Library staff at the Irene Ingle Memorial Library will begin participating in a series of webinars intended to evaluate ways to improve service for local patrons.

The online meetings, known as the Edge Initiative, are part of a push to promoting best technology practices among the staffs and facilities at 20 libraries across Alaska, said library director Kay Jabusch.

“Some of the things you do well, you want to do more of that,” she said.

The Initiative involves a questionnaire about how technology is used at the library, Jabusch said.

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