LibraryBox and Kickstarter

The LibraryBox Projecthttp://librarybox.us

Jason GriffeyAssociate Professor

Head of Library Information TechnologyUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga

What is LibraryBox?

Open Source

https://github.com/griffey/LibraryBox/

Cheap Hardware

❖Connect to “LibraryBox” SSID with any wifi device

❖Launch web browser

❖Load/reload webpage

Using LibraryBox

History of LibraryBox

LibraryBox v1

LibraryBox v1.5

Building a LibraryBox v1.5

❖ Flash MR3020 with OpenWRT

Building a LibraryBox v1.5

❖ Flash MR3020 with OpenWRT

❖ Install Piratebox 0.3.2

Building a LibraryBox v1.5

❖ Flash MR3020 with OpenWRT

❖ Install Piratebox 0.3.2

❖ Run LibraryBox install from USB drive

Building a LibraryBox v1.5

Why LibraryBox?

❖ Little Free Libraries

❖ Conference Proceedings

❖ Interviews

❖ Anywhere connectivity is unknown, controlled, limited

Are People Using LibraryBox?

LibraryBoxen in Use

LibraryBoxen in Use

LibraryBoxen in Use

LibraryBoxen in Use

❖ 16 US States

❖ 12 Countries

❖ 5 Continents

❖ Hundreds of Boxen

❖ Thousands of Files

LibraryBox v2.0

❖ Statistics

❖ Even easier installation

❖ More responsive/mobile friendly

❖ Easily customized landing page

❖ More hardware choices

❖ Alternative power

Evenly Distributed LLC

Get Involved!

http://librarybox.us

Thank You!

Email: griffey@librarybox.us

Site: librarybox.us

gVoice: 423-443-4770

Twitter: @griffey

Head of Library Information TechnologyUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Jason Griffey