Library Tech

  • Config Creator for Evanced Slideshow

    Config Creator for Evanced Slideshow

    I created a slideshow program that took its configuration from a JSON file. This file might be difficult for some users to update, so I created a program that will do it for them.

  • Slideshow for Evanced Calendar

    Slideshow for Evanced Calendar

    Digital signage for libraries based on their Evanced Calendar The slideshow pulls content from the Evanced calendar and displays it as individual slides. The slides layout consists of a sidebar and a main section. The sidebar has the library logo, the date of the event, the time and length of the event, and a qr…

  • PDF Creator for Evanced Calendar

    PDF Creator for Evanced Calendar

    Many libraries want to create quick lists of their upcoming programs to hand out to patrons, with the Evanced Calendar it can be difficult to create the exact print out you’re looking for. By default you can print in a calendar view, but that doesn’t provide details about the event, or you can view the…

  • WordPress Custom Block Calendar Plugin for Evanced Signups

    WordPress Custom Block Calendar Plugin for Evanced Signups

    To help WordPress users who also use the Evanced Signups calendar application I created a custom block plugin. Once you’ve installed the plugin next go to the options screen. \wp-admin/admin.php?page=calendar-block-options Enter your library ID. This is at the beginning of your calendar URL. https://YOURLIBRARYID.evanced.info/signup and click Save Changes. This saves your id to the database.…

  • Whodunit

    Whodunit

    After the success of my Ready Player One project the library decided that we should do a spiritual successor. I thought about different ideas, but settled on a mystery. Like RPO this would have both a digital and a physical component. I liked the idea of not going to far away from the things that…

  • Patron Counter

    Patron Counter

    After the library reopened to the public we were still under a strict max occupancy limit. Library staff needed to know how many patrons were currently in the library, and library management wanted to know how many people were in the building that day. My solution was to create a local web app. The app…