2. ME
Librarian: 17 years
Teen Librarian: 12 years
Director: 5 months
Homeschooled: 3 kids
Hobbies:
knitting, spinning, sewing,
fiber arts of all
sorts, painting, making
altered books, jewelry
making, writing, designing
(everything), reading, coo
king African and Asian
food, astronomy… Shannon Barniskis
Lomira QC Library
4. BLATANT BRAGGING
Statistics: 7000
2010: 62 programs 472 teens 6000
5000
4000
In 26-library system:
3000
2nd highest teen attendance 2000
1st is West Bend:1048% 1000
larger, only dedicated teen 0
librarian
More teens than 8 of
Wisconsin’s 15 Class 2 cities.
Average service population
service pop/10 teen attendance
of the 20 Wisconsin
libraries that are closest
in teen attendance is
50,157, or nearly ten times Shannon Barniskis
Lomira QC Library
5. PUBLICITY
If the
programs
are fun…
Shannon Barniskis
Lomira QC Library
6. FUN
…you
don’t
need
no
stinkin’
publici
ty.
Shannon Barniskis
Lomira QC Library
7. MONEY
2011 How
Much
Friends of the 200
library
YALSA grant 450
Local Businesses 300
Shannon Barniskis
Lomira QC Library
28. DO IT WITH THEM
Shannon Barniskis
Lomira QC Library
29. ASK
14
12
10 Fantastic
8
Pretty good
6
4
OK
2
0 Not that great
Storytimes crAfternoon Steve Belliveau The Steve Z Puppets
arts/crafts (science show Bassmeister Russell, juggler Rosenschnoz
programs at Rocking fishing (the chef & Terrible
River Jam) comedian lobster)
Didn't attend this
program
Shannon Barniskis
Lomira QC Library