Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Edge is helping the library advance its work and redefine its leadership role in the community.
Library Profiles
Discover how libraries of all sizes have successfully used Edge to advance key community outcomes.
Clinton Public Library
Edge has enabled Clinton Public Library to serve the digital needs of their community by prioritizing the development of a more tech-savvy staff.
Cedar Park Public Library
Edge has helped Cedar Park Public Library advocate for increased funding support, strengthen the accessibility of offerings and plan for continuous growth in its digital inclusion efforts.
Eldora Public Library
Eldora Public Library used Edge to ensure its digital resources and programs can meet the needs of all city residents.
Sherwood Public Library
Sherwood Public Library uses Edge to fill local digital inclusion gaps.
Jackson County Library Services
Edge positions Jackson County Library Services as a tech-forward community leader.
Blackwell Public Library
Edge equips Blackwell Public Library with a roadmap for continuous growth.
Deschutes Public Library
Edge is a key driver of Deschutes Public Library’s aspirational goals for its growth as a community tech hub.
Durham County Library
Durham County Library used Edge to expand public internet access, strengthen library tech planning and secure funding to better serve customers with motor and dexterity impairments.
Alexander County Library
Before using Edge, the library lacked the concrete data it needed to make a case for additional funding from the county. After the library began using Edge, it was able to show county commissioners how greater financial support could help the library to empower the community, leading to a greater budget as well as the county’s support in the library’s application for a Library Services and Technology Act grant.
Barton County Library
Edge pushed Barton County Library to maximize its technological impact within its community by expanding its computer offerings, and by acquiring a Wi-Fi printer as well as a portable projector for multimedia presentations. Thanks to this leadership, Barton County Library partnered with community organizations such as the chamber of commerce and the City of Lamar, improving their knowledge about the programs and the availability of technology at the library.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Edge provided a framework for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to evaluate and reconfigure its strategic community partnerships, helping the library forge new relationships with area colleges, national technology service providers and the county government. These partnerships have empowered the library to expand local makerspace opportunities, train staff in digital competencies and implement a digital inclusion curriculum for the public.
Claud H. Gilmer Memorial Library
Located on a school campus, Claud H. Gilmer Memorial Library struggled to communicate its value as a vital information center to its community-at-large, including the local county government that funds the library. Supported by Edge data, the library was able to successfully make the case for increased funding from the county, nearly doubling its budget from $5,000 to $9,000 per year.
El Paso Public Library
Although it is the 22nd largest city in the U.S., El Paso faces an internet access problem: one-third of residents do not have home internet access. Edge helped guide El Paso Public Library in leveraging its resources to meet that key community need, and plan ahead to ensure solutions were sustainable.
Forsyth County Public Library
Forsyth County Public Library uses Edge to manage and support the library's technology and improve its approach to digital inclusion. The library also used Edge data to present to the local government to get approval for a renovation of the Central Library, which included major improvements to the availability of assistive technology.