ByWater Solutions Announces December 2024 Community Giveback Winner

by Elise Aiello on Dec 17, 2024

Each month, ByWater Solutions selects one library to be awarded $500. These funds are meant to support libraries and their communities and fill gaps in funding to further library goals.

We are excited to announce our December 2024 winner of the ByWater Community Giveback, the Rochester Public Library District library (part of the SHARE consortium) in Rochester, Illinois!

The funds will be used to support the funding of children's books at the library.

Denise Rainford, Youth Services Director at the Rochester Public Library, commented:

The Rochester Public Library District is a small but dedicated library, supported by a team of ten staff members—six full-time and four part-time. Unfortunately, we have not received an increase in our operating budget for the past thirty years. On November 5th, we placed a referendum on the ballot seeking funding for an expansion and an increase in our operating budget. However, the referendum did not pass, resulting in further budget cuts, including reduced hours of operation for the library. Despite these challenges, we are continually exploring creative ways to support our community.

This grant would allow us to provide high-quality books for the children in our area. By securing this grant, we would be able to purchase the remaining titles from the following award lists: Monarch, Bluestem, Rebecca Caudill, and Lincoln, while still having funds available for new titles."

About the ByWater Community Giveback

We will select one library a month to donate $500 to their Non-profit 501c3 organization such as Friends of the Library, Library Foundation, or other funding entity. These funds are meant to support libraries and their communities and fill gaps in funding to further library goals. We LOVE libraries. Our team is made up of librarians and library fanatics. We're always looking for ways to give back and create opportunities where we can to support libraries. This is a small token of thanks for all the hard work libraries do in their communities every day.

Learn More About the Program and How to Apply.

If you have more questions, please contact: Outreach@bywatersolutions.com

About ByWater Solutions

ByWater Solutions is a full service, high-quality Open Source support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their systems than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in the first-rate implementation and support services with library systems of all sizes for the Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, Folio LSP, Coral ERM, and Libki PC Management.

Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions not only lowers the cost of implementation and maintenance of OSS but more importantly empowers libraries by giving them the flexibility and freedom they deserve. For more information please visit https://bywatersolutions.com.

For More Information

Elise Aiello
Partner Engagement Specialist
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944