ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that several of their library partners were featured as America's Star Libraries for the Library Journal (LJ) Index of Public Library Service 2021. This is the 14th year in which LJ has scored U.S. public libraries on the LJ Index of Public Library Service and awarded Star Library ratings. The 2021 scores and ratings are based on FY19 data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Public Library Survey (PLS).
You can read more about the LJ Index of Public Library Service at https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/starlibraries/Americas-Star-Libraries-The-LJ-Index-of-Public-Library-Service-2021.
Featured Library Partners
- Oak Park Public Library, IL (SWAN)
- Pueblo City-County Library, CO
- Darien Library, CT
- Harrison Memorial Library, CA
- Homer Public Library, AK
- Grand County Public Library, UT
- La Veta Regional Library District, CO (CLIC)
- Bandon Public Library, OR (Coastline)
- Red Feather Mountain Library District, CO (CLIC)
- Norwich Public Library, VT (VOKAL)
- McCook Public Library, NE (Pioneer)
- Soda Springs Public, ID (LCEI)
- Smith Memorial Library, NY (CCLS)
- Atkinson Public Library, NE (Pioneer)
- Port Orford Public Library, OR (Coos)
- Dolores County School/Public Library, CO (CLIC)
- Rossville Community Library, KS (NEKLS)
- Overbrook Public Library, KS (NEKLS)
- Lincoln Carnegie Library, KS (CKLS)
- Fowler Public Library, CO (CLIC)
- Gilbertville Public Library, MA (MassCat)
Nate Curulla, CRO, ByWater Solutions, recently commented on the announcement.
ByWater Solutions congratulates this year's Library Journal star libraries! We already knew you were stars but it is great to see the recognition received by these awards.
About ByWater Solutions
ByWater Solutions is a full-service, high-quality Open Source support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their systems than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in the first-rate implementation and support services with library systems of all sizes for the Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, Folio LSP, Coral ERM, and Libki PC Management.
Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions not only lowers the cost of implementation and maintenance of OSS but more importantly empowers libraries by giving them the flexibility and freedom they deserve. For more information please visit https://bywatersolutions.com.