Hello all, We are looking at a major redesign/revamp of our website. Besides making it more interesting, we want to ensure it is ADA compliant. How have you approached this? Did you do it in-house, did you hire someone to do the redesign, and then make updates in-house, did you outsource the design as well as the updates? Any ideas appreciated! Jill Rauh, Public Services Librarian Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library.
Hi Jill, Thank you for reaching out to our colleagues across Michigan about the website redesign and ADA compliance. This is such an important initiative, and I truly appreciate your leadership in taking this step. As responses come in, please gather some of their ideas and best practices. Your perspective will be key in helping us decide whether we should handle parts of the project in-house or look at outsourcing. We are looking forward to your responses my dear Librarian Colleagues! Peace and Blessings, Brother Reynaldo Frias-SantanaExecutive Director Benton Harbor Public Library213 E Wall StreetBenton Harbor, MI 49022director@bentonharborlibrary.comOffice: 1.269.926.6139 Cell: 1.269.252.3007 On Friday, September 19, 2025, 05:37:21 PM AST, Jill Rauh via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote: Hello all, We are looking at a major redesign/revamp of our website. Besides making it more interesting, we want to ensure it is ADA compliant. How have you approached this? Did you do it in-house, did you hire someone to do the redesign, and then make updates in-house, did you outsource the design as well as the updates? Any ideas appreciated! Jill Rauh, Public Services Librarian Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library. _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
We went with Streamline with their MLA pricing. They've been so easy to work with, and their tools are so useful. We had a ploud website previously, so Streamline is a nice upgrade. > On 09/22/2025 12:29 PM EDT director . via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Hi Jill,
Thank you for reaching out to our colleagues across Michigan about the website redesign and ADA compliance. This is such an important initiative, and I truly appreciate your leadership in taking this step.
As responses come in, please gather some of their ideas and best practices. Your perspective will be key in helping us decide whether we should handle parts of the project in-house or look at outsourcing.
We are looking forward to your responses my dear Librarian Colleagues!
Peace and Blessings,
Brother Reynaldo Frias-Santana Executive Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E Wall Street Benton Harbor, MI 49022 director@bentonharborlibrary.com Office: 1.269.926.6139 Cell: 1.269.252.3007
On Friday, September 19, 2025, 05:37:21 PM AST, Jill Rauh via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Hello all,
We are looking at a major redesign/revamp of our website. Besides making it more interesting, we want to ensure it is ADA compliant. How have you approached this? Did you do it in-house, did you hire someone to do the redesign, and then make updates in-house, did you outsource the design as well as the updates? Any ideas appreciated!
Jill Rauh, Public Services Librarian Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com
The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library.
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Jonesville District Library just switched to a new website. We went with My Web Maestro (https://mywebmaestro.com/). Nathan was very easy to work with, and we are very happy with our new website ( jonesvilledistrictlibrary.org). This website is built with Word Press, so one it was built, we can make changes and additions as needed. My Web Maestro offers hosting as well as maintenance plans. I hope this info helps, -Laura Orlowski, Library Director Jonesville District Library On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l < michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
We went with Streamline with their MLA pricing. They've been so easy to work with, and their tools are so useful. We had a ploud website previously, so Streamline is a nice upgrade.
On 09/22/2025 12:29 PM EDT director . via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Hi Jill,
Thank you for reaching out to our colleagues across Michigan about the website redesign and ADA compliance. This is such an important initiative, and I truly appreciate your leadership in taking this step. As responses come in, please gather some of their ideas and best practices. Your perspective will be key in helping us decide whether we should handle parts of the project in-house or look at outsourcing.
We are looking forward to your responses my dear Librarian Colleagues!
