Big Talk From Small Libraries 2018: If You Feed Them, They Still Might Not Come: Piloting a Successful Library Open House at a Small, Liberal-Arts College
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Lindsey Lowry, Electronic Resources Librarian, Lewis Library at LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA (FTE: 997) Big Talk From Small Libraries 2018 February 23, 2018 http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
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Big Talk From Small Libraries 2018: If You Feed Them, They Still Might Not Come: Piloting a Successful Library Open House at a Small, Liberal-Arts College
- 1. If You Feed Them, They Still Might Not Come Piloting a Library Open House at a small, liberal-arts institution Lindsey Lowry Electronic Resources Librarian Lewis Library at LaGrange College
- 2. LaGrange College Located about one hour south of Atlanta Small, liberal-arts institution Oldest private institution of higher education in Georgia Enrollment of about 1000 students, both graduate and undergraduate Majority of students are undergraduate, traditional, and residential
- 3. Lewis Library Four (4) full-time librarians Six (6) full and part-time staff One (1) graduate assistant Eighteen (18) work-study students (on a good day)
- 4. Lewis Library Amenities 45,000 sq. ft. building opened in 2009 Seven (7) group study rooms Five (5) large event spaces (ranging from seating 5 people to 50 people) 24hr study space Café Printing, Scanning, and computer access Tech checkout options (Laptops, iPads, phone chargers, etc.)
- 5. Images and logo property of LaGrange College and not labeled for reuse.
- 6. Necessity is the mother of invention
- 7. How do we draw them in to the library? ★ Scavenger Hunt ★ Required assignments ★ Special events ★ Movie nights ★ Song and Dance? ★ Dog and pony show? ★ Theatrical renactments of historical events? Library Open House?
- 8. How much was this going to cost?
- 9. Goals ● To help new LC students become comfortable and familiar with the library ● To promote library resources ● To support our Information Literacy practices with our freshman students
- 10. Battle Stations 1st floor Catalog and Stacks Archives 2nd floor Welcome and Prize table Circulation Photo Booth 3rd floor Technology Petting Zoo Electronic Resources (year one)
- 11. Welcome and Prize Table 2nd floor Task: Pick up and drop off your card and claim your freebie!
- 13. Technology Petting Zoo 3rd floor Task: Listen, play, and answer a 2 question survey
- 14. Catalog and Stacks Station 1st floor Task: Draw a call number and find the book!
- 15. Suber Archives and Special Collections Station 1st floor Task: Look at some artifacts and do a quick worksheet
- 16. Photo Booth 2nd floor Task: Have fun!
- 17. Prizes! 2016 prizes Grand Prize: A Jawbone Bluetooth speaker Puzzle prize: A front-row seat to see the Hypnotist! Freebies: T-shirts, Chick-fil-a free breakfast cards, Panther Café coupon for free drink 2017 prizes No prizes, just freebies! First come, first served! T-shirts Tote Bags Two Google Cardboards NYT Travel Mug Door Hangers
- 18. How much did we spend? 2016 Banner: $93.28 Refreshments: $200 T-shirts: $607.50 (student engagement covered $200) JawBone Bluetooth prize: $59.85 Total: $960 - $200 from student engagement = $760 2017 T-shirts: $690.50 (student engagement gave us $200) Door Hangers: ~$15 Total: $705.50 - $200 from student engagement = $505.50
- 19. Results
- 20. The Bad Staffing was insufficient Prizes ran out Working on a Sunday Spreading out over two days
- 21. The Ugly Last minute administration decision to make it optional Student resistance Athlete participation
- 22. The good Students seem to enjoy the experience Support from the FYE faculty was outstanding Students got familiar with library layout Students remembered library staff and became more curious about our services
- 23. Feedback What was your favorite part of Open House? #1 Photo Booth #2 Technology Petting Zoo #3 Archives and Special Collections Honorable Mentions: “The People/Staff” “The moving shelves” “Everything”
- 24. Feeback What type of technology would you like to see available for checkout?
- 25. Tips for trying this at your library
- 26. Tip #1 Don’t do too much too fast
- 27. Tip #2 Involve key players on your campus and in your community
- 28. Tip #3 Set very clear and attainable goals
- 29. Tip #4 Get as much feedback out of them as you can
- 30. Tip #5 Don’t take it too seriously