Solutions · Public libraries
Library programs and homework help, live online
Pencil Spaces helps public libraries run homework help, story times, digital skills classes and author talks online, open to anyone with a library link. These are the problems library teams, presenters, patrons and families run into, and how Pencil Spaces solves each one.
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Industry
Libraries, museums and platforms
Who
Library leaders, Librarians and presenters, Patrons, Families
Problems mapped
11
Today
11 solved
Built for public libraries
- Open to anyone with the linkOne-Click Join · AvailableWith One-Click Join, people open a link in the browser and they’re in, as guests if you like.
- A lobby before the programWaiting Room · AvailableWith the Waiting Room, people wait in a branded lobby until you let them in.
- Every program countedAutomatic Attendance · AvailableAutomatic Attendance records everyone as they join and leave.
Library leaders
- Uninvited guests, leaked links, stale accessSolved today
- Families see the vendor’s brand, not yoursSolved today
- Engagement and satisfaction go unmeasuredSolved today
- Students and tutors forget to show upSolved today
Librarians and presenters
- Juggling slides, videos and websitesSolved today
- Quiet students, and the tutor talks mostSolved today
- Students late, locked out or lostSolved today
Patrons
- Only a phone or a locked-down ChromebookSolved today
- Getting lost on the way into classSolved today
- Shy, or drowned out by othersSolved today
Families
- Unsure the home setup will workSolved today
Every problem we’ve mapped is on the problem map.
The features behind these fixes
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