Clara Turp and Jessica Lange write: “Maintenance is typically the largest component of a system’s life cycle, but many factors discourage proactive maintenance in libraries and beyond. These include the drives to ‘innovate,’ launch new products, and demonstrate relevance through the application and response to tech trends. Amid major infrastructure projects and responding to immediate systems needs, maintenance can become a challenge. How can we manage systems with care? Is there a way to balance maintenance and innovation? What are the ways to integrate maintenance into our work, helping to improve and keep systems relevant?”