If we can make it there, we'll make it anywhere...
So much good news, at a time when we are all reminded to be thankful! We know this time of year can be hectic, so know we're grateful for you taking a few minutes to read on. ePASS gets a huge boost from NYC libraries as Culture Pass, and PITS customers are finding that using a shared platform for incident reporting is paying off. More below. If there is something you'd like us to know about your library, or us, just drop us a line! Best wishes to you and yours this holiday season! - Melissa, Robert and Scott
P.S. New website coming any moment now, new logo too! (Made you look!)
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Culture Pass Takes NYC by Storm
Using Quipu’s ePASS Service, Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library and Queens Library launched Culture Pass in mid-July, processing over 6,000 museum reservations in the first twenty-four hours. Culture Pass is designed to encourage New Yorkers to take advantage of the city’s cultural bounty. Library cardholders can borrow passes for two or four people at cultural institutions throughout the city, including diverse offerings ranging from the Museum of Modern Art to the Louis Armstrong House to the New York Transit Museum.
The program anticipates providing over 80,000 passes annually at an estimated savings of $3.4 million for patrons who would otherwise have to pay an admission fee. The program has had an additional benefit as well—thousands of New Yorkers signed up for library cards.
“As the most democratic institutions in our society, public libraries provide access to the world’s collective knowledge to people of all ages and backgrounds,” said Linda E. Johnson, President and CEO
of Brooklyn Public Library. “Culture Pass, a clear extension of that mission, gives library patrons access to our city’s world-class museums and cultural institutions. We are excited to work with Quipu to expand audiences and raise awareness about the resources our city now offers everyone.” With the success of Culture Pass, the libraries are now recruiting additional institutions to participate and working with current partners to increase the number of passes available to library cardholders.
With the addition of Culture Pass, ePASS is now in use at over 500 public libraries in the United States. (Yes, we're pinching ourselves!)
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eCARD Verified Online Registration Library Card System Adds New Customers
Want to save staff time and provide a better customer experience when it comes to online library card registration? Give eCARD a look. Our latest customers include:
eCARD features include:
- Online registration and In-branch registration
- Address Verification
- Name Verification
- Customized to your library's policies
- Customized registration forms
- Fits within your library's website
- Integrated 3rd party data, such as tax records and shape files
- Customized Email confirmations
Please contact us for a demo and more information.
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A Library Card Will Get You Into the Guggenheim (and 32 Other Places) NYT 7/16/18
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PATRON INCIDENT TRACKING (PITS)
Lots of new PITS customers, and we're feeling the love!
Bemis Public Library, Littleton, CO, 1 branch, service area population of 45,000
Nancy Trimm, Adult Services Supervisor, says, "Our staff found the PITS interface easy to learn. Since migrating, we've been able to more consistently track incidents and communicate to our entire staff at once how behavior issues were handled and how incidents were resolved."
High Plains Library District (CO), 13 branches, service area population 250,000
Elena Rosenfeld, Associate Director of Community Engagement, says, "The High Plains Library District is already appreciating their new PITS experience. While they are still exploring the nuances of the system, the ability to match an individual to multiple incidents is already proving to be valuable as patterns of behavior are being noticed. We are still in the learning period, however, we are already appreciating the reporting feature and the ability to track suspensions."
Houston Public Library (TX), 40+ branches, service area population 2.2 million
Patrick Atkins, LMS Manager, says, "The Patron Incident Tracking System has made it much easier for staff to submit incidents in a consistent manner. It has also simplified tracking the incidents across the entire library system."
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COMING EVENTS
ALA Midwinter Conference, Jan. 25-29, 2019, Seattle, WA
CODE4LIB, Feb. 19-22, 2019, San Jose, CA
COSUGI 2019 Conference, Mar. 27-29, 2019, Minneapolis, MN
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