Built by the community, for the community
Built by the community, for the community
Please sign up and make a listing for your group only.
Please sign up and make a listing for your group only.
Keep it simple. You can easily add or edit later, once you’re officially listed.
Include a link to your website if you have one. Then, people can click through to discover all the details on your own site.
Be ready to complete the required fields in one session. Sorry, there’s no save-as-you-go option, and the back button is unreliable. But once we receive and approve your initial listing, you can add/edit any time, and those changes will appear right away.
Focus on your description and catchwords. How does your group describe itself?
- Description can be a sentence, paragraph or more, telling about your mission, services, etc.
- Catchword is like ‘keyword’ or ‘tag.’ Add a list with commas below your description, e.g.: books, reading, children, kids, story, stories…
- Use extra words for the same thing to help people find you: kids, children, family, families, pets, dogs, lizards… Use all of them!
Add a Preview logo or photo if you can. It will help your listing stand out on the search results screen.
- Rough specs: aspect ratio 3:2 (try 800 x 534 pixels). Max size is 200 MB.
- You can also add up to 4 “slider” images, for a total of 5 images.
For more, see ABC FAQs, or reach out to the library–in person, by phone, or by email.
If your group offers two or more specific services, you have a couple of options for how to make your listing. The decision is entirely up to you. And remember that you can always refine your listing in the future once you’re in the Directory.
Option 1: A single detailed listing
- Within the description, mention all your specific programs and services, using paragraph text and catchwords.
- If the programs/services have their own hours and other details that differ from that of the main organization, be sure to note that.
- If specific programs have their own websites/web pages, link to those!
Option 2: Create a main listing plus separate program listings and link them.
For example: The Senior Center is a community resource offered by Brattleboro’s Department of Recreation and Parks. Because the Senior Center has its own fan base and identity, it might be a good candidate for a separate listing. So:
- When the designated person at Recreation and Parks makes their general listing, they can mention the Senior Center in the Description/Catchwords field.
- The same person or another person can create a separate listing for the Senior Center and name Brattleboro Recreation and Parks in the optional ‘Parent Organization’ field.
For extra credit: Recreation and Parks can name Town of Brattleboro as their parent organization. Feel free to show multiple layers of your organization by linking them in this way, but don’t fret about the details. It isn’t a genealogical chart–it’s just another way to help people discover your organization!
Can more than one person manage listings within a large organization?
That’s up to you. One person can manage all of them, or different people can establish logins and manage listings for their specific services/programs. However, because of technical limitations, only one person/login can manage each specific listing. Group leaders: please coordinate efforts internally to avoid duplication or errors. If you need to reassign editorial responsibilities for your listing, please reach out and we’ll make it happen: outreach@brookslibraryvt.org.
For more tips, see the full ABC FAQs
Before you hit the Approval/Publishing button
Please note that once you submit for approval/publishing, you won’t be able to edit the listing any further until the library reviews and publishes it. Then, you can log in and edit if you wish, and the edits will take effect right away. Thanks for listing!
ABC Help and Contacts
Jeanne Walsh Information/Help Desk
askalibrarian@brookslibraryvt.org
802-254-5290 ext. 1220
Tara O’Brien Outreach Coordinator
outreach@brookslibraryvt.org
802-254-5290 ext. 1203