Details and Looking to the Future

A few details about the computers at Joshua Hyde Library:

• Internet access is through a cable modem
• The operating system for all the computers is Windows XP
• The library uses Envisionware, a scheduling software, for patron computer use and for print management
• Each computer runs either Microsoft Security Essentials or Norton by Symantec for virus protection and ant-malware
• A copy of the library's Acceptable Use Policy is posted next to each public computer

Looking to the future, Ms. Plimpton's wish for improving the library's technology  is simply to employ at least a part-time IT person. I can imagine that it's difficult to look forward to implementing new technologies when you spend so much time troubleshooting the ones you already have.The library has a lively clientele and receives heavy use from the community, serving as a gathering place for community groups and a vital source of information for citizens of Sturbridge. If the Joshua Hyde Library intends to keep pace with today's library patron needs, it will need to seriously consider hiring a dedicated IT professional.