A series of short training videos is available online, in the Help section.

List of video tutorials.

PALS SiteMaker is a service that makes website creation and maintenance easy for PALS libraries.

Features.
 

• Online editing and site management. To add or change pages, just log into your website.
• Several visual themes from which to choose, some with color variations available. See the "Switch Graphic Theme" menu on the left.
• Easy-to-use editing forms. Body text is typed into a box with formatting buttons, like a word processor. See illustration below.
• Optional scheduling of updates. Pages and news items can be written in advance and scheduled to automatically appear on the site on a future date. They can also be scheduled to automatically get removed from the site on a specified date.
• Easy uploading of images, PDF files and Word documents.
• Events calendar which supports repeating events and optional online registration for programs. Events may be categorized by type (class, meeting, holiday, etc.) and by audience (adults, children, families, etc.). A calendar grid and list of upcoming events are displayed on the home page.
• Promotion of any page or news item to the front page. "Sticky" content remains at the top of the page when new home-page items are added.
• Pre-built template with menus, links, and "seed" pages ready for your library's information to be added.
• Optional "staff-only" area of site, not viewable by the public.
• RSS feeds of the home-page content, news items, and calendar events.
• Optional text-size selector for your site's visitors.
• "Contact Us" form with an anti-spam field.

Click here to sign up for PALS SiteMaker.

PALS members can now set up and maintain their sites through the PALS SiteMaker program. PALS SiteMaker uses the open-source Drupal site-management software and provides libraries with a ready-made template for building their websites.

Any library in PALS may join, regardless of size or type. PALS SiteMaker may be used for your library's primary website, or to build a secondary site (e.g., for your Friends group, for teens, etc.).

The initial annual fee for each participating PALS member library is a $50 web hosting charge, paid to LISHost.

See a list of PALS SiteMaker features.

Click here to sign up for PALS SiteMaker.