Platform Updates
If you’re looking for updates on our platform, please check out myTurn.com
If you’re looking for updates on our platform, please check out myTurn.com
This great story on the Community Partnership of the Ozarks tool library from KY3 in Springfield, MO is worth checking out. “Were it not for the tool library, I would not have the tools I need”.
Improved User Search, Bug Fixes & More The latest version of the Local Tools platform has been sent live for all customers. A few especially important notes: Timezone and Hours: We’ve improved Timezone support in this release. Please log in and go to Settings -> Organization Info to ensure your Timezone,
While this is no surprise to us, since we both track tool and lending libraries around the country and offer a tool library software platform to make it easy to start new ones. It’s great to see the AP picking up the story: In a number of communities across the
For all those those aspiring tool (or kitchen, music, toy, etc.) libraries just starting up or looking to expand, the Center for a New American Dream is offering $2,000 or more for community projects in the U.S. (and Canada!). A chance to raise $2,000 or more for your neighborhood project!
Version 1.9.1 of myTurn and Local Tools has been rolled out to all sites. The most visible change in this release is that we’ve started to integrate a number of design and user interface improvements. We’d recommend clearing your browsers cache, or reloading if you see any “wonkiness” in the admin tools.
Version 1.9 of Local Tools is now available – we know, it’s been a while! A few highlights from this release: Reservations: the main feature in this release is a first pass at “reservations”. We’ll be updating the Administration Guide and posting instructions on how to enable and use reservations shortly.
This release brings a ton of bug fixes and improvements, along with a few new features. The main improvement is the way item types are selected. With the increase in type of items (media, kitchen, camera coming soon, etc.) we needed a better way to select the type of a
Want to get involved in the sharing revolution? Join us, Cecile Andrews and a host of others in the Seattle area for this workshop: Sharing Revolution Workshop Saturday, June 23, 10am to 12:30 pm Phinney Neighborhood Center Blue Building 66th and Phinney Ave, Seattle, WA For more info contact: cecile@cecileandrews.com
It’s amazing how many inquiries we get every week from all over the country (and the world!) from people wanting to start a tool or other type of library. Once someone hears about “libraries that lend out tools rather than books,” they start to dream of having access to a