1. Don’t Let
the Website
Beast Go
Hungry
Gwyneth Stupar
Northbrook Public Library
@gwynonite
gstupar@northbrook.info

4. MODIFIED HERO’S JOURNEY
Life is Life is
Something Hero
Normal !!!!!! Normal
Happens Overcomes
(Sort of) >NEW<

5. LIFE IS NORMAL
(sorta…)

6. A PROBLEM CLEARLY STATED IS A PROBLEM HALF SOLVED
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, YOU CAN

8. SOMETHING
HAPPENS

10. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11. http://www.slideshare.net/gstupar
/

12. Youth Services
Head, Teen
Librarian, 2
Youth
Administration Librarians Multimedia
Reference Readers
Graphic WEB Outreach
TEAM
Designer

13. RULES
 Have a style manual in place
 Commit to meeting on a routine schedule (MANDITORY)
 Web Librarian can edit anything across site or social platforms
northbrook .i nfo /edi t (Post Now, Edit Later Strategy ).
 New in 2011 -2012: 1Year Voluntary Term as Editor for all Homepage
Content
 Historical List of Homepage Blogs for Planning Balance
 Graphics Designer makes all Homepage Graphics in accordanc e with
style manual
 Be confident that team can and will change
 Have a plan but be flexible

14. BE FUN!

15. HEROES
OVERCOMES

16. USER FEEDBACK
MADE EASY

17. WEBSITE WEEK
CATALOG WEEK

18. FARMER’S MARKET
N O R T H B R O O K . I N F O / FA R M E R S - M A R K E T

19. ORAL HISTORY
NORTHBROOK.INFO/VOICES

20. SERENDIPITY

21. RELEVANCE
BILL PARDUE: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
MEMORIAL LIBRARY

22. KIDS

23. HUNGER GAMES WEBSITE
BRODIE AUSTIN,
DESPLAINES PUBLIC LIBRARY

24. Life is Normal
>NEW<

25. VIRTUAL SERVICES
COORDINATOR
24/7
Learn All
Managing
Things New
Homepage and Web
Troubleshooting/Major Planning Web Team
Changes Meetings

26. GOALS
Online Registration System
More User Involvement
Texting
Migration to Drupal 7/Complete Site
Redesign

27. “The most important asset of any
library goes home at night
-the library staff.”
-Fr.Tim Healy, former president, New York PL

29. THANK YOU!
Next Adventures: Computers in Libraries
ILA Video Shootout (ILA Conference)