Peace and Blessings,
*Brother Reynaldo Frias-Santana* *Executive Director * *Benton Harbor Public Library* *213 E Wall Street* *Benton Harbor, MI 49022* *director@bentonharborlibrary.com <director@bentonharborlibrary.com>* *Office: 1.269.926.6139 * *Cell: 1.269.252.3007*
On Friday, September 19, 2025, 05:37:21 PM AST, Jill Rauh via Michlib-l < michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Hello all,
We are looking at a major redesign/revamp of our website. Besides making it more interesting, we want to ensure it is ADA compliant. How have you approached this? Did you do it in-house, did you hire someone to do the redesign, and then make updates in-house, did you outsource the design as well as the updates? Any ideas appreciated!
Jill Rauh, Public Services Librarian Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com
The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library.
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We also went with Streamline with their MLA pricing. I would agree that they are easy to work with and we like their tools. We are still very new, so we are learning as we go. From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Amber Hughey via Michlib-l Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025 12:42 PM To: director . <director@bentonharborlibrary.com>; director . via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org>; Jill Rauh <bhlibrary@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] website building We went with Streamline with their MLA pricing. They've been so easy to work with, and their tools are so useful. We had a ploud website previously, so Streamline is a nice upgrade. On 09/22/2025 12:29 PM EDT director . via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org <mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org> > wrote: Hi Jill, Thank you for reaching out to our colleagues across Michigan about the website redesign and ADA compliance. This is such an important initiative, and I truly appreciate your leadership in taking this step. As responses come in, please gather some of their ideas and best practices. Your perspective will be key in helping us decide whether we should handle parts of the project in-house or look at outsourcing. We are looking forward to your responses my dear Librarian Colleagues! Peace and Blessings, Brother Reynaldo Frias-Santana Executive Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E Wall Street Benton Harbor, MI 49022 <mailto:director@bentonharborlibrary.com> director@bentonharborlibrary.com Office: 1.269.926.6139 Cell: 1.269.252.3007 On Friday, September 19, 2025, 05:37:21 PM AST, Jill Rauh via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org <mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org> > wrote: Hello all, We are looking at a major redesign/revamp of our website. Besides making it more interesting, we want to ensure it is ADA compliant. How have you approached this? Did you do it in-house, did you hire someone to do the redesign, and then make updates in-house, did you outsource the design as well as the updates? Any ideas appreciated! Jill Rauh, Public Services Librarian Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com <http://www.bentonharborlibrary.com> The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library. _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org <mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org> https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org <mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org> https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
Thank you all for your response. I can only speak for myself, but I am sure Ms. Jill is grateful for your time and your responses.It is very helpful to hear what other Libraries/ Librarians are doing. Peace and all Good! Brother Reynaldo Frias-SantanaExecutive Director Benton Harbor Public Library213 E Wall StreetBenton Harbor, MI 49022director@bentonharborlibrary.comOffice: 1.269.926.6139 Cell: 1.269.252.3007 On Monday, September 22, 2025, 12:42:04 PM AST, Amber Hughey <a.hughey@bridgeportlibrary.org> wrote: We went with Streamline with their MLA pricing. They've been so easy to work with, and their tools are so useful. We had a ploud website previously, so Streamline is a nice upgrade. On 09/22/2025 12:29 PM EDT director . via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote: Hi Jill, Thank you for reaching out to our colleagues across Michigan about the website redesign and ADA compliance. This is such an important initiative, and I truly appreciate your leadership in taking this step. As responses come in, please gather some of their ideas and best practices. Your perspective will be key in helping us decide whether we should handle parts of the project in-house or look at outsourcing. We are looking forward to your responses my dear Librarian Colleagues! Peace and Blessings, Brother Reynaldo Frias-Santana Executive Director Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E Wall Street Benton Harbor, MI 49022 director@bentonharborlibrary.com Office: 1.269.926.6139 Cell: 1.269.252.3007 On Friday, September 19, 2025, 05:37:21 PM AST, Jill Rauh via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote: Hello all, We are looking at a major redesign/revamp of our website. Besides making it more interesting, we want to ensure it is ADA compliant. How have you approached this? Did you do it in-house, did you hire someone to do the redesign, and then make updates in-house, did you outsource the design as well as the updates? Any ideas appreciated! Jill Rauh, Public Services Librarian Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library. _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
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