Librarian's Guide to Passive Programming: Easy and Affordable Activities for All Ages
• Includes activities for promoting patrons' interest in—and use of—the library• Details the steps necessary to reproduce the programs• Provides tips for developing program ideas• Reveals ways to stretch programming dollars and staff resources• Step-by-step instructions for more than 30 individual programs• Lists