Passive programming for adults kbh 9 2015
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Presentation about passive or stealth programs and how they can be used to help engage your patrons.
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Passive programming for adults kbh 9 2015
- 1. Is it or Isn’t it???!!! Passive Programming for Adults
- 2. Agenda: • What is a program? • Programs that count • Why offer programs? • Examples of programs • Discussion/Questions
- 3. What is a Program?? According to ISL Standards (590 IAC 6-1-2) a program is defined as: “A workshop, program, seminar, or outreach program sponsored by the library, in which the library’s staff plays a significant role, including, but not limited to, technology, informational literacy, early literacy, children’s, cultural programming, and other programming offered for the community.”
- 4. Do Passive Programs Count??!! • Did you plan and advertise the program in advance? • Did it require a staff member or library volunteer to facilitate the program? • Did patrons learn anything new about the library and/or its resources or services? • Was the program open to more than one person?
- 6. Stealth Programs that Count: • An advertised Photo booth that requires a staff member or volunteer to take the pictures of patrons. • A booth at a festival, if the library has advertised story times or other programs at the booth. • Drop in craft time, as long as it was advertised in advance and a staff member is present to assist.
- 7. Why offer Stealth Programs?? • It engages your audience • Little effort, budget, and time required • Can attract and keep regular patrons • Current and adaptive • Particularly helpful for small libraries and those with limited staff
- 9. Why bulletin boards?? Helps to set the mood in the library. Provides information to patrons. Allows people to make up their own mind about the information.
- 11. Integrate:
- 12. Interact:
- 13. Interact:
- 15. Games!
- 16. Scavenger Hunts:
- 17. Geocaching: Available to the world. Low cost and self sufficient. Exposes patrons to a new experience.
- 18. Bingo!
- 20. Board Games:
- 21. Other ideas!!!
- 23. Poetry Month:
- 24. Mystery Books!
- 28. Take and Go Crafts: Magnets Christmas Ornament Origami Pendant Decoupage bracelet
- 29. Seed Lending:
- 31. Voting Contests:
- 32. Brackets:
- 34. In Person and Beyond:
- 35. @The Library:
Editor's Notes
- If the answer is yes to any or all of these, then yes they count
- Let’s talk about stealth programs-those programs that are sneaky and hide themselves as other things!
- Can you think of others?? Remember the State Standards definition of programming..
- Found on learningissomethingtotreasure.blogspot.com
- Why do you need bulletin boards? Simply decoration vs information. -nothing wrong with decoration -assimilation of information -allows people to make up their own mind about information -can start a conversation with patrons
- Sight -How is the information being presented? Just stapling pages to a board will only go so far White space (notice where your eyes go) Rule of Thirds (1st animation) (2nd animation, logo disappears) (3rd animation) the eye naturally focuses on the center of an image. Try to place objects in a way that guides the eye through bulletin board.
- Bulletin boards give an additional outlet to advertise programs and services. For instance, you can use them during summer reading to track participation by using a theme that appeals to adults and children.
- By using butcher paper or white boards, you can provide patrons the opportunity to join the conversation and share information.
- Can incorporate charity and kindness with this bulletin board…can also provoke discussion and action!
- Unfortunately, accidents do happen. If you make your bulletin boards interactive, it is possible that a over eager patron could accidently tear them or a teen could write something offensive. Because you are using a medium that is low cost and easily replaced, there is little to no risk involved.
- This program allows patrons the opportunity to explore your library and discover new materials and services while they are trying to complete the scavenger hunt. You can incorporate QR codes to make the clues accessible, exposing patrons to new technology while they complete the course. You can also make a low tech version using book talkers.
- Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.
- GUESSING CONTESTS—Get a jar and fill it with candies (red Swedish fish for “Read Across America Day” or gold coins for “Talk Like a Pirate Day,” for example) and have patrons guess the number of candies inside. Or fill a clear Plexiglas box with books and have patrons guess the number of pages inside. The winner can receive the items they guessed on or a gift certificate to your Friends Book Sale.
- Random read!
- TAKE ONE, LEAVE ONE TYPEWRITER POEMS Set out an old-fashioned working typewriter next to a mailbox and envelopes. Invite patrons to type of a short poem to leave, or take one from the mailbox.
- Wrap books up so the patron can’t see the title – book a blind date near Valentine’s Day; Get Lucky with a good book near St. Patrick’s Day; wrap a book in plain paper and add a big question mark for mystery books, etc. Many checkout systems can read the barcode through the wrapping so no need for the patron to unwrap it until they leave.
- COLORING CONTESTS OR COLORING SHEETS—Have an artist on your staff or in the community? Make a coloring sheet of your library. (See our Patches Coloring Contest Sheet for an example.) You could depict the outside of the building, your youth area, caricatures of your librarians, a unique feature, etc. Hand these out inside the library and at community events. (You can pass them out at a parade, for example.) Take this activity to the next level by using the sheets for a coloring contest.
- VOTING CONTESTS—Are you thinking about a new logo, new banner, or new mascot? Turn it into a contest. Let people vote and take an ownership stake—especially, if they choose the winner.
- Why not capitalize on March Madness??
- GIANT CARD TO SIGN—Use a large piece of foam core and ask people what they love about your library.Put two pieces together and make a giant birthday/anniversary card for people to sign. Just remember to leave a few sharpies nearby.