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What is Library Tracker?

AI-powered digital infrastructure connecting people, libraries, and opportunity

Library Tracker is a digital platform built to make libraries across Africa more visible, accessible, connected, and information-driven.

For people, it makes it easier to discover libraries and see what they can learn, access, experience, create, and do through them.

For libraries, it provides digital tools to showcase their spaces, services, resources, programs, events, and community activities while supporting their day-to-day operations.

For governments, institutions, researchers, and partners, Library Tracker transforms library information into insights that can support better decisions, investment, partnerships, policy, and development.

  • Discover Libraries

    Find and explore libraries and learn more about their resources, services and programmes.

  • Make Libraries Visible

    Give libraries a digital presence and make their spaces, services, programs, resources, and opportunities easier to discover.

  • Connect People to Libraries

    Connect people with learning, technology, skills, resources, services, programs, events, and opportunities available through libraries.

  • Turn Information into Intelligence

    Transform library information into actionable insights for planning, investment, policy, partnerships, and library development.

How it works

How Library Tracker works

  1. Discover Libraries

    Find libraries and explore what is available in and around them.

  2. Explore Libraries

    See the spaces, technology, resources, services, programs, events, and opportunities each library offers.

  3. Connect with Libraries

    Join libraries, access relevant services, participate in programs, and stay connected to library activities.

  4. Engage with Libraries

    Learn, access resources, develop skills, attend events, use technology, connect with others, and participate in your library community.

Library discovery

Find libraries around you

Discover libraries. See what they offer. Find your next opportunity.

Explore libraries across Africa and discover the different ways they can support learning, technology access, skills development, research, creativity, connection, and community life.

Library discovery and location-based experiences are available through the Library Tracker mobile application.

What can you do through a library?

Your library can be more than a place for books.

Library Tracker helps people discover the full range of experiences and opportunities available through libraries.

  • Learn

    Discover courses, workshops, reading programs, study spaces, learning resources, and educational activities.

  • Access Technology

    Find libraries offering computers, internet access, digital resources, technology training, and other digital services.

  • Develop Skills

    Discover digital skills, career support, entrepreneurship programs, creative activities, and other opportunities for personal and professional development.

  • Connect

    Find events, clubs, community activities, networks, and spaces where people can meet, collaborate, and participate.

  • Access Resources

    Explore books, research materials, digital resources, local information, and other knowledge resources.

  • Create & Innovate

    Discover maker spaces, creative spaces, innovation programs, collaboration opportunities, and platforms for turning ideas into action.

Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.

Ecosystem

One Platform. Different Experiences. One Connected Library Ecosystem.

Library Tracker connects the different participants in the library ecosystem while providing appropriate experiences, tools, and permissions for each.

  • People

    Mobile app

    Discover libraries, explore what they offer, access services and opportunities, and engage with library activities.

  • Libraries

    Library Admin portal

    Build a digital presence, manage library operations, showcase services and programs, and connect with communities.

  • Governments

    Controlled access

    Access relevant library information and sector-level insights through controlled institutional access.

  • Development Partners

    Controlled access

    Access relevant library information and sector-level insights through controlled institutional access.

Library Insights & Intelligence

From library insights to better decisions

Libraries generate valuable information about their locations, spaces, services, technology, resources, programs, users, and activities.

Library Tracker brings this information into a connected digital environment, creating opportunities to understand the library landscape and make better-informed decisions.

  • Mapping and visibility of libraries
  • Understanding library infrastructure and capacity
  • Visibility into services, programs, and technology
  • Operational and activity insights
  • Library planning and development
  • Investment and partnership decisions
  • Policy and sector research

Your next library experience starts here.

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