Your Library Ltd
Turning public Wi-Fi into a path to library membership
A Cisco Meraki-integrated experience that helped visitors get online while creating tens of thousands of new library memberships.
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Real library problems. Thoughtful, working solutions.
Too often, libraries are expected to squeeze their specific services and workflows into generic software. These five stories show what becomes possible when technology is shaped around how public libraries actually work.
Beyond the feature list
The software should fit the library.
Trying to fit generic software to library-specific needs can create friction for members, workarounds for staff and costly complexity behind the scenes.
Libraries need technology that helps them welcome more people, make staff time go further and connect systems that were never designed to work together.
These case studies begin with that operational context. They show how each project moved from a specific source of friction to a service that could work dependably across busy branches, diverse communities and established library infrastructure.
Two stories—the events and public PC booking platforms—document historical Cloud612 work that was subsequently acquired by SOLUS. They are included as part of Cloud612’s project history; those platforms are now owned, offered and developed through SOLUS.
The work
Five library challenges, considered in detail.
Each story covers the original pain point, the implementation and what changed once the system was in daily use.
Your Library Ltd
Building a library events platform that travelled the world
A unified events calendar, room booking, payments and staff workflow platform later acquired by SOLUS.
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Bringing library account services into one clear experience
An integrated member account that grew to support holds, print credit, delivery and click-and-collect services.
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Unifying printing, payments and member balances
One joined-up service across Spydus, PaperCut, Toshiba devices, Stripe payments and self-service kiosks.
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Making hundreds of public PCs simpler to operate
A library-specific Windows PC booking and management platform later acquired by SOLUS.
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