It IS possible to create a great website for a public library! Here are twenty examples…check them out!
#1
Multnomah County Library · Multnomah County, Oregon · http://www.multcolib.org
Emphasis on:
- Catalog searching
- Multi-lingual support
- Social media
#2
Salt Lake City Public Library System · Salt Lake City, UT · http://www.slcpl.org
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- Library services
- Social media
#3
Cleveland Public Library · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · http://www.cpl.org
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- New acquisitions
- Mobile experience
#4
Iowa City Public Library · Iowa City, Iowa · http://www.icpl.org
Emphasis on:
- Programming
- Mobile experience
- Young people
#5
Princeton Public Library · Princeton NJ · http://princetonlibrary.org
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- Catalog searching
- Blog
#6
Columbus Metropolitan Library · Columbus, OH · http://www.columbuslibrary.org
Emphasis on:
- E-books
- Carousel
- Social media
#7
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · http://www.carnegielibrary.org
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- Young people
- Social media
#8
Lawrence Public Library · Lawrence, KS · http://www.lawrencepubliclibrary.org
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- Mobile experience
- Social media
#9
Brantford Public Library · Brantford, Ontario, Canada · http://brantford.library.on.ca
Emphasis on:
- Catalog searching
- Social media
- Carousel
#10
St. Louis County Library · St. Louis, MO · http://slcl.org
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- Social media
- Catalog searching
#11
Daniel Boone Regional Library · Boone & Callaway Co, Missouri · http://www.dbrl.org
Emphasis on:
- Library news
- Mobile experience
- Catalog searching
#12
Arlington Public Library · Arlington, VA · http://library.arlingtonva.us
Emphasis on:
- New acquisitions
- Multi-lingual support
- Carousel
#13
New York Public Library · Bx, Manhattan, SI · http://www.nypl.org
Emphasis on:
- Catalog searching
- Navigation
- E-newsletter
#14
William F. Laman Public Library System · North Little Rock, AR · http://www.lamanlibrary.org
Emphasis on:
- Graphics
- Young people
- Catalog searching
#15
Scottsdale Public Library · Scottsdale, AZ · http://www.scottsdalelibrary.org
Emphasis on:
- New acquisitions
- Social media
- Carousel
#16
Los Angeles Public Library · Los Angeles, California, USA · http://www.lapl.org
Emphasis on:
- Multi-lingual support
- Young people
- Social media
#17
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library · Topeka · http://www.tscpl.org
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- Young people
- Catalog searching
#18
McAllen Public Library · McAllen, TX · http://www.mcallenlibrary.net
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- Library news
- Catalog searching
#19
Oak Park Public Library · Oak Park, IL · http://www.oppl.org
Emphasis on:
- New acquisitions
- Events
- Catalog searching
#20
Birmingham Public Library · Birmingham, Alabama · http://www.bplonline.org
Emphasis on:
- Carousel
- Local indexes created in-house
- Blog
You can read about the things that these important libraries are doing at Library Science Daily. I publish it every morning.
Here I tried to list libraries that had beautiful websites. Did I fail to mention your library’s website? Leave a comment!
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