Shhhhh!
Stealth Programming for Kids
Marge Loch-Wouters
Who has…⦿ Plenty of time on your hands at
work?
⦿ Plenty of budget money?
⦿ Plenty of staff?
What’s Active Programming?
⦿Most traditional programming
format
⦿Hosted/presented by staff or
volunteers
⦿ Located on-site or off-site
⦿Occurs at a specific time and
place
⦿ Encourages increased check-
out
What’s Stealth Programming?
⦿ Programs that take some initial program planning and set-up but, once in place, are able to be administered easily with little ongoing time devoted to them.
⦿ Encourage families and youth to return often to the library without a program
⦿ Families & youth provide the “power” and activity on their own time
⦿ Encourages increased check-out
Does Your Library Do Stealth
Programming?
YES!!!Summer Reading Program
s!!
Tell Me More….
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Time Out!!!
What Happens When You Add Stealth Programming?
⦿ When we began:
● Decreased traditional active programs 39%
● 32% fewer attendees at children’s programs
● Circulation of all children’s materials increased
10%
● Circulation of print children’s materials
increased 15%
More Stealth Ideas
Check-out Clubs
Scavenger Hunts
Photos: Hafubuti – It’s Dinovember http://hafuboti.com/2014/11/07/its-dinovemberHushlander – Passive Program: Scavenger Hunt https://hushlander.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/passive-program-scavenger-hunt/
Undercover Spy Club
Camp Half-Blood
Gnome Hunt
DIY Stations
Photo: Bryce Don’t Play http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/2014/06/slp-stories-in-action-table.html
Photos: Holly Storck-Post Let the Wild Rumpus Start http://adventuresofachildrenslibrarian.com/2015/08/26/a-hero-wall/Alicia Cheng/ Christie Menzo Jbrary http://jbrary.com/passive-programs/
Keeping Track
Jonny Dipp 4/12/2011
Start: 4/12/13_
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Name:
Phone:
Ideas and GoalsGoals and Ideas
Putting It Together
Stealth Success
Marge Loch-WoutersLoch-Works
[email protected] 608 790-0211
For links to programs described and more, please stop by Oct 1, 2015 Tiny Tips for Library Fun Blog
Post:http://tinytipsforlibraryfun.blogspot.com/2015/10/passive-program-palooza.html
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/lochwouters
Photo Credits: Pixabay La Crosse (WI) Public Library Growing WI Readers blog Tiny Tips for Library Fun blog Hafubuti – It’s Dinovember http://hafuboti.com/2014/11/07/its-
dinovember/ Jbrary – Passive Programs Throw Down http://jbrary.com/passive-
programs/ Bryce Don’t Play – SLP Stories in Action Table
http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/2014/06/slp-stories-in-action-table.html
Bryce Don’t Play – Library Lego Ceck-out Club http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/2014/02/library-lego-check-out-club.html
Hushlander – Passive Program: Scavenger Hunt https://hushlander.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/passive-program-scavenger-hunt/
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