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DIVE INTO READING . Adult Reading Themes & More!. HOW DO THESE THINGS WORK IN YOUR LIBRARY?. Funding Length of Program Drawings/Prizes PR “How Do You Win?” (RULES) Statistics Evaluation. PAST ASR THEMES @ SMFPL. Your Library! The Greatest Show in Town Celebrate Ohio!
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DIVE INTO READING Adult Reading Themes & More!
HOW DO THESE THINGS WORK IN YOUR LIBRARY? • Funding • Length of Program • Drawings/Prizes • PR • “How Do You Win?” (RULES) • Statistics • Evaluation
PAST ASR THEMES @ SMFPL • Your Library! The Greatest Show in Town • Celebrate Ohio! • Dive Into Reading @ SMFPL! • Read, Dream, Imagine • No Theme (2006) • Get a Clue! • Make Waves
NEW IDEAS FOR THEMES • Fun in the Sun – READ! • Hit a Homerun @ Your Library • Explore New Worlds @ Your Library • Discover New Trails or Tales and Trails • Dream Up a Good Book/Story • Imagine a Book/Story • Books Around the World
PROGRAMMING RESOURCES • Convention & Visitor’s Bureau • Performer’s Showcase (NEO-RLS) • Stark Parks & The Wilderness Center • State Library of Ohio • OLC Adult Services Division • Network with area library staff • Listservs OPLIN Listserv
As the Seasons Turn • Team Read – Read Your Way into the Hall of Fame • Go Walking in a Reading Wonderland • Warm Up with a Good Book • Spring Into Books • Get Wrapped Up in Reading • Travel Across Wide Open Pages
IDEAS FOR PRIZES • Theme Related Prizes • Animal Parks, Amusement Parks, Area Attractions, Area Sports Teams, Go-Kart Places, Movie Theaters, Museums, Putt-Putt Golf Courses, Restaurants, Travel Agents, Zoos, etc.
PRIZE RESOURCES • Convention & Visitors Bureau • Discover Ohio -- http://consumer.discoverohio.com/ • SMFPL Adult Summer Reading [Request Letter] Notebook
OTHER IDEAS • Book Displays – Good Day for a Picnic; Light the Grill • Bookmarks, Bags, etc. • Clothing Optional • End of Summer Event/Party
SOURCE LIST Adult Programming: A Manual for Libraries. – RUSA-SUPS Services to Adults Committee, Chicago: ALA, 1997. Lear, Brett. Adult Programs in the Library. Chicago: ALA, 2002. Upstart Catalogs
AMY GARRETT, HEAD OF REFERENCE SERVICES STOW-MUNROE FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (330) 688-3295 x125 or garrett_smfpl@yahoo.com