Recent storms offer a reminder of how quickly community needs can change. In April 2026, Super Typhoon Sinlaku damaged the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, prompting a temporary closure as the library [...]
One of the standout initiatives highlighted in Quality Metrics’ 2018 - 2022 evaluation of the District of Columbia Public Library’s (DCPL) Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program was the [...]
What is Quality Metrics? Quality Metrics is a Maryland-based, woman-owned firm led by Dr. Martha Kyrillidou, guided by the goal of helping libraries and communities thrive. With decades of experience [...]
QualityMetrics was involved in an innovative program before the pandemic to create reading corners in laundromats to ensure people who frequent these facilities have spaces where their children and themselves [...]
We are very happy to see the news of the renovated and highly anticipated new library opening in Fairbanks, Alaska! The Noel Wien Library opened to the public and the [...]
Final Report for the Institute of Museum and Library Services Literacy development in the early childhood and elementary school years is critical for learning and the acquisition of other skills [...]
The return of the investment on public library infrastructure is nicely captured in this article: The Returns to Public Library Investment by Gilpin, Karger, and Nencka. Libraries do make a [...]
The LRRT Webinar on Collaborative Research stretched my own thinking in this area as I was trying to link the threads of different collaborative projects I led over the years [...]
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau] MARCH 30, 2023 — After some of the nation's most populous counties experienced significant outmigration and population declines in 2021, overall patterns of population growth and decline [...]
QualityMetrics is delighted to offer a series of three webinars on facilities planning. Bill Wilson and Martha Kyrillidou will facilitate the webinar series. Over three sessions (2.5 hours each) we [...]
