ByWater Solutions Announces July 2023 Community Giveback Winner

by Elise Aiello on Jul 24, 2023

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 July 2023 winner of the ByWater Community Giveback, the Augusta Public Library in Kansas!

The funds will be used to support the purchase of a telescope for the Library of Things.

Alisha Williams, Adult Services Manager at the Augusta Public Library, commented:

We used the funds to purchase a telescope and had enough money to buy a pair of binoculars too! Both have checked out a couple of times so far. One patron said she used the binoculars to look at the pelicans that stopped for a time at our Kansas lake. Another person said, "I can't wait until it's my turn!" (for the telescope). The news of our telescope was in our local newspaper!"

About Augusta Public Library

The Augusta Public Library, a tax-supported institution, is a service-oriented facility striving to accommodate the informational, recreational, and educational needs of patrons in Augusta and surrounding areas. The library shall actively encourage the use of its resources by patrons of all ages and backgrounds.

Learn more here: https://augusta.scklslibrary.info/about-2019/

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