WhoFi Launches Passes
Introducing WhoFi Passes: A Better Way to Share Museum & Attraction Passes with Your Community Museum and attraction passes are one of those library services patrons truly remember. When they work well, families enjoy an affordable day at the zoo or museum, students explore new interests, and your library gets to be the reason that experience happens. When they don’t, staff end up running a mini logistics operation behind the desk. That’s why we’re excited to introduce WhoFi Passes, a new…
Community Connectors - Episode 9 - Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Gaylord Pickens Museum
In this episode of Community Connectors, we visit the Oklahoma Hall of Fame & Gaylord Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City and sit down with CEO Shannon Rich, who’s spent more than 20 years helping the museum evolve into a welcoming, flexible, mission-driven public space.
by John Kerber
Community Connectors - Episode 8 - Felton Thomas Cleveland Public Library
In our latest Community Connectors interview, we sat down with Felton Thomas, Executive Director and CEO of Cleveland Public Library, to talk about what it really takes to run a successful “third place” in 2025. Cleveland Public Library has long been known as the “People’s University”, and Felton’s perspective makes it clear why: the library isn’t just a place to access information. It’s a place where communities rebuild, reconnect, and grow.
by John Kerber
Library Accessibility Deadlines and WhoFi is now WCAG 2.2 AA Compliant
Accessibility has always been a core library value. As more services move online, that commitment now includes websites, calendars, room booking tools, and digital forms that patrons rely on every day. Recent updates from the Americans with Disabilities Act have made those expectations clearer and more concrete for libraries of all sizes. In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice finalized a rule under ADA Title II that sets specific requirements for digital accessibility for state and…
Q4 2025 Webinar and Product Updates
Thank you to all the library partners who joined our recent webinar. Here's a quick recap of our Q4 2025 Webinar, which includes an overview of changes and product updates of the WhoFi service. Here is also a link to the full webinar, if you'd like to watch the recording, just click on the image or the link below.
Q4 2025 WhoFi Webinar and Product Updates
Community Connectors Episode 7 - Fundraising, Advocacy, and Flexible Spaces
This week on Community Connectors, we visited The Verge OKC and sat down with executive director Kristin Garcia. The Verge is officially an entrepreneurship hub, but the conversation quickly made clear why their model applies to any community space: libraries, museums, parks, churches, makerspaces, and beyond.
Simple 2026 Library Marketing Plan
Simple Library Marketing Plan for 2026 Here is a simple Library Marketing Plan for 2026 that you can follow for your library in the coming year to increase the number of patrons visiting your library. If you’re like many libraries, you’re likely already starting to plan for next year. Goals like increasing the number of patrons that visit your library, or increasing the number of patrons who attend programs is likely a top priority in addition to increasing funding and having stronger,…
Community Connectors Episode 6 - Roughtail Brewing North OKC
Community Connectors Episode 6: Inside RoughTail Brewing’s People-First Playbook In this episode, we tour RoughTail Brewing in North Oklahoma City with Cambry Staudt, newly promoted Director of Taproom Operations. Cambry pulls back the curtain on a 30-barrel brewhouse where every distributed beer is brewed on-site, headlined by the beloved flagship, Everything Rhymes with Orange. But beer is only half the story. Guided by the ethos craft, culture, community, RoughTail has become a true third…
Updated Look for Calendar and Spaces
We're excited to share with you that, some upcoming changes are being made to the editing menus for Community Calendar and Spaces. Based on user feedback, the user interface is getting some changes made to it, making it even easier to manage your events and utilize the features. 📆 Community Calendar Updates Here's what's new: You can type in the time for the event to save time and skip the scrolling! New 'add' buttons make it easier and faster to expand your options within the Category,…
Community Over Competition: Episode 5 - Mandi Casey on The Collective Coworking Space
In this episode of Community Connectors, Episode 5, host John Kerber visits Edmond, Oklahoma, to speak with Mandi Casey, owner of The Collective, a women-focused coworking community. What began as a member experience turned into a leadership role when Mandi purchased the space in 2020—just six weeks before the pandemic shut everything down.
