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Library Program Crash Course: How to Develop, Host, and Evaluate Library

Programming

Dina Stevens, BA, MLISLibrarian II – Program and Event Development

Andrea Wesson, BA, MLIS

Librarian II – Children’s Advocate

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Let’s Make a Button!

Everyone loves buttons!

• 15 minutes

• Create a button name tag!

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Program Principles

Why do libraries have programs?

• Libraries and programming

• Promote Strategic Plan and Strategic Priorities

• Bring in non-users

• Promote collections

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Program Principles

Why do libraries have programs?

• Libraries and programming

• Promote Strategic Plan and Strategic Priorities

• Bring in non-users

• Promote collections

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External Resources

Planning Your Programs

• Census data and demographics

• Languages spoken and collected

• Custom Analytics – Eg. Environics

• Economic development

• Circulation trends

• Programming blogs

• Trends and the media

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Internal Resources

And sometimes Restrictions…

• Position Papers

• Strategic Plan

• Customer demands and requests

• Staffing and Staff Expertise

• Internal Support Departments – Marketing, Tech and

Finance

• Budget

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New Trends

The next big thing…

• System wide focus for programs and events

• Technology and Makerspaces

–3D printing, laser cutters, product fabrication

• S.T.E.A.M. learning

–Virtual reality, coding, robotics

• Big Impact Events

• Game Play – Pokemon, Minecraft, Escape Rooms

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New Trends

The next big thing…

• System wide focus for programs and events

• Technology and Makerspaces

–3D printing, laser cutters, product fabrication

• S.T.E.A.M. learning

–Virtual reality, coding, robotics

• Big Impact Events

• Game Play – Pokemon, Minecraft, Escape Rooms

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New Trends

The next big thing…

• System wide focus for programs and events

• Technology and Makerspaces

–3D printing, laser cutters, product fabrication

• S.T.E.A.M. learning

–Virtual reality, coding, robotics

• Big Impact Events

• Game Play – Pokemon, Minecraft, Escape Rooms

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New Trends

The next big thing…

• System wide focus for programs and events

• Technology and Makerspaces

–3D printing, laser cutters, product fabrication

• S.T.E.A.M. learning

–Virtual reality, coding, robotics

• Big Impact Events

• Game Play – Pokemon, Minecraft, Escape Rooms

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From Concept to Execution

In the beginning…

• The Idea

–Bottom up and top down

–Brainstorming sessions and working groups

–Trends, media, special events in the community

• Planning in advance vs. responsiveness

• VPL’s process

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Our Process

Programs and Events at VPL

STEP 1

• The Idea

–Discuss with peers and management

–Preliminary Brainstorming

• Proposal Form

–Securezone

–Deadlines

–Innovative Programming and cost recovery

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Our Process

Programs at VPL

STEP 2

• Strategic Marketing Plan

• What’s On Submission

–Also populates the website

–Deadlines

• Assembling a Working Group

–Find an Ex-Officio

–Request to Form a Working Group

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Our Process

Programs and Events at VPL

STEP 3

• Call for Working Group Members

• Initial Meeting

–Brainstorming, rough outline, research, schedule subsequent

meetings

• Action List

–Delegate tasks, accountability

• Budgeting

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Our Process

Programs and Events at VPL

STEP 4

• Ex-officio Duties

–Building requirements, staffing, security

• Event Outline

–Details are important

• Special Requests

• Briefing (3-4 weeks prior)

• Gather Supplies

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Program Structure

Variety!

• One-off and drop-in

• Workshops and instructional

• Seminars and outside speakers

• Series

• Events

• Passive programming

• Pop-Ups

• Program Spin-Offs: Camps and Birthday Parties

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Auxiliary Items

• Program and Event Outlines

• Briefings

• Branch layouts

• Working group meetings

• Action lists

• Budgeting documents

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Measuring Success

Quantitative vs. Qualitative

• Statistics aren’t everything, however…

• Qualitative feedback

• Did you achieve your goals?

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Who am I?

• My background in libraries and Youth

Services.

• What I’m passionate about

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Who are you?

• Who has done programming for children?

• Who has worked in libraries?

• Who is new to programming and excited to

learn more?

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What are the goals of

children’s programming?

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Things to know about

programming for children and

families

• Rewarding

• Exhausting

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Where do program ideas

come from?

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Shared Programming Model

• What it is

• How it works

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Hands-on Examples

• Early Literacy Programming - Storytime

• Kids Book Club

• March Break

• STEAM Programming

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Storytime

• Storytime Guidelines at VPL

• Every Child Ready to Read

• Resources

• Sample Storytime

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Kids Book Club

• Structure of the Program

• Sample activities

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March Break

• What March

Break looks

like at VPL

• Hands-on

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STEAM Programming

• Supporting Digital Literacy

• Technology access for all

• Fostering Maker Culture

• Encouraging a love of learning

• Meeting community interest

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Outside Performers

• Types of sessions: workshops, shows

• Where to find performers

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Questions?

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