Top Public Library Websites

 

Replies from Web4Lib, PubLib

 

12/3/07-12/10/07

 

Compiled by Marie Monteagudo 2/08 for Web4Lib and PubLib listservs.

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Here are some criteria to consider in the following web pages; feel free to add comments to each web page listed:

• dynamic
• accessible
• highly functional
• simplicity
• aesthetically

  pleasing 

• Excellent graphics
• Good to excellent graphic design
• user friendly patron interface
• Other: Please specifiy and add to this bulleted list

 

 

Anchorage Public Library http://lexicon.ci.anchorage.ak.us/

 

  Edmonton Public Library (Alberta, Canada) http://www.epl.ca/

 

  Georgia Public Library Service, PINES  http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/

 

 

 

  Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, MO) http://kclibrary.org/  New York Public Library    http://www.nypl.org

 

 

 

  Phoenix Public Library  (AZ) http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/

 

 

 

http://www.wpbpl.com/

 

 

 

www.tamworthlibrary.org

 

 

 

 Hennepin County PL  http://www.hclib.org/

: Southeast Steuben County Librarywww.stls.org/corning,

 

 

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http://www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org/index.asp

 

http://www.beverlyhills.org/presence/connect/CoBH/Library

 

http://www.ccpls.com/

 

http://www.chulavista.lib.ca.us/

 

http://www.uplandpl.lib.ca.us/asp/Site/Library/About/General/index.asp

 

http://fullertonlibrary.org/

 

http://www.epls.org/

 

http://www.gcpl.lib.oh.us/

 

http://www.homewood.lib.al.us/

 

http://www.hbpl.org/

 

http://hpl.lib.al.us/

 

http://www.jhlibrary.com/

 

http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us/

 

http://www.london.lib.oh.us/

 

http://www.ocpl.org/

 

http://www.library.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/

 

http://www.shalerlibrary.org/ein/shaler/index.html

 

http://www.bel-tib-lib.org/

 

http://www.nypl.org/

 

http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/

 

http://www.upper-sandusky.lib.oh.us/

 

http://www.albertwisnerlibrary.org/

 

http://www.wpl.lib.oh.us/

 

http://www.nassaulibrary.org/glencove/

 

http://www.westlakelibrary.org/

 

http://www.ccclib.org/

 

www.ChicagoLibrarian.com

 

 

www.libSite.org

 

 

Indianapolis Marion County Public Library

http://www.imcpl.org/

Nice layout.

 

Iowa City Public Library

http://www.icpl.org/

Nice layout, scrolling events & news

 

Cuyahoga County Public Library

http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/

Good graphic design, nice "What to Read" section.

 

Multnomah County Library

http://www.multcolib.org/

Clean, simple layout

 

Lexington Public Library

http://www.lexpublib.org/

Clean, simple graphic design, nice use of images

 

  

 

http://www.queenslibrary.org/

Use of screen name!!! (and not library number)

 

Seattle Public Library  Nice calendar. Pretty site.

http://www.spl.org

 

Phoenix Public Library

http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org

Love integration of OPAC with rest of site

 

Nashville Public Library

http://www.library.nashville.org

Excellent integration of OPAC.

   

 

 www.thrall.org.

   

 

Dexter District Library www.dexter.lib.mi.us

 

 

http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Website_Design#Public

 

www.calicoinfo.net

 

 

http://www.kdl.org/

 

 

http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us

 

 

 

  Rochester Public Library (MN) http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/

 

 

 

 

  Newman Regional Library District  (Lincoln Trails Library System) http://www.newmanregionallibrary.org/view_page.php?page=index

 

 

 

 

  Johnson County Library (Overland Park, KS) http://www.jocolibrary.org/