presentation originally given at the NJLA AS Forum in October, 2013

1. NJLA 2013 Adult Service Forum
Chris Murray
Cynthia Lambert
Somerset County Library System

2. What is LibraryBox?

3. What is LibraryBox?
 Digital Content
Distribution Tool
 Open Source
 Created by Jason Griffey
 www.Jasongriffey.net
 University of Tennessee

4. What is Library Box?
 It’s a network that can be discovered by a phone
or other wireless device
 Does NOT provide Internet Access
 Is NOT Pirate Box

5. LibraryBox – How Does it Work?
 Build It Yourself
 Add Content
 Take It With You
 Users access the network
like any other
Access the network, open your browser, launch and webpage – get these slides

6. LibraryBox Costs
 $35 for Hardware
 18+ Hours Staff Time
 FlashDrive
 3D Printer Box (optional)
 Battery Power (opt.) approx
$60
Or pledge $150 or more to
Kickstarter Campaign

7. Uses for LibraryBox
 4H Fair
 Farmer’s Market
 Presentation Slides
 Empty Store Front

8. More Uses for LibraryBox:
 Outreach
 Home Bound Delivery
 Coffee Shop Reference
 In Library
 Pathfinders
 Readers Advisory Info
 IRS Forms
 Book Group Support
 Video Instructions

9. Even More Uses
 PR – take the library to
the people….
 Board Meetings
 Government Funding
 Stakeholders
2013 SXSW Festival had LibraryBoxes on pedicabs
 Local Business Outreach
 Fast & Easy Access to
information they need
 Show them to use it—
Makerspace Project

10. Limitations:
 Staff Time
 Yet another thing to
learn!
 Copyright
 Public Domain Titles
 Electricity
 With great
power, comes great
cost…

11. Additional Information
 Recent Press:
 Library Journal August
2013
 Digital Public Library of
America, Sept. 2013
 Miskatonic University
Press, Sept. 2013
 Digital Shift, June, 2013
 Most images from
http://jasongriffey.net/librarybox/ or
http://everylibrary.org/
 Slide 7 image property of LibraryCynthia
 Slide 11 image from Vilseskogen via flickr

12. Thank You!
NJLA 2013 AS
Forum
Chris Murray, SCLS BWL
Branch cmurray@sclibnj.org
Cynthia Lambert, SCLS MJL
Branch clambert@sclibnj.org