Union County Library System

Public libraries must continually reevaluate and make changes as needed to acquire and maintain a wide range of resources and to provide residents of all ages with efficient service.

To that end, The Public Library for Union County in Lewisburg, Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg, and West End Library in Laurelton not only have completely redone their individual websites but also have relocated to a larger Union County Library System site: www.unioncountylibrarysystem.com.

Former system administrator Tracy Carey, UCLS Public Relations Assistant Carol High, and other library staff members worked with Mike Matukaitis, co-owner of Summit Design Studio, and with Conor Quinlan, co-owner of Summit Design Studio and owner of MePush, Inc., a technology solutions provider, to redesign and develop the new comprehensive website.

In addition to being an easily accessible Internet resource, the Union County Library System website incorporates information for all three libraries and performs multiple functions for each. Although the look is very different from the libraries’ previous websites, the biggest difference is in functionality, both for library administration and staff as well as for library users, who now have easier and better access to information and services.

The Internet not only has changed how people do business, but also how they communicate with each other.  These rapid changes in technology have greatly affected the way public libraries fulfill their missions, too.

As some of the community’s most dependable and important institutions, the three member libraries of the federated Union County Library System have offered generations of residents a world of opportunity. From traditional resources such as books and maps to outreach programs and electronic research tools like online databases, the libraries enable people to find reliable information and to enrich their lives.