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Genealogy Boot Camp for Librarians

Join Shannon Bryan at OLA's pre-conference session for insights on local history, programming, marketing, and research services at Belleville Public Library. Discover strategies to enhance your genealogy collection and engage with the community effectively.

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Genealogy Boot Camp for Librarians

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  1. Genealogy Boot Camp for Librarians OLA Pre-Conference, OGS Conference 2016 Shannon Bryan, Coordinator of Information and Web Services Belleville Public Library

  2. Agenda • Belleville Public Library and John M. Parrott Art Gallery • Local History – Building our collection • Programming – Getting people through the doors • Marketing – How do we do it? • Research Services – How and what do we provide?

  3. Belleville Public Library Belleville, Ontario Population of 49,000 One branch – downtown Library – first two floors John M. Parrott Art Gallery – third floor Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County – April 2016

  4. Local History – Building our Collection • Canadiana Room – weeded about 50% of our Local History Collection • Local History Collection Policy • Non-Circulating material • Circulating material • Farley Mowat • City-issued documents • Belleville Newspapers • Genealogy Collection

  5. Programming – Getting people through the doors • Culture Days - September 26-27, 2014 • Genealogy 101 Workshop – Jan 2015 • Genealogy 102 Workshop – Fall 2016/Winter 2017 • Timing and Audience • Future Partnerships

  6. Marketing – how do we do it? • Community Event Announcements • CJBQ Radio – Mary Thomas, Newsmaker Sunday • In-house advertising • Social Media and www.bellevillelibrary.ca • Posters delivered • Digitized Collections – Belleville History Alive

  7. Research Services – How and what do we provide? • Ask a Librarian • Free Research vs. Fee-Based Research • Complex questions • Managing Staff time • “Out-of-Towners”

  8. Questions? Belleville Public Library and John M. Parrott Art Gallery 254 Pinnacle Street Belleville, Ontario K8N 3B1 www.bellevillelibrary.ca

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