--- title: BiblioCommons Blog | Content Creation description: Content Creation | The BiblioCommon blog contains best practice tips and tricks for public libraries looking to elevate their online presence and create engaging experiences for their patrons and staff. --- [Partner Portal](https://partnerportal.bibliocommons.com/hc/en-us) [Support](https://partnerportal.bibliocommons.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) [Careers](https://www.bibliocommons.com/careers) [![BiblioCommons\_logo\_RGB](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/BiblioCommons_logo_RGB.png?width=2000&height=586&name=BiblioCommons_logo_RGB.png)](https://www.bibliocommons.com/) Why BiblioCommons? ## Featured Resources [![64cc72825ae66c58460a5783\_BiblioCommons\_Resource\_Video-Story-Lawrence-Polli\_Thumb](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BiblioCommons%20rebrand%202023/Images/64cc72825ae66c58460a5783_BiblioCommons_Resource_Video-Story-Lawrence-Polli_Thumb.jpeg?width=600&height=350&name=64cc72825ae66c58460a5783_BiblioCommons_Resource_Video-Story-Lawrence-Polli_Thumb.jpeg) Lawrence Public Library Creates Personalized Readers Advisory Services to Connect with Patrons](https://resources.bibliocommons.com/access-granted-video-lawrence-public-library-creates-personalized-readers-advisory-services-to-connect-with-patrons) [![Library 2.0: Why Everyone’s Talking About Digital Accessibility-Everyone-Is-Talking-Digital-Accessibility\_Thumb](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BiblioCommons%20rebrand%202023/Images/64cc728108678fffccadf55e_BiblioCommons_Resource_Blog_A11y-Everyone-Is-Talking-Digital-Accessibility_Thumb.jpeg?width=600&height=350&name=64cc728108678fffccadf55e_BiblioCommons_Resource_Blog_A11y-Everyone-Is-Talking-Digital-Accessibility_Thumb.jpeg) Library 2.0: Why Everyone’s Talking About Digital Accessibility](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/library-2.0-why-everyones-talking-about-digital-accessibility) [See all resources](https://www.bibliocommons.com/resources) ## Why BiblioCommons? 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Well, for many of your patrons, it’s their first point of entry into your library’s digital and, potentially, overall experience. Just like someone who’d walk through the doors of your physical branches, you want to help your online patrons find what they’re looking for, sign. [BiblioWeb](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioweb), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Blogs](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/blogs) # [Indianapolis Public Library’s 5 Tips for Accessibility](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/indianapolis-public-library-tips-for-accessibility) [May 14, 2024](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/indianapolis-public-library-tips-for-accessibility) The Indianapolis Public Library serves a population of over 900,000 across 25 locations in both urban and suburban areas. With advancing racial equality, diversity, and inclusiveness being one of the library’s key values, it is prioritizing race and intersectional identities in every activity. To drive these goals,. [BiblioWeb](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioweb), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Blogs](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/blogs) # [How Stark Library Elevated its Diversity Efforts](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/stark-library-elevated-its-diversity-efforts) [April 29, 2024](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/stark-library-elevated-its-diversity-efforts) One of the most powerful ways of connecting more people to their public library is by helping patrons “see themselves” in your collection and programming, and by empowering people with varying abilities to fully leverage your services. That’s why diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) measures are. [BiblioWeb](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioweb), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Blogs](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/blogs) # [Building Impactful Book Lists for Your Patrons](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/building-impactful-book-lists) [April 23, 2024](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/building-impactful-book-lists) From places for building social connections to driving personal empowerment, communities lean on their public libraries. Communities also trust their libraries to help steward the growth of the next generation. Illustrating these dynamics, EveryLibrary Institute recently released the results of its “Public Libraries. [BiblioWeb](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioweb), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Blogs](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/blogs) # [5 Ways Library Staff Can Promote Diverse Voices](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/promoting-diverse-voices) [March 11, 2024](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/promoting-diverse-voices) One thing that helps patrons build a personal connection to their public library is ‘seeing themselves’ in the catalog, events, and other programming. That’s why libraries are actively promoting diverse voices to their patrons. From featuring famous and emerging authors from underrepresented communities to also. [BiblioWeb](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioweb), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Blogs](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/blogs) # [Using Contests to Drive Community Engagement](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/using-contests-to-drive-community-engagement) [January 16, 2024](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/using-contests-to-drive-community-engagement) When used effectively, a website can be a great tool for engaging your local community. Be it blogging, online forms, or user-generated content like comments and reading lists, you have many powerful tools at your disposal. Every single day, our partner libraries are creating new and innovative ways of using these. [BiblioWeb](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioweb), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Blogs](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/blogs) # [Using A/B Testing to Drive More Blog Feed Clicks](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/using-ab-tests-drive-more-blog-feed-clicks) [December 7, 2023](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/using-ab-tests-drive-more-blog-feed-clicks) One of the challenges of maintaining a public library website is ensuring that it continuously appeals to the needs and preferences of your online patrons. You might align with user expectations at the start of your website’s lifecycle, but people change, and so do the technologies and standards underpinning the web.. [BiblioEmail](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioemail), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Email Marketing](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/email-marketing) # [Top Blogging Platforms for Libraries](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/top-blogging-platforms-for-libraries) [November 20, 2023](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/top-blogging-platforms-for-libraries) When it comes to generating online visibility and driving patron engagement, blogging is one of the best tools available to public libraries. Libraries that lean on staff and patron voices to create content show the tangible value of their services and lead conversations amid key public issues thrive. They capture the. [BiblioEmail](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioemail), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Email Marketing](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/email-marketing) # [9 Great Library Blog Examples to Try in 2024](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/great-library-blog-examples) [October 30, 2023](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/great-library-blog-examples) Blogging is a powerful way of both telling your library’s story and, as importantly, getting that story in front of as many people as possible. This is especially true when your library blog articles deliver real tangible value by positively impacting the personal and professional lives of your patrons. Your blog can. [BiblioEmail](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/biblioemail), [Content Creation](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/content-creation), [Email Marketing](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/tag/email-marketing) # [Ideating Compelling Library Blog Ideas](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/ideating-library-blog-ideas) [October 17, 2023](https://blog.bibliocommons.com/blog/ideating-library-blog-ideas) So, what makes a great library blog? Well, let’s walk through a real story to find out… Sneha Bhavsar is a mixed media artist who was commissioned to create a very intricate and delicate piece with paper she brought from India. This piece required Sneha to make many cuts to the paper using an X-Acto knife; however,. 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