Tips for working from home
There are a lot of changes happening for all of us right now. With schools…
Kieran Hixon
Descriptive Link Text – Website Accessibility – part 4
Descriptive links are weblinks disguised as descriptive text that is clicked on to go to…
Alt Text – Website Accessibility – part 3
Alt text, also called “alt tags” or “alt descriptions,” is the text that is read…
PDFs and Website Accessibility – Part 2
Does your website have links to download PDF documents? Do you make a really sweet…
Website Accessibility
Accessibility… sometimes when I talk about accessibility in libraries folks imagine ramps, wide doors and…
Geeking on Spreadsheets – Bag of Tricks
I admit it, I am a spreadsheet junky. It’s true. And the things I like…
Eliminating Fines – Resources
[For more information on eliminating fines, check out our Eliminating Fines FAQ!] Many libraries charge…
Have you been pwned? – Bag of Tricks
Pwned. Yup, it is a word, not a typo. It is a word from an…
Ransomware – Bag of Tricks
The other day a friend of mine who is the director of a small rural…
Games For Change – Bag of Tricks
I have always been a video game player, way back since Pong, Asteroids, and Pacman…
Fighting Summer Slide – Bag of Tricks
Ah, summer… it is a busy time for libraries! Between the Summer Reading Program and…
Soup, well, TechSoup in the Bag of Tricks
Budgeting, finding the right solution, finding the person with the expertise to help, having the…
What was there? – Bag of tricks
I am amazed by the speed at which technology develops. I really am. New developments…
Oral Histories and Audio recording – Bag of Tricks
I saw a meme the other day that said, “I’m sorry I didn’t answer my…
Making a habit of Habitica – Bag of Tricks
Habitica is an online task management application that, as its name implies, helps you build…
Stuff Online and in a Box! – CSL Kits – Bag of Tricks
Generally my Bag of Tricks series concentrates on online tools you can use in some…
Eliminating Fines FAQs
Want to eliminate fines at your library but have questions? You’re not alone! Here are some frequently asked questions about eliminating fines and research-based answers.
Adobe Spark – Bag of Tricks
Check out the video (above) for information on Adobe Spark. It can be a…
Big Huge Labs & Valentine’s Day – Bag of Tricks
Valentine’s Day, LOVE, or as the quote in the movie Princess Bride goes, “tweasure your…
Data Visualization – Bag of Tricks
Ah January, the season of snow and reports! Often January is a month of getting…