Friends of the Poway Library
Rebuilding the Friends of the Poway Library website with a live events calendar, volunteer portal, and donation flow.
Friends of the Poway Library
A prototype redesign of the Friends of the Poway Library website, built to better serve their community.
Friends of the Poway Library
Rebuilding the Friends of the Poway Library website to make it modern, functional, and community-facing. Our goal is to give visitors a reason to return, with a live bookstore catalog, events, and interactive games.
- No way to browse bookstore inventory online
- Events required visiting the county library site
- No way to donate directly through the site
- No games or interactive features to engage visitors
- Full bookstore catalog with search and filtering
- Events calendar embedded directly on the site
- Donation flow in progress so supporters can give online
- Six library-themed games with profiles and leaderboards
- Clean, modern site that actually reflects the organization
Live Features
Used Book Catalog
Browse and search the used bookstore inventory before you visit.
Gamification Hub
Play six library-themed games that make the site worth revisiting.
Accounts + Login
Create an account to save preferences and track your activity.
User Profiles
View your game stats, XP level, and reading history in one place.
Events Calendar
See all upcoming library events without leaving the site.
Newsletter Archive
Read past FOPL newsletters with a built-in PDF viewer.
History + Timeline
Explore the library's story through an interactive timeline since 1971.
Volunteer Dashboard
Volunteers can manage books, events, and users from one panel.
Contact + Map
Find hours, location, and ways to get involved all in one place.
Book Scan: Add to Catalog
Scan a barcode to instantly add a book — title, author, and cover pulled automatically via ISBN lookup.
Planned Features
Donation Flow
Choose a preset amount and donate directly from the site, no redirects or third-party forms.
Book Scan: Remove on Sale
Scan at checkout to remove the book and sync inventory in real time.
AI Chatbot
Conversational assistant to help visitors find books, events, and resources.
User Persona
A personalized hub that learns your reading tastes, tracks your favorites, and tailors the site experience to you.
Stakeholder Presentation Feedback
Collected from FOPL representatives and community members at our capstone presentation.
- ✓Flip tiles → linked pages
- ✓Volunteer application system
- ✓Gamification Hub
- ✓Used book catalog
DVD Catalog Support
Extend the catalog to include DVDs using UPC codes as the identifier, similar to ISBN for books.
Social Media Integration
Pull Instagram posts automatically so visitors see the latest announcements without manual duplication.
Email Notifications for Admin Applications
Send an email when a volunteer application is submitted, rather than requiring a site login to check.
Games as a Gateway to Reading
Expand the gamification hub — stakeholders want more games to build curiosity before presenting books.
Future Students
Built by Boolean-Boyz (2025–2026). Here’s what the next team needs to pick it up and keep building.
Getting Started
How We Found Features to Build
- Start by going through the live FOPL site page by page — note anything missing, confusing, or incomplete compared to what a real library site should offer
- Compare their original site to ours and identify gaps that still exist — that’s your backlog
Iterate with Your Teacher
- Don’t build for weeks in isolation — show your teacher progress every sprint and adjust direction early
- Use live reviews to validate that what you’re building actually solves the stakeholder’s problem, not just what sounded good in planning
- Treat teacher feedback the same as stakeholder feedback — it’s the fastest way to catch scope creep before it costs you a sprint
Re-engaging with FOPL
- Find FOPL contacts directly through their website or by visiting the library at 13137 Poway Rd, Poway CA 92064
- Reference the 2025–2026 Boolean-Boyz project — they know it and have opinions on what to build next
- Top requests: DVD catalog, Instagram feed, email alerts for admin applications