A yearbook kiosk where alumni can find their own class
Old yearbooks sit on a library shelf, fragile and missing a few years. A yearbook kiosk puts scanned yearbooks on a touchscreen so visitors can pick a year, turn pages and find classmates without handling the originals.
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Why it matters
Old yearbooks are fragile, scattered and hard to share
Often a school has one copy of each early yearbook, and some years are missing entirely. Pages tear when they are handled, and alumni visiting for a reunion cannot easily find their class. The books also never leave the building.
Ideas for Yearbook Kiosk
Every year in one place
Show the full run of yearbooks on one screen, with a year picker so visitors go straight to their class.
A call for missing years
Add a note asking alumni to lend a missing yearbook for scanning. Reunions are a good time to collect them.
Reunion class spotlights
Feature the yearbooks for this year’s reunion classes on the home screen before homecoming.
Senior portrait sections
Point visitors to senior portraits so families can find a parent or grandparent quickly.
Online access for alumni
Share the online yearbook collection with alumni who cannot visit in person.
A kiosk by the library or entrance
Place the kiosk where visitors already pause, such as the media center or a reunion check-in area.
How it works with Hardware
Yearbook Kiosk, step by step.
Three steps
Gather and scan the books
Collect the yearbooks you have. Rocket’s digital yearbooks include scanning, and your demo confirms the scanning plan for your collection.
Choose a kiosk or wall screen
Pick a freestanding kiosk for a library or event space, or a wall-mounted bundle for a hallway. Kiosk styles are compared for your space in the hardware review.
Set it up and open the books
Place the kiosk near a power outlet and network connection, connect it and launch. Add each new yearbook once it comes back from the printer.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Yearbook Kiosk tips
Count the gaps first
List which years you have, which are missing and which are damaged before planning the project.
Ask alumni for missing copies
Alumni often have the year you are missing. A short request in a newsletter can fill gaps.
Store fragile originals safely
Once scanned, keep fragile originals away from daily handling and let the kiosk take the wear.
Check reach for all ages
Older alumni at a reunion and students who use wheelchairs should both be able to reach the year picker comfortably.
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Questions
Yearbook Kiosk questions
Rocket offers yearbook scanning, the interactive yearbook software and optional kiosk or wall hardware. The digital yearbooks page explains the scanning side in more detail.
Rocket’s digital yearbook service handles the scanning. Your demo confirms how it works for your collection, including fragile or one-of-a-kind copies.
Yes. The yearbook collection can be explored on the web as well as on the kiosk, so you can share it with alumni anywhere.
It depends on the number of yearbooks, the kiosk or screen you choose and any existing display you reuse. The project is quoted for your school’s setup after a short conversation.
Your next step
Plan the right display for your space.
Receive a free customized mockup of what your space could become.
