To the Collective Michigan Library Mind, We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000. We currently use Ploud, and it's okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies. One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user. Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day! Lisa Lisa Waskin, District Director Superior District Library 541 Library Drive Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331 lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org<mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org>
I cannot recommend Streamline enough. They were (are still!) wonderful to work with. Customer support is great, and they implement features when requested (or are working on them). I've got the 2nd highest tier, which has most of the bells and whistles, and it's really easy to work with. Since switching from ploud and moving to Streamline, we've been able to implement newsletters, online program registration forms, and just so much more and so much easier to use. They are now offering PDF/doc support as well, but we do that in-house thanks to a great staff member. You can check out our streamline website at www.bridgeportlibrary.org https://www.bridgeportlibrary.org Hope this helps! Amber Hughey
On 01/16/2026 9:53 AM EST Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
To the Collective Michigan Library Mind,
We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000.
We currently use Ploud, and it’s okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies.
One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user.
Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day!
Lisa
Lisa Waskin, District Director
Superior District Library
541 Library Drive
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Ph. (906) 632-9331
lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org
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I agree with Amber Hughey--great training, moved our ploud account to the new one. And made sure we had things how we wanted them, trained our whole staff. We are so happy with it and can make changes easily. Mary Barker, Pentwater Township Library. On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
I cannot recommend Streamline enough. They were (are still!) wonderful to work with. Customer support is great, and they implement features when requested (or are working on them). I've got the 2nd highest tier, which has most of the bells and whistles, and it's really easy to work with.
Since switching from ploud and moving to Streamline, we've been able to implement newsletters, online program registration forms, and just so much more and so much easier to use.
They are now offering PDF/doc support as well, but we do that in-house thanks to a great staff member.
You can check out our streamline website at www.bridgeportlibrary.org
Hope this helps!
Amber Hughey
On 01/16/2026 9:53 AM EST Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
To the Collective Michigan Library Mind,
We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000.
We currently use Ploud, and it’s okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies.
One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user.
Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day!
Lisa
Lisa Waskin, District Director
Superior District Library
541 Library Drive
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Ph. (906) 632-9331
lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org
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Thank you for sharing! We're also starting to think ahead about making our website compliant by April 2027. We still have some time, but we want to explore as many options as possible before diving in. Looking forward to seeing more recommendations as they come in! --- Dawn DeHeer Director, Bellaire Public Library Connecting our community -- one story at a time. _____________________________________ 111 S. Bridge Street P.O. Box 477 Bellaire, MI 49615 bellairelibrary.org 231-533-8814 bellairelibrary@torchlake.com On 2026-01-16 11:20, Mary Barker via Michlib-l wrote:
I agree with Amber Hughey--great training, moved our ploud account to the new one. And made sure we had things how we wanted them, trained our whole staff. We are so happy with it and can make changes easily. Mary Barker, Pentwater Township Library.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
I cannot recommend Streamline enough. They were (are still!) wonderful to work with. Customer support is great, and they implement features when requested (or are working on them). I've got the 2nd highest tier, which has most of the bells and whistles, and it's really easy to work with.
Since switching from ploud and moving to Streamline, we've been able to implement newsletters, online program registration forms, and just so much more and so much easier to use.
They are now offering PDF/doc support as well, but we do that in-house thanks to a great staff member.
You can check out our streamline website at www.bridgeportlibrary.org [1]
Hope this helps!
Amber Hughey
On 01/16/2026 9:53 AM EST Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
To the Collective Michigan Library Mind,
We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000.
We currently use Ploud, and it's okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies.
One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user.
Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day!
