Monday, December 8:
9:00 AM-The Human Library: Customer Service, Publicity and Outreach with Amy Greer (Middletown)
To serve our patrons in a whole new way, and to get them talking to each other, consider undertaking a Human Library. In this workshop, Amy Greer will talk about what the Human Library is, how it works, and how it can change the way your library interacts with and engages your community.
Please be aware that this event will be recorded for live streaming and other distribution purposes. Your likeness and voice may be part of that recording. By attending this program, you grant the Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development the irrevocable right to record and use any footage containing your likeness and/or your voice for internal, broadcast, and educational purposes.
1:00 PM-10 Easy Ways to Ruin Your Library's Reputation with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (Middletown)
In this session, learn how the importance of connecting with your community wins the public's vote everyday; how to align the library's "voice" using word-of-mouth marketing techniques; how to avoid creating a library "insider's club" that makes it difficult for new people to get involved with your library; publicity/display/signage basics; how to build your base of support online; and how to embrace trying new things.
Thursday, December 11:
9:30 AM-Refresh Your reQuest ILL Skills (Groton Public Library)
Monday, December 15:
9:00 AM-Publisher Projects - Pt. 1 - Publisher 2007 Basics
1:00 PM-Publisher Projects - Pt. 2 - Projects
Wednesday, December 17:
1:30 PM-LSTA Grant Information Session
For more information or to register for any of these events, please visit our Continuing Education Calendar: http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
Julie Styles
Professional Development Coordinator
CT State Library | Division of Library Development
786 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
860.704.2206
julie.styles@ct.gov
NEW! Connecticut State Library LibGuides: http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/
Continuing Education Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/cslworkshops
