as effortlessly. Retail and streaming platforms have invested heavily in user experience (UX) design.

From Compliance to Inclusion: Meeting WCAG 2.2 AA in Library Digital Experiences

Accessibility has always been at the heart of library values. Every patron deserves equitable access to collections, programs, and services, whether they visit the library in person or online. As accessibility tools and standards advance, more patrons are actively using them, making inclusive design not just best.

AI and Libraries: Exploring the Future, Carefully

At BiblioCommons, we have been receiving a lot of questions from our Partner Libraries about artificial intelligence (AI). It is a topic filled with both excitement and concern, and we share both. So, that is why we would like to be transparent about how we are thinking about AI, what we are testing out, and how we.

Balancing Personalization and Privacy: How Libraries Can Lead with Trust

In today’s digital age people expect more from the organizations they interact with more relevance, more convenience, and more understanding of their needs. At the same time, they are more protective of their personal data than ever before, and rightly so, data protection with digital technology partners has been.