Lisa
Lisa Waskin, District Director
Superior District Library
541 Library Drive
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Ph. (906) 632-9331
lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org
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I am happy to share the feedback. I have been putting together all of the comments in a document so I can do that. So far, the most popular recommendation is Streamline. And thank you to Nanette Pretzer from the St. Charles District Library for the tip on the discounts through MLA for Streamline! Lisa Lisa Waskin, District Director Superior District Library 541 Library Drive Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331 lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org<mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org> From: Bellaire Public Library, Director via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 12:28 PM To: michlib-l@liblists.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites Thank you for sharing! We’re also starting to think ahead about making our website compliant by April 2027. We still have some time, but we want to explore as many options as possible before diving in. Looking forward to seeing more recommendations as they come in! --- Dawn DeHeer Director, Bellaire Public Library Connecting our community — one story at a time. _____________________________________ 111 S. Bridge Street P.O. Box 477 Bellaire, MI 49615 bellairelibrary.org 231-533-8814 bellairelibrary@torchlake.com<mailto:bellairelibrary@torchlake.com> On 2026-01-16 11:20, Mary Barker via Michlib-l wrote: I agree with Amber Hughey--great training, moved our ploud account to the new one. And made sure we had things how we wanted them, trained our whole staff. We are so happy with it and can make changes easily. Mary Barker, Pentwater Township Library. On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org>> wrote: I cannot recommend Streamline enough. They were (are still!) wonderful to work with. Customer support is great, and they implement features when requested (or are working on them). I've got the 2nd highest tier, which has most of the bells and whistles, and it's really easy to work with. Since switching from ploud and moving to Streamline, we've been able to implement newsletters, online program registration forms, and just so much more and so much easier to use. They are now offering PDF/doc support as well, but we do that in-house thanks to a great staff member. You can check out our streamline website at www.bridgeportlibrary.org<https://www.bridgeportlibrary.org> Hope this helps! Amber Hughey On 01/16/2026 9:53 AM EST Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org>> wrote: To the Collective Michigan Library Mind, We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000. We currently use Ploud, and it's okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies. One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user. Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day! Lisa Lisa Waskin, District Director Superior District Library 541 Library Drive Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331 lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org<mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org> _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org> To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org> _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org> To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org> _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org> To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org>
So is PLOUD accessible or should all of us start looking elsewhere? Jacqueline LaFreniere, Director Beaver Island District Library 26400 Donegal Bay Road PO Box 246 Beaver Island, MI 49782 (231) 448-2701 On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:33 PM Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
I am happy to share the feedback. I have been putting together all of the comments in a document so I can do that. So far, the most popular recommendation is Streamline. And thank you to Nanette Pretzer from the St. Charles District Library for the tip on the discounts through MLA for Streamline!
Lisa
Lisa Waskin, District Director
Superior District Library
541 Library Drive
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Ph. (906) 632-9331
lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org
*From:* Bellaire Public Library, Director via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2026 12:28 PM *To:* michlib-l@liblists.org *Subject:* [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites
Thank you for sharing! We’re also starting to think ahead about making our website compliant by April 2027. We still have some time, but we want to explore as many options as possible before diving in. Looking forward to seeing more recommendations as they come in!
---
Dawn DeHeer Director, Bellaire Public Library Connecting our community — one story at a time. _____________________________________ 111 S. Bridge Street P.O. Box 477 Bellaire, MI 49615 bellairelibrary.org 231-533-8814 bellairelibrary@torchlake.com
On 2026-01-16 11:20, Mary Barker via Michlib-l wrote:
I agree with Amber Hughey--great training, moved our ploud account to the new one. And made sure we had things how we wanted them, trained our whole staff. We are so happy with it and can make changes easily. Mary Barker, Pentwater Township Library.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
I cannot recommend Streamline enough. They were (are still!) wonderful to work with. Customer support is great, and they implement features when requested (or are working on them). I've got the 2nd highest tier, which has most of the bells and whistles, and it's really easy to work with.
Since switching from ploud and moving to Streamline, we've been able to implement newsletters, online program registration forms, and just so much more and so much easier to use.
They are now offering PDF/doc support as well, but we do that in-house thanks to a great staff member.
You can check out our streamline website at www.bridgeportlibrary.org
Hope this helps!
Amber Hughey
On 01/16/2026 9:53 AM EST Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
To the Collective Michigan Library Mind,
We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000.
We currently use Ploud, and it's okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies.
One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user.
Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day!
Lisa
Lisa Waskin, District Director
Superior District Library
541 Library Drive
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Ph. (906) 632-9331
lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org
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Following this, we have Ploud also and it is just not user friendly anymore. Thank you!! Thank You, Jan St.Germain, Director Richmond Township Library PO Box 339 / 304 Snyder Street Palmer, MI 49871 906-401-0316 ________________________________ From: Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 12:32 PM To: Bellaire Public Library, Director <bellairelibrary@torchlake.com>; michlib-l@liblists.org <michlib-l@liblists.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites I am happy to share the feedback. I have been putting together all of the comments in a document so I can do that. So far, the most popular recommendation is Streamline. And thank you to Nanette Pretzer from the St. Charles District Library for the tip on the discounts through MLA for Streamline! Lisa Lisa Waskin, District Director Superior District Library 541 Library Drive Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331 lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org<mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org> From: Bellaire Public Library, Director via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 12:28 PM To: michlib-l@liblists.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites Thank you for sharing! We’re also starting to think ahead about making our website compliant by April 2027. We still have some time, but we want to explore as many options as possible before diving in. Looking forward to seeing more recommendations as they come in! --- Dawn DeHeer Director, Bellaire Public Library Connecting our community — one story at a time. _____________________________________ 111 S. Bridge Street P.O. Box 477 Bellaire, MI 49615 bellairelibrary.org 231-533-8814 bellairelibrary@torchlake.com<mailto:bellairelibrary@torchlake.com> On 2026-01-16 11:20, Mary Barker via Michlib-l wrote: I agree with Amber Hughey--great training, moved our ploud account to the new one. And made sure we had things how we wanted them, trained our whole staff. We are so happy with it and can make changes easily. Mary Barker, Pentwater Township Library. On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org>> wrote: I cannot recommend Streamline enough. They were (are still!) wonderful to work with. Customer support is great, and they implement features when requested (or are working on them). I've got the 2nd highest tier, which has most of the bells and whistles, and it's really easy to work with. Since switching from ploud and moving to Streamline, we've been able to implement newsletters, online program registration forms, and just so much more and so much easier to use. They are now offering PDF/doc support as well, but we do that in-house thanks to a great staff member. You can check out our streamline website at www.bridgeportlibrary.org<https://www.bridgeportlibrary.org> Hope this helps! Amber Hughey On 01/16/2026 9:53 AM EST Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org>> wrote: To the Collective Michigan Library Mind, We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000. We currently use Ploud, and it's okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies. One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user. Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day! Lisa Lisa Waskin, District Director Superior District Library 541 Library Drive Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331 lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org<mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org> _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org> To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org> _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org> To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org> _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org> To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org>
Trying to do my due diligence here! Anyone using someone besides Streamline? I just did a demo with them and it seems great. (Heads up the MLA discount hasn't been officially renewed for 2026 yet so they have no idea how long they are going to have that discount! It's nearly 50% savings so I am worried about getting it locked in) The price sounds pretty fair to me, but it is also 6x what we're currently paying so I want to make sure I check around. Any info is appreciated. Thanks! Cierra Bakovka, MLIS She/Her Director Henika District Library 149 South Main St. Wayland, MI 49348 269-792-2891 ext. 309 mailto:cierra@henikalibrary.org From: Jan St. Germain via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> To: "Bellaire Public Library, Director"<bellairelibrary@torchlake.com>, "michlib-l@liblists.org"<michlib-l@liblists.org>, "Lisa Waskin"<lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:18:16 -0500 Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites Following this, we have Ploud also and it is just not user friendly anymore. Thank you!! Thank You, Jan St.Germain, Director Richmond Township Library PO Box 339 / 304 Snyder Street Palmer, MI 49871 906-401-0316 From: Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l < mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 12:32 PM To: Bellaire Public Library, Director < mailto:bellairelibrary@torchlake.com >; mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org < mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org > Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites I am happy to share the feedback. I have been putting together all of the comments in a document so I can do that. So far, the most popular recommendation is Streamline. And thank you to Nanette Pretzer from the St. Charles District Library for the tip on the discounts through MLA for Streamline! Lisa Lisa Waskin, District Director Superior District Library 541 Library Drive Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331 mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org From: Bellaire Public Library, Director via Michlib-l < mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 12:28 PM To: mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites Thank you for sharing! We’re also starting to think ahead about making our website compliant by April 2027. We still have some time, but we want to explore as many options as possible before diving in. Looking forward to seeing more recommendations as they come in! --- Dawn DeHeer Director, Bellaire Public Library Connecting our community — one story at a time. _____________________________________ 111 S. Bridge Street P.O. Box 477 Bellaire, MI 49615 bellairelibrary.org 231-533-8814 mailto:bellairelibrary@torchlake.com On 2026-01-16 11:20, Mary Barker via Michlib-l wrote: I agree with Amber Hughey--great training, moved our ploud account to the new one. And made sure we had things how we wanted them, trained our whole staff. We are so happy with it and can make changes easily. Mary Barker, Pentwater Township Library. On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l < mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org > wrote: I cannot recommend Streamline enough. They were (are still!) wonderful to work with. Customer support is great, and they implement features when requested (or are working on them). I've got the 2nd highest tier, which has most of the bells and whistles, and it's really easy to work with. Since switching from ploud and moving to Streamline, we've been able to implement newsletters, online program registration forms, and just so much more and so much easier to use. They are now offering PDF/doc support as well, but we do that in-house thanks to a great staff member. You can check out our streamline website at https://www.bridgeportlibrary.org Hope this helps! Amber Hughey On 01/16/2026 9:53 AM EST Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l < mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org > wrote: To the Collective Michigan Library Mind, We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000. We currently use Ploud, and it's okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies. One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user. Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day! Lisa Lisa Waskin, District Director Superior District Library 541 Library Drive Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 Ph. (906) 632-9331 mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org
We have been using Wix for years and are very happy with them. They have an accessibility prompt that asks you when you add something like a flyer if you want to make it accessible (if you didn't already). It also fills in the accessibility piece automatically if you create the content on site. We switched at the time we had to start paying for Ploud and at that time Wix was about the same cost as Ploud. On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM Cierra Bakovka via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
Trying to do my due diligence here! *Anyone using someone besides Streamline?* I just did a demo with them and it seems great. (Heads up the MLA discount hasn't been officially renewed for 2026 yet so they have no idea how long they are going to have that discount! It's nearly 50% savings so I am worried about getting it locked in) The price sounds pretty fair to me, but it is also 6x what we're currently paying so I want to make sure I check around. Any info is appreciated. Thanks!
*Cierra Bakovka, MLIS *
She/Her *Director* Henika District Library
149 South Main St. Wayland, MI 49348 269-792-2891 ext. 309 cierra@henikalibrary.org
From: Jan St. Germain via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> To: "Bellaire Public Library, Director"<bellairelibrary@torchlake.com>, " michlib-l@liblists.org"<michlib-l@liblists.org>, "Lisa Waskin"< lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:18:16 -0500 Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites
Following this, we have Ploud also and it is just not user friendly anymore. Thank you!!
Thank You, Jan St.Germain, Director Richmond Township Library PO Box 339 / 304 Snyder Street Palmer, MI 49871 906-401-0316
------------------------------ *From:* Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2026 12:32 PM *To:* Bellaire Public Library, Director <bellairelibrary@torchlake.com>; michlib-l@liblists.org <michlib-l@liblists.org> *Subject:* [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites
I am happy to share the feedback. I have been putting together all of the comments in a document so I can do that. So far, the most popular recommendation is Streamline. And thank you to Nanette Pretzer from the St. Charles District Library for the tip on the discounts through MLA for Streamline!
Lisa
Lisa Waskin, District Director
Superior District Library
541 Library Drive
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Ph. (906) 632-9331
lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org
*From:* Bellaire Public Library, Director via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2026 12:28 PM *To:* michlib-l@liblists.org *Subject:* [Michlib-l] Re: Accessible Websites
Thank you for sharing! We’re also starting to think ahead about making our website compliant by April 2027. We still have some time, but we want to explore as many options as possible before diving in. Looking forward to seeing more recommendations as they come in!
---
Dawn DeHeer Director, Bellaire Public Library Connecting our community — one story at a time. _____________________________________ 111 S. Bridge Street P.O. Box 477 Bellaire, MI 49615 bellairelibrary.org 231-533-8814 bellairelibrary@torchlake.com
On 2026-01-16 11:20, Mary Barker via Michlib-l wrote:
I agree with Amber Hughey--great training, moved our ploud account to the new one. And made sure we had things how we wanted them, trained our whole staff. We are so happy with it and can make changes easily. Mary Barker, Pentwater Township Library.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
I cannot recommend Streamline enough. They were (are still!) wonderful to work with. Customer support is great, and they implement features when requested (or are working on them). I've got the 2nd highest tier, which has most of the bells and whistles, and it's really easy to work with.
Since switching from ploud and moving to Streamline, we've been able to implement newsletters, online program registration forms, and just so much more and so much easier to use.
They are now offering PDF/doc support as well, but we do that in-house thanks to a great staff member.
You can check out our streamline website at www.bridgeportlibrary.org
Hope this helps!
Amber Hughey
On 01/16/2026 9:53 AM EST Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:
To the Collective Michigan Library Mind,
We are starting to plan for the accessible website requirement coming up in April 2026 for those of you with populations over 50,000, and in April 2027 for those of us, like our district, that serves under 50,000.
We currently use Ploud, and it's okay, but we want to explore other options and are hoping for some suggestions, insights, sites to avoid at all costs, etc. Please share your Good, Bad, and Ugly stories about website design companies.
One site we are looking at in particular is Streamline. We have heard some good things about the ease of their site for the user and for making sure it meets the requirements. If you have had first-hand experience with Streamline, I would appreciate your thoughts on it as an actual user.
Thank you, and Happy Fig Newton Day!
Lisa
Lisa Waskin, District Director
Superior District Library
541 Library Drive
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Ph. (906) 632-9331
lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org
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Amber Hughey -
Bellaire Public Library, Director -
Cierra Bakovka -
Jacqueline LaFreniere -
Jan St. Germain -
Lisa Waskin -
Mark Morton -
Mary Barker