LibrariUS
Your local library can help the American Library Association, the Public Library Assocation and the Public Insight Network with the LibrariUS project by placing these widgets on the library's website.
The widget acts as a front door to the LibrariUS interactive map.
The widget is a one-line Javascript code that will place the widget on your website. There are currently two sizes available.
Copy this code to use the standard widget. This widget is 325 pixels wide.
<div id="alawidget"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.publicinsightnetwork.org/librarius/widget/widget.js"></script></div>
Copy this code to use the small widget. This widget is 250 pixels wide.
<div id="alawidget"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.publicinsightnetwork.org/librarius/widget/widget-250.js"></script></div>
Copy this code to use the small widget. This widget is 180 pixels wide.
<div id="alawidget"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.publicinsightnetwork.org/librarius/widget/widget-180.js"></script></div>
Welcome to the library! Whether you're here in person or accessing the library online, we're curious why you're here, and what you are seeking. Your insights and experiences will create a dynamic picture of your community — and the country — viewed through the lens of local libraries. You will help journalists, librarians, the American Library Association (ALA) and its Public Library Association (PLA) division explore the information and civic needs of communities and do a better job of meeting them.
Your response, your first name and last initial, and your location will be displayed on a public interactive map, updated in real time. They also will be shared with this library, the ALA, the PLA, and journalists in American Public Media's Public Insight Network (PIN) — a channel for everyday people to make news coverage more transparent, trustworthy and relevant by sharing their personal experiences and insights.
Any personal information you provide, such as your e-mail address, will remain private and confidential to a small circle of journalists who may follow up with you and ask for your help with future news stories. American Public Media cares deeply about your privacy.
Frequently Asked Questions about this project.
Oscar Gittemeier, 32, of Atlanta, told the Public Insight Network that if it weren't for audiobooks, and the libraries that supplied them, he wouldn't have graduated from high school.
Questions about this project? Feel free to call or email Melody Ng with the Public Insight Network at American Public Media. You can reach her at 651-290-1499 or mng@americanpublicmedia.org. We are always interested in your feedback and story ideas.
By filling out this form, you are giving American Public Media and other newsrooms in the Public Insight Network permission to contact you for help with current and future news coverage, and you become part of the Public Insight Network.