TOOL OFFSET

BASED

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

TRADE

LIBRARY SYSTEMS

DEGREE

MLIS, WEB TECHNOLOGIES & DIGITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Wren Kominos is a systems librarian who consults on library technology. Wren has worked in public, academic and government libraries, and has led the systems work behind them: migrating a legacy library website to Next.js, building a multi-system single sign-on integration, writing automated tools for staff, and maintaining an academic library's Drupal site.

Wren also teaches. Courses and talks include Python for high school students, an introduction to ethical hacking, privacy tools for public computers, and stalkerware training and device audits run with a domestic violence shelter. Wren is a member of Library Freedom Project and spoke at Aaron Swartz Day 2023.

What he can help with:

- Modernising library websites

- Single sign-on and authentication across library systems

- Automating staff workflows and reports

- Reducing dependence on vendor software; open-source options

- Patron privacy reviews and staff privacy training