TBLC offers member libraries group discounts on library supplies and electronic resources. Group purchases leverage the group’s buying power, resulting in better pricing for all participants. For additional information about these and other group purchase offers, or if you are a vendor seeking to offer a discount through TBLC, please contact Kelly Doty at 813-622-8252 or kelly@tblc.org.
Current Discounts
Creativebug
Creativebug is the easy-to-use, high-quality online art & craft education resource used by libraries around the world. Patrons have unlimited access to thousands of classes for every skill level: https://www.creativebug.com/libraries
TBLC member libraries can receive discounts up to 20% off the pricing based on service area.
Be sure to contact the representative below for that offer:
Meghan Haddad-Null
Senior Library Account Manager, Creativebug Library Program
779.220.0454 | meghan.haddad-null@
Flyover Zone: Yourscape
Follow experts on virtual tours spanning space and time to cultural heritage sites around the world. Perfect for history, art history, and language learning courses! http://www.flyoverzone.com/
- Created by leading scholarly experts.
- Streams asynchronously 24/7 to end user.
- Used by colleges across the U.S. and Europe via phone, tablet, PC, and VR headset.
- 40+hours of existing content; new virtual tours added at no additional charge.
- Featured by Google Play, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Times of London and more!
Yorescape isn’t just another learning platform. It’s your all-access pass to immersive, cinematic journeys through history and culture. We bring the past to life like never before.
TBLC Member Libraries receive up to a 20% discount. Contact DANIEL@QASKINC.COM for more information.
Library Chef
Now’s the perfect time to bring Library Chef to your community and start offering engaging culinary programs right away!
LocalHop
LocalHop is a Michigan-based, mission-driven technology company built specifically for libraries and public-serving organizations navigating limited capacity, increasing community expectations, and fragmented digital tools.
Our work is grounded in close, long-term partnerships with libraries, municipalities, and community organizations, many of whom come to us not looking for “new software,” but for relief: specifically, for fewer systems to manage, fewer manual workarounds, and more visibility for the programs they already work hard to deliver.
- Community Calendars form the foundation of the platform, serving as a centralized, searchable hub for library programs and community events. Calendars are mobile-friendly, easily embedded on library websites, and customizable to reflect local branding. Built-in filters, views, and category controls make it easy for patrons to find relevant events while allowing staff to update information once and publish it everywhere.
- Event Registration & Ticketing streamlines RSVP management through customizable forms, automated confirmations and reminders, waitlists, and reporting. Libraries can offer free or paid events, manage attendance in real time, and reduce staff follow-up through built-in notifications and administrative controls.
- Room & Facility Reservations enable patrons to view availability and request or reserve spaces and equipment in real time, while giving staff tools to manage configurations, policies, approvals, pricing, and reporting across one or multiple locations. Optional Room Lock integration further reduces front desk workload by securely managing access through time-based PINs.
- Our ILS Integration connects LocalHop directly to a library’s existing Integrated Library System using secure, custom-built APIs. This allows libraries to validate patrons during event registration using their library cards, preserving established workflows, preventing misuse, and reducing administrative overhead without disrupting existing systems.
- LocalHop’s Communications Portal centralizes outreach to patrons registered for events or reservations, allowing staff to send targeted, branded communications from one interface while maintaining a searchable history of messages and basic delivery insights.
- Our Custom Website solution provides libraries with a modern, accessible web presence built to meet public-sector standards and patron needs. LocalHop websites are designed with accessibility and usability at the core, supporting inclusive navigation, mobile-friendly layouts, and compatibility with assistive technologies.
- Our Activity Pass software supports community-wide programs by managing memberships, participation, and entry across venues, with mobile-friendly digital passes compatible with Apple and Google Wallet.
As a consortium-based organization, TBLC would be eligible for a 10% consortium discount on LocalHop licensing. This discount is intended to support shared adoption and reduce barriers for member libraries evaluating or implementing new tools collaboratively.
In addition, standard onboarding fees would be waived for participating TBLC libraries, ensuring a lower upfront cost and smoother initial adoption.
Trial requests and coordination should be directed to Courtney Bordeaux, Product Owner and Operations Director, who oversees trial setup, timelines, and evaluation criteria.
- Name: Courtney Bordeaux
- Title: Product Owner and Operations Director
- Email: cbordeaux@getlocalhop.com
Numerique Premium
Unlock French-Language Scholarly eBooks with Numérique Premium.
Numérique Premium brings together the output of 100 publishers and societies from the French & English-speaking world in themed collections, for academic and public library users.
Collections are available to the libraries and their users through annual subscription or one-off purchase (with a perpetual license depending on publishers’ policy). Libraries can build their own 150, 120, 90 or 60-title collection in “pick and choose” to answer specific needs.
TBLC Member Libraries receive up to a 20% discount. Contact DANIEL@QASKINC.COM for more information.
Peek-A-Book
Be sure to contact the representative below for that offer:
PLAY Touch Table
AFTER-MOUSE.COM is partnering with TBLC to offer an exclusive, special discount to its members for the successful interactive PLAY touch table. The 32” PLAY table has been launched in over 250 libraries nationwide and features educational, multi-player games for all age groups, starting at age 3 to teenagers. Users choose from a portfolio of up to 21 multi-touch games and the table allows up to four players simultaneously. The table provides a unique experience that is collaborative and social. We have wonderful testimonials from many customers and would be happy to share them.
The PLAY table is anti-bacterial, durable, shockproof, waterproof and comes with a 3-year warranty. The touch screen is also branded with your library logo for no additional cost. The table sets up very easily in about 20 minutes. There are no ongoing licensing fees and you do not need internet access to run the games. It is a very low maintenance device.
The table is normally $6,100 plus $485 shipping and comes with 8 games that you choose from our 21. For a special offer to TBLC members we can offer a $250 table discount plus five free extra games (an additional $500 value) so each table starts with 13 games. The overall discount is $750 per table.
A short video of the PLAY table’s success: http://tinyurl.com/a9thu6sp
To take advantage of this limited time offer, please contact VP of Sales Tom Bannon at tom.bannon@after-mouse.com.
State Statsistics
State Statistics (formerly RAND State Statistics) is a powerful U.S. data platform offering highly granular social, health, economic, and demographic datasets positioning itself as a lower-cost, higher-detail alternative to PolicyMap and Social Explorer. With hundreds of data categories per database (e.g., 297 variables in the Births Database alone, compared to PolicyMap’s 5), State Statistics gives researchers far deeper insight into community trends, health indicators, and demographic change. State Statistics gives TBLC members a powerful, budget-friendly tool to support teaching, research, and community-impact projects with rich, fine-level data that other platforms simply don’t offer.
Find out more about State Statistics here: https://statestatistics.org/
TBLC Member Libraries receive up to a 20% discount. Contact DANIEL@QASKINC.COM for more information.