Role: Web Designer / Web Developer
Awards: 2015 Connecticut Library Association’s Publicity Award for Electronic Media/Website
E.C. Scranton Memorial Library in Madison, CT needed a complete revamp of their website. Brown Bear Creative designed and developed a new responsive website powered by WordPress for them.
The color scheme of the new site more closely matches the palette inside the library, which include eggplant, mango, and lime hues. The Kids and Teens sections have individualized templates to help them stand out from the rest of the site. The landing pages for these sections along with the homepage of the website highlight frequently-used features such as the catalog search, upcoming events, new books, eBooks, and online databases.
Because the website is powered by WordPress, various members of staff can update their own department pages and news items. They do not need special software, and they can log in from anywhere into the backend admin area. This streamlines the process of keeping the website up to date.
The website is responsive which means the layout adapts to various screen sizes like desktop, tablet, or mobile. This makes the site readable and accessible across all devices.
Brown Bear Creative designed and developed a modern, responsive website powered by WordPress. The design is very clean, using a palette of teals, tans, and greys. Each library is given a distinguishing, signature color (cranberry for Bill Library and green for Galesferry). Visitors to the site can easily search the LION catalog, access a multitude of databases, and learn about upcoming events at the libraries.
Twelve libraries in southeastern Connecticut came together to organize a program that encourages parents and caregivers to read early and often to their preschool children. “One Book, Every Young Child” features a series of events that focuses around one picture book every year.