Librarians write short programs to make their lives better. You can, too.


About the report

If you're looking for your next (or first!) coding project; strategies for learning to code, or helping your supervisees learn; or ways to explain the usefulness of coding in libraries, this Library Technology Report is for you.

In it, you'll find:

  • Examples of short programs (mostly under 100 lines) that librarians have written to aid their work
  • Descriptions of these programs' impact
  • Recommendations for learning tools and strategies
  • In-depth explanations of how three example programs work
  • Advice on supporting coders, or aspiring coders, you manage
  • Political barriers library coders run into (and how to handle them)

Looking for clickable links to the Deep Dive scripts? Here you go: