The Saginaw team partnered with BiblioBoard to automate the ingestion of all of their digital local history content— including their former CONTENTdm materials— into thematic collections on the BiblioBoard Library mobile and web platform. As the library continues to host more digitization drives, and further cultivate their local history resources, they can grow their current collections on BiblioBoard, and add new ones as well.

In order to minimize barriers to access and maximize exposure to their local history collections on BiblioBoard, The Public Libraries of Saginaw team leveraged multiple authentication methods and discovery points. Beyond the direct links to each collection featured on the library’s website, Saginaw also opted to make their collections available on the Open Access side of BiblioBoard as well. This means that anyone worldwide can explore Saginaw’s unique and expansive past on their preferred browser or mobile device with just one click of a button.

Through the use of a Custom Submission Page, the Blue Mountains Public Library invited community members to share stories, pictures, and memories of Willi in an effort to shine a spotlight on his life, his inventions, and his impact far and wide.

The local affection for Willi Winkels did not disappoint, and the Blue Mountains Public Library saw a flood of submissions capturing all kinds of touching memories of the homegrown trailblazer. “It has been exciting and humbling to hear memories of Willi from former pro skaters like Doug Teramoto and the first female snowboarder, Judy Winkels,” explains Allison Brown, Museum Assistant at the Blue Mountains Craigleith Heritage Depot. The effort shows no sign of slowing down as the library continues to accept submissions and expand the Willi Winkels collection long after its initial launch.

By using the Creator tool and a Custom Submission Page, LA County Library has been able to create and maintain a growing collection of the artistic works being produced through the AIYN workshops. From poetry to paintings to original music and beyond, the Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network Publications collection features a wide variety of the incredible creations coming out of this innovative program.

As the AIYN programming continues to expand and succeed, so does its collection of work on BiblioBoard. Since the collection can be updated as frequently as new works are produced, the team at LA County Library continues to capture and catalog the entire archive of creations from these young artists. The library further promotes AIYN’s mission by having this dynamic collection available with BiblioBoard’s geolocation authentication, giving anyone in LA County instant, unlimited access to these creative works.

In partnership with Old Dominion University and the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, Slover Library decided to host a contest challenging community members to have a cross-generational discussion on the subject of the Moon Landing and submit a creative work reflective of their thoughts. Through their BiblioBoard subscription, Slover Library utilized Custom Submission Pages to field submissions to the contest and published the works in a very unique collection on BiblioBoard Library.

This project bridged the divide between the Apollo and digital generations by providing an outlet for younger and older community members to engage with each other and learn from one another. Slover Library ensured that this notion will continue to live on long after the contest ended by making the entries openly available on BiblioBoard for patrons of all libraries to enjoy.

Using their BiblioBoard Creator subscription, the Manlius Public Library was able to upload and organize recordings of the past six years of the Manlius Informed Series into a collection on BiblioBoard Library. Going forward, since the collection can be updated at any time, Manlius will be able to continuously add additional recordings as more installments of the speaker series are held.

In addition to making these recordings available digitally for the first time to local Manlius patrons, the library also decided to expand its audience by providing the collection as Open Access on BiblioBoard, inviting the greater public to appreciate the series as well. By opening up this level of access and preserving these events for digital consumption, Manlius is able to simultaneously promote the collections, as well as the live programming itself.

Using a Custom Submission Page, SJPL was able to streamline their submission process, making it easier for them to collect work from their community. Because of this process, judges now had immediate accessibility to the submissions which in turn allowed them to quickly create a readily-available collection for the community to enjoy with unlimited, multi-user access on BiblioBoard Library.

The 10th anniversary of the Graphic Novel Making Contest marked the largest number of submissions to date and culminated in an awards ceremony with over 350 community members in attendance. This new approach to facilitating and hosting the contest submissions also means that with every contest going forward, the archive of submissions on BiblioBoard Library will continue to grow and preserve the talents of the local creatives participating for years to come.

Using a Custom Submission Page, BiblioTech invited local residents to submit photos, documents, oral histories, videos, and other digital ephemera to celebrate the area’s storied past, recognize progress, and prepare for a bright future. In collaboration with these public contributions, city managers and librarians curated multimedia digital collections reflective of the various towns’ unique stories.

In addition to making the project a community-owned initiative by incorporating public contributions in the collections, BiblioTech also opted to have the Bexar County 300th Anniversary Digital Archives included in the Open Access side of BiblioBoard Library. By doing so, BiblioTech ensured that these collaborative collections were made available to anyone with internet access, worldwide. Together, these instant-access collections that comprise the 300th Anniversary Digital Archives will celebrate, preserve, and promote the diverse histories of Bexar County for years to come.

Through their BiblioBoard subscription, SLCL created a Custom Submission Page to solicit music from local artists and make it available for unlimited, multi-user access in a collection on BiblioBoard Library that they aptly named, Listen Up STL.

Beyond the ever-growing digital collection of over 130 albums from local artists of a wide variety of genres, the library has also gone on to host a series of free, outdoor concerts called “Listen Up STL Live” featuring artists that also participate in the collection. As this creative programming continues to expand its engagement, it also continues to bring in new library patrons as well.

Using the same tools behind Geauga’s Custom Submission Pages for the written word, Patrick expanded to create Custom Submission Pages for local photographers, musicians, artists, and even culinary enthusiasts. This expansion has allowed all mediums of local creatives to make their work available in the library’s catalog and discoverable on BiblioBoard Library by the entire community.

On how these Custom Submission Pages and local creative collections are shaping Patrick’s approach to community engagement: “[People are] used to going to the library to take things, but now you can think of the library as a place to put things in.” As these digital collections continue to grow in size and popularity, the library also continues to introduce complementary physical programming to allow local creatives to express their story, regardless of the medium.