The Road to Best Small Library Award: How Our Small Library Planned this Incredible Journey Rosemary Cooper, Library Director, Albert Wisner Public Library, Warwick, NY (Population served: 23,647) Big Talk From Small Libraries 2016 February 26, 2016 http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/

1. BEST SMALL LIBRARY IN AMERICA 2016
Albert Wisner Public Library

2. ROSEMARY COOPER
AWPL Director

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12. OUR STORY…

13. THE BASICS

14. MORE BASICS

15. PROGRAMS FOR EVERYONE

16. CREATIVE CULTURAL PROGRAMS

17. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

21. PROGRAM PARTNERS

22. BETTER COLLECTIONS

23. LOCAL HISTORY

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FRIENDLIER POLICIES & STAFF

25. WARM, COMFORTABLE SPACES

26. ROOM TO READ

27. UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY
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28. TECH PARTNERS

30. TEENS AND TECH

31. SHOWCASE COMMUNITY TALENT

32. ART OUTSIDE

33. IT TAKES A
VILLAGE….

34. LIBRARY STAFF

35. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY/VOLUNTEERS
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36. LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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37. COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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41. QUESTIONS?

42. THANK YOU!