[aisle] library webpages

Thu Sep 10 11:36:09 CDT 2020

Hi, everyone!

My library's Google Site is password-protected, so here's a screenshot of
our home page so you can see how I've optimized for hybrid and remote
learning. I'm sorry it's a bit fuzzy, but I think you can still see the
navigation across the top and the Quick Links. (My library is divided into
Acorn and Oak sections, so that's what's up with the cover photo).

I hope this helps!

Jenna

[image: Screen Shot 2020-09-10 at 11.33.20 AM.png]

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 10:30 AM Michelle Harris via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Amy, your site looks great!  Looks  very inviting and is easy to
> navigate.  It really shows the thought you put into the structure before
> you began building pages.  Love it!
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:30 PM Amy Grabowski via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi Carla,
>> I thought the same thing!  Now more than ever I wanted our website to be
>> effective.  I just published the first phase of my new site, it took me
>> about 2 days to get it completed.  Its nothing fancy, but my goal was a
>> simple, effective, scalable, and user-friendly site.  Our school is about
>> 75% in person, so my first goal was to get a solid foundation in place for
>> the new site, and then to reach out to the in person and remote teachers to
>> see what they think and what I can add/modify to support them all.
>> https://sites.google.com/itasca10.org/franzenlibrary/home
>>
>> These were my main takeaways from the process, in case you're interested:
>>
>> - Leaving the school's content management system - Our CMS was not
>> supportive of the type of site I wanted to create, it needed to be user
>> friendly enough for me to make changes often in order to keep it up to
>> date.  It also needed to support a modern look and feel and use responsive
>> design.  I moved to Google Sites and am happy with the decision.
>> - Starting with a strong site map/menu structure as the basis - I took
>> the existing links and information on our site and the new information I
>> wanted to add and basically created an outline/sitemap in a google doc.
>> This helped make it clear what the main menu items should be before
>> actually starting to build the site.  I tried to highlight the core
>> functions of my library (at this point in time) as the main menu items,
>> while keeping in mind the need for growth and change.  I tried not to get
>> too hung up on this though, in the end, if I do need to modify, it won't be
>> hard since its in Google Sites now.
>> - Steal from others! - As always, the librarian community has so much
>> information.  I looked at other school library websites and used them for
>> inspiration to build something that would work specifically for my
>> community.  (Shout out to the original creator of the Bluestem bookshelf
>> idea, I added a Thinglink version to my website, kids saw it today and
>> said, 'That is so cool!', so thanks!!!)
>> - Simplicity of content - I tried to use images, buttons, and links
>> effectively and to be as concise as possible with blocks of text.  My goal
>> was for users to find what they need with a quick glance, I knew that too
>> much information would make the site just as bad as not enough information.
>>
>> It was super satisfying to get the new site up, I'm going to start
>> introducing it to kids and staff in the next couple of weeks, so that will
>> be the real test!
>>
>> Good luck!
>> -Amy
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 03:26:45 PM CDT, Buell, Carla via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone recreated their webpages for their school library to reflect
>> new ways of learning due to COVID? If so, can you send or share with me off
>> the listserv? I was just talking to my team about how our pages could be
>> better used to support virtual learning.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> Carla Buell
>>
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