Dublin, OH - November 19, 2021. Patron Point announced today that Barrington Area Library in Barrington, Illinois, has selected its patron engagement platform to support the Library's goal of supporting lifelong, active learning and an appreciation for creativity and innovation.
Located in one of the largest library districts in Illinois on a park-like campus, Barrington Area Library serves more than 40,000 residents with a collection of more than 300,000 books, audiobooks, e-books, and movies. The library enjoys an annual circulation of over 800,000 items, and offers its customers cultural events, book discussions, technology classes and a MakerLab, a Teaching Garden and Seed Library, as well as a wide variety of children's programming.
About Patron Point
Patron Point is a fully-featured marketing automation platform that helps hundreds of libraries around the world drive their digital marketing and attract, onboard, inform, engage and retain library customers through targeted marketing and automated engagement.
It is the first of its kind patron engagement platform built specifically for public libraries harnessing data from a wide range of library systems including the ILS, ebook platforms, event/PC/room booking systems, databases and website to build a unified view of the patron's engagement with the library.
With Patron Point, libraries more fully engage their patron audience across multiple channels including email, website forms and pop ups, web widgets and social media tracking and SMS. Libraries can benefit immediately from a foundation of Proven Programs or create their own workflows that are customized to their unique user communities and needs.
Libraries interested in learning more about Patron Point can visit the company's website and request a short online demo.