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Trying Something New – Open House
We tried something new at our library this week – an open house for township employees. One of our major goals of late is to educate the public about everything the library has to offer – services, programs and resources. So, I got to thinking, how about we try to…
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…And Now a Short Break
I’m taking a quick break today from my regularly scheduled blogging to blog-brag a little about the my partner’s amazing skills when it comes to photography and graphic design. I’m going to try really hard not to get too mushy, but he’s got some amazing skills and is brave enough…
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Director's Thoughts #11 – Marketing
Our township has a quarterly publication that promotes the township departments and we usually have a little space in it. For the summer, I made sure to include the information about the summer reading program as well as where we are in our strategic planning process. I strongly believe in…
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Library Card Drive
I spent a few hours last night at our new community center talking with residents about the library and signing up residents with library cards. Many of the people I saw come through the doors were people I see in the library on a regular basis. I gave them updated…
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Cruise Into Kindergarten Bulletin Board
Pennsylvania Public Libraries have created the Cruise Into Kindergarten model to promote early literacy programs and book lists in public libraries. Many states libraries and associations are adopting similar models to promote just how much public libraries offer their residents in terms of early literacy – in storytimes, STEAM programs,…
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Everyday Advocacy – Week of Tuesday, March 8
Introduce Everyday Advocacy to a colleague. Everyday Advocacy isn’t just a one-person show! This week, introduce Everyday Advocacy to a colleague who’s unfamiliar with the initiative. Rather than introduce Everyday Advocacy to just one person, I’d love to introduce it to all my readers! Everyday Advocacy is a grassroots…
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What I Do for My Library!
On any given day, you could see me dressed like a princess, dragging bags of books out to my car for outreach programs, covered in glitter, or filming a segment for our government access channel, that’s right FILMING! Oh, what I do for my library. I kept joking – you…
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Middle School Open House
Last night, I took my cart of materials and set up a table at the middle school with the school librarian for Open House. We have four elementary school, a middle school and high school and a K-8 Catholic school in our service area and are always looking for ways…
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“Start a Revolution"
This morning I had the pleasure of hearing Ben Bizzle speak at a local library about library marketing and the importance of an online presence. Ben was a 2013 Mover & Shaker in Library Journal and has created an online presence for the Craighead County Jonesboro Library that is both highly…
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Summer Reading Commercial
Tonight’s the big night – we’re filming our Summer Reading Commercial! We are so lucky to have a great working relationship with our government access channel, who is willing to help us film (and edit!) our summer reading commercial! This year we’re even more excited because they are also creating…