Reimagine the future of library services
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, new behaviours will create the new normal and library budgets will be stressed. bibliotheca offers a comprehensive range of solutions to help libraries navigate this change for library services of the future.
React
Close physical spaces due to lockdown restrictions
Pivot
Increase marketing of virtual services and digital content
Adapt
Ensure people feel safe when using library spaces and services
Evolve
Create future library services based on behaviour shifts
Survey:
What would make you feel safe going to a museum, theatre, zoo or concert again?
would not feel comfortable without significant changes
Coleen Dillenscheider, Survey 18 May, 2020 – 4,109 adults in the US, IMPACTS. bit.ly/2YBsZP8
Ensure library staff and users feel safe
Our connected ecosystem of technology solutions provides the best user experience and is continually evolving to ensure strategic long-term value for your library. Throughout the short-term COVID-19 emergency, these solutions can also help ensure library users and staff feel safe.
Offer mobile checkout
Reduce physical contact
Expand delivery services
Quarantine returns
Limit building occupancy
Provide for vulnerable users
Enhance digital access
Grow digital collections
87% of consumers prefer self-service
Self-service is now a pre-requisite for libraries considering reopening. From touchless checkout to mobile checkout, bibliotheca offers a range of self-service solutions that ensure both users and staff feel safe borrowing library materials.
Libraries reopening with mobile checkout
Provide flexible delivery options
From a 24/7 community lobby or rural storage facility to a popular grocery store or sports complex, deliver materials even when the library is closed.
open+ evolves space and access management
Learn more about occupancy compliance and convenient access by connecting with our team.
Assure people feel safe with visible occupancy
Allow library users to schedule pre-arranged visits
Control physical access based on library occupancy
Provide more flexible hours and convenient access
Exponential digital growth you can't achieve on your own
10x
Digital circulation growth year over year
San Diego Public Library
118%
Increase in digital circulation in 12 months
Louisiana’s Trailblazer Consortium
120,000+
Total independently-owned shared titles
California cloudLink sharing group
