Acknowledgments

"Books are just the beginning." (Sacramento Public Library, 2024)

We are overwhelmed with gratitude for every single library staff member who took time out of their busy days to share their experiences and knowledge with our research team. It is because of the following institutions and their staff, along with 35 additional anonymized participants that we were able to complete this report.

• Copper Queen Library (Arizona)
• Northbrook Public Library (Illinois)
• Jamie Watson, Baltimore County Public Library (Maryland)
• Rae Stoloff, Madison Heights Public Library (Michigan)
• Duluth Public Library (Minnesota)
• Camden County, NJ Tool Lending Library (New Jersey)
• Brian Campbell, Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library (Ohio)
• Heather Hutto & Maggie Harting, Bristow Public Library (Oklahoma)
• Brendan Lax, Hillsboro Public Library (Oregon)
• Michele Caldwell, Beaverton Public Library (Oregon)
• Kelsey Andrus, Richland Library (South Carolina)
• Chattanooga Public Library (Tennessee)
• Librarian, Memphis Public Library (Tennessee)
• Rebecca Denham, Houston Public Library (Texas)
• Eric Buckenmeyer, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (Virginia)
• Lisa Gresham, Whatcom County Library System (Washington)
• Rachel Gage, Burlington Public Library (Washington)

In addition, we want to thank and acknowledge the site's and zines who's source contributed to this one as well as those who we were able to purchase and utilize art assets from through Itch.io. If for any reason you would like us to remove these assets from the site please feel free to contact us via our email in the report.

• Site Style and Inspiration, LainZine
• Site Style and Inspiration, Slow Thoughts
• Site Style and Inspiration, Signalling Noise
• Art Assets, Frozen Taurus's Dawn's Lighthouse Pixel Art Asset Pack
• Art Assets, Andy @sparksandpixels The Library - Indoor Asset Pack
• Art Assets, Rolff Cozy Room/Library Pixel Art Tilemap

We'd also like to thank our LIS 570 classmates, our TA, Anastasia Schaadhardt, and Professor Gomez for their continued input, guidance, and sharing of knowledge during the course of our research process.

Lastly, we would be remiss not to thank all the prior researchers and library workers who informed our research direction and literature review. Our full bibliography is included the downloadable report.

Thank you all.