SpringyCamp 2020: Migrating to LibGuides and LibCal
Using LibCal
LibCal went live for the summer of 2019 for the Summer Reading Program. The primary benefit that LibCal had was that our library patrons could register for a program hosted at the library with ease.
LibCal Benefits
- Event Registration
- Event Template
- Integration with LibGuides
- Default event image
- Calendar statistics
- Easily display event for specific audiences
- Participant email reminder
- And more.
Using LibCal Widget
LibCal offers a central location to update events and library hours. In the event of library closure, we have one place to make updates to hours and filter throughout the website. We placed the library hours on the homepage.
| Example of full detail event |  |
| Sample of Simple List Event |  |
Use of Event Template
Seamless Hours Update
Management of Library Hours
LibCal allows us to manage our library hours better than before. In the case of power outages or unexpected closures, we are able to go into the Hours module and quickly update and push out the modified hours to our website.
We also integrated the Hours module on our library homepage so that patron visiting our website will know upfront Today's Hours.