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IMAGINE WHAT A LIBRARY CAN BE

An ecosystem of connected solutions

HELPING TO CREATE THE LIBRARIES OF TOMORROW

Engineering solutions that engage people, connect communities, and evolve services

Bibliotheca works with 30,000 libraries around the globe to make the library experience seamless, intuitive, and inclusive. Through integrated technology that covers a full range of library needs, we enhance how libraries function, inspiring and delighting people wherever they are.

As degreed librarians and avid library users, we understand the unique management challenges that libraries face, along with what the future will demand of library services. Pairing global insight with strong local support, we’ve got a team nearby to help you make sure your library is ready.

Efficient, Empowering Self-Service

Powered by quickConnect, our intuitive self-service software, our selfCheck portfolio provides library users with a convenient way to borrow, return, and renew physical and digital materials and pay fines on their library account. Integrated library promotions and recommended reads allow you to promote your collection, services, and events right at checkout.

When paired with uniFi+, Bibliotheca’s library communications solution, selfCheck screens also function as digital signage — broadcasting messages throughout the library. Available in freestanding and desktop designs, the selfCheck line provides the flexibility to choose the best option for your unique space. Our selfCheck solutions are available both with Tattle-Tape™ and RFID technologies.

selfCheck, modern, intuitive self-service

Payment options

Increase patron privacy and convenience and free up staff time by offering self-service payment options for library fines and fees. selfCheck is available with a variety of integrated payment options including cash and coin, credit, and debit card payment. Options vary based on geographical location.

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Extend self-service with cloudCheck tablet

Designed to complement your existing self-checkout service, cloudCheck tablet is a small, simple self-service solution with maximum flexibility. Clocking in at just 10 inches and featuring a simple three-step plug-and-play wireless set up, cloudCheck tablet allows libraries to improve service by providing more borrowing stations, while controlling costs.

With its small footprint and wireless connectivity, cloudCheck tablet can be moved to suit demand, while automatic updates and mail-in replacement parts virtually eliminate service calls.

smartShelf borrow

An affordable, compact automated returns solution for libraries of any size. Library users simply place returns on the shelf and technology does the rest - identifying the item, removing it from the user’s account, and enabling security, making it immediately available

for recirculation. Patrons can browse recently returned items and borrow them using the integrated selfCheck, reducing the time staff spend checking in and reshelving, and freeing them for more meaningful interactions in the library.

remoteLocker

Designed to extend the coverage and accessibility of the library, remoteLocker offers self-service holds pick-up, browsing, and returns at times and locations more convenient for patrons. Offer busy patrons flexible pickup hours by placing lockers in 24/7 library vestibules, grocery stores, or community centers, and other public spaces.

Fully modular, remoteLocker can be customized with various locker types and configured to suit any library or community space. Include large lockers to accommodate non-traditional items and transparent doors to create a browsable collection.

The intuitive, easy to use touchscreen interface, powered by quickConnect software, provides patrons access to account information, and when paired with uniFi+, Bibliotheca’s information and content distribution platform, the remoteLocker screen acts as a billboard, spreading your library’s message throughout your community. remoteLockers can be used as-is, and are wrap-ready for a custom graphic wrap to increase library visibility in the community and reach new users.

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Offer 24/7 outdoor pick up

Offer library holds pick up in parking lots, transit stations, or community green spaces. remoteLocker outdoor is a weatherproof solution that can withstand rain, snow, and temperatures ranging from -20°F to 120°F.

The remoteLocker outdoor is made of anti-corrosion steel and wiring, with a powder finish and is wrap-ready for a custom graphic wrap. It includes a motion-detected, self-illuminating metal awning for increased convenience and safety, while protecting patrons from the elements.

The remoteLocker outdoor’s easy touchscreen interface is powered by quickConnect, the same powerful software that runs Bibliotheca selfChecks, providing patrons easy access to account information right at pickup. The lockers are compatible with uniFi+, allowing libraries to use the screen as a digital billboard to broadcast library messages far beyond the library walls.

flex AMH

Automated return and sorting 24-hours a day

Maximize efficiency and improve service

Increase circulation + save staff time with automated returns

Designed specifically for libraries, flex AMH and either flex bulkSeparator or single item return make returns quick and easy for staff and patrons alikethey simply drop their items and go, while flex AMH does the rest.

While the flex AMH patron return does single item processing for maximum item processing security, flex bulkSeparator with or without connected flex bookDrops, after checking in the items, separates them, resets security, and sorts everything for quick reshelving. Mixed materials? No problem. flex AMH and flex bulkSeparator are designed to handle library materials of all kinds, with the ability to sort and

discard weeded items or material that is no longer needed.

Accept and process returns any time of day or night with interior and exterior return slots. Provide patrons with single item returns or allow them to drop and go with bulk returns. The fully modular solution can be configured in any way imaginable to suit your library’s needs. Whether you need a one-bin set up or a configuration that can transport items across multiple rooms, the flex AMH line has you covered.

Get talented staff out of the back room and into the library where they are most valuable to the community with flex AMH.

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The flex bookDrop range makes it quick and easy for users to return library items.

Whether it be a drop-andgo option that allows busy families to return multiple items at once or a driveup option that provides ultimate convenience on weekends, the flex bookDrop offers many front-end and backend options that can be customized to meet your unique library needs, spaces, and workflows.

Convenient, customizable returns

■ Offers convenient, fast returns inside and outside your library

■ Immediately + accurately update user accounts with RFID

■ Sort non-RFID items or non-ILS items into specific bins

■ Monitor the status of your flex AMH system remotely via libraryConnect devices or directly at the flex AMH with our flexVisualizer solution

cloudLibrary

Comprehensive digital collections

cloudLibrary delivers an engaging and intuitive digital library experience for digital content of all kinds including eBooks, eAudiobooks, newspapers, magazines, comics, and streaming video.

The best-in-class Cirrus reader features multi-directional scroll, font selection (including Open Dyslexic), and customizations to suit readers of all abilities, while Kids Mode, horizontal page view, and read-along content brings children’s books to life and supports early literacy.

cloudLibrary fully integrates the digital and physical library experience by offering digital titles alongside print materials right at selfCheck and allowing libraries to promote programs and services through app notifications. Flexible sharing and purchasing models expand your digital collection without straining your budget.

Digital collections that revolutionize the library experience

cloudLink

Seamless sharing of digital content while prioritizing your patrons

Increase your digital circulation and reduce hold times with cloudLink

Exponentially expand your digital collection, reduce hold times, and drive circulation of underused titles by sharing content with neighboring libraries. cloudLink allows libraries to pool resources while maintaining full control of their individual collections and prioritizing their patrons.

Any member of a cloudLink group can borrow available titles, but patrons cannot place holds on items that their library does not own.

Your patrons are prioritized - no other library can place a hold on your purchased digital content.

Broaden your library’s digital collection while maintaining control of your library budget.

Available as individual subscriptions, NewsStand and Comics Plus allow libraries to offer unlimited, simultaneous access to more than 8,000 magazines and newspapers in over 60 languages and more than 25,000+ comic books, graphic novels, and manga.

Both NewsStand and Comics Plus are discoverable within the cloudLibrary app, making it easier than ever for patrons to discover your full range of digital content.

A library of entertainment at your fingertips

Offer a stellar streaming experience on any device and say goodbye to overage costs and usage limits. biblio+ is Bibliotheca’s video streaming service that partners with

libraries to provide communities with free and unlimited access to an exciting, ad-free catalogue of ground-breaking film and captivating television.

Unified digital library communications

Engage users with in-library digital displays that inform, educate, and delight. Easy-to-use templates and multi-screen functionality make it simple to promote programs and share important information across any screen in your entire library network.

■ Encourage exploration with wayfinding

■ Marketing in minutes with easy-to-use content creation tools

■ Reach every visitor with messages on every screen

■ Engage visitors with quizzes, videos, and interactive discoveries

■ Schedule messages to reach the right users at the right time

open+ reimagines library access

open+ access is a comprehensive system that allows libraries to increase access by providing more flexible open hours. Designed to complement staffed library hours, open+ access can be implemented in a number of different ways to meet various library service models.

From extending access to an entire library or only a section of it, providing full self-service resources or a dedicated holds pick-up area, open+ access allows libraries the flexibility to extend access during unstaffed hours in the way that best meets the needs of their community and space.

open+ access is a fully customizable solution already in use at over 1000 libraries worldwide. Our experienced team is here to help walk you through the options and the configuration that works best for your unique library.

open+ access increases hours and improves service

open+ count

open+ count uses anonymous people-counting technology to accurately count those entering and leaving library spaces. Gather strategic data and usage reports to help make data-driven decisions about the future use of library space.

open+ reserve

Designed specifically for libraries, open+ reserve is an easy and flexible way for library users to book pre-arranged time at your library. Allow patrons to reserve specific meeting rooms, schedule appointments with staff, or reserve a seat at programs using this accurate, library-specific platform.

Library Security and Detection

With options that work for all types of library technology, Bibliotheca security gates help protect physical materials while making your library accessible for all. From Tattle-Tape™ gates to RFID gates with large aisles to accommodate wheelchairs, wide strollers, and large groups, all of our security gates provide innovative features designed to keep your materials safe while keeping your patrons comfortable.

Our RFID gates feature a modern, stylish clear panel design, simple setup and maintenance, visible patron counters, remote reporting, and customizable color and audio alarms. Offering the most accommodating aisle entrance for libraries, the RFID gate premium is perfect for wheelchairs, wide strollers, and large groups.

Stylish security and accessibility

With a modern and attractive clear and mirrored panel design, the Bibliotheca Tattle-Tape™ gate clear offers superior detection using the latest DSP technology. Designed for use with Tattle-Tape™ Security Strips, this system detects all EM strips in any orientation. Along with a selection of built-in LED alarm light colors, it features a people counter, usage insights, a modern finish, and is completely safe for all magnetic media.

Tattle-Tape™ gate L1 is a versatile, compact solution for protecting your library from loss. Completely safe for all magnetic media, gates detect all EM strips in any orientation and alert staff with integrated audible and visual alarms when a secured item is detected.

RFID gate premium

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Tattle-TapeTM gate L1

Tattle-TapeTM gate clear

Staff tools to streamline workflows

Bibliotheca offers a full range of staff tools designed to help manage collections and equipment efficiently so staff can spend time where it matters – with library visitors. Quickly inventory and manage large library collections, assist library users with easy-to-use workstations, or configure library equipment.

Gain reporting and analytical insights across multiple locations from one central hub. Designed for both the initial processing of your collection and day-today staff circulation tasks, our solutions empower your staff to complete transactions as quickly, efficiently, and conveniently as possible.

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DLA inventoryWand

Quickly and easily conduct inventory and search your collection with the DLA inventoryWand. With the ability to simultaneously perform multiple functions, this powerful device allows staff to tackle shelf-reading, re-shelving, searching, weeding, exceptionfinding, and inventory scans in one pass.

Save time, increase productivity, and prevent errors.

■ Search for items + take inventory simultaneously

■ Set item security with ease to keep your collection secure

■ Quickly view and hear alerts when items are found

■ Conveniently work around the stacks with a small Android tablet

■ Work as long as you need with extended battery life

■ Increase accuracy in hard-toscan areas with “Boost mode”

Mobile inventoryWand

Get collection integrity in the palm of your hand. Simultaneously take inventory, correct shelf order, identify missing items, and weed your collection.

Mobile InventoryWand runs on a Windows laptop or tablet and has the capability to connect live to your ILS.

Library supplies

To keep your library running smoothly, Bibliotheca offers a full range of RFID tags, Tattle-Tape™ strips, and receipt rolls, all optimized for peak performance.

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