I loved this tent for the kids
Wonderful art piece
Donating chairs! A very cool idea.
Oooh and more fundraising swag.
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Friday, August 03, 2012
Palmer Public Library
Palmer Public Library
August 3, 2012
Another great community library packed with books and nooks.
I loved this tent for the kids
Wonderful art piece
Donating chairs! A very cool idea.
Oooh and more fundraising swag.
I loved this tent for the kids
Wonderful art piece
Donating chairs! A very cool idea.
Oooh and more fundraising swag.
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Visiting Wasilla Public Library
A cozy, packed, interesting, wonderful library. Lots of natural light, and just packed with books. My kind of library. Out behind the library was a farmers market where I was able to find a couple of wonderful art pieces.
I loved this hand painted chair
And ended up buying this blue bag.
And ended up buying this blue bag.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Handouts
While visiting libraries I found myself dithering about taking handouts. As I analyzed this inhibiting feeling I discovered a few things. First that proximity to authority made a great deal of difference. If the handouts were located ON the desk, I was less likely to take one. If they were located (as the ones are in this picture-Provo City Public Library) away from the close supervision of librarians, I would take one of everything. (Ask me about my binders of handouts sometime).
Another factor was number of handouts available. If there were only a few, say 5 or so, I was less likely to take a handout for fear of shorting someone who really needed one. On the other hand, if it was a spectacular handout such as the "Squeaky Clean and No Caffeine" I'd take it anyway. So style/substance did make a difference. If it was more generic/informative I would leave it if there were only a few.
Lastly, and building on the above if the handouts were branded with the library logo/info in an attractive way I definitely wanted it. I was also fascinated by the different donor type brochures, though few libraries included these items in their general handout racks in the public areas.
In summary:
1. Make your handouts/brochures attractive and give them appealing or catchy names/titles.
2. Locate them in visible areas away from the official service desks.
3. Include the types for making donations/gifts to the library.
My two cents.
Jenny
Who never changed her behavior about taking handouts as she went along. Too worried that someone else might really NEED that last handout/brochure.
Another factor was number of handouts available. If there were only a few, say 5 or so, I was less likely to take a handout for fear of shorting someone who really needed one. On the other hand, if it was a spectacular handout such as the "Squeaky Clean and No Caffeine" I'd take it anyway. So style/substance did make a difference. If it was more generic/informative I would leave it if there were only a few.
Lastly, and building on the above if the handouts were branded with the library logo/info in an attractive way I definitely wanted it. I was also fascinated by the different donor type brochures, though few libraries included these items in their general handout racks in the public areas.
In summary:
1. Make your handouts/brochures attractive and give them appealing or catchy names/titles.
2. Locate them in visible areas away from the official service desks.
3. Include the types for making donations/gifts to the library.
My two cents.
Jenny
Who never changed her behavior about taking handouts as she went along. Too worried that someone else might really NEED that last handout/brochure.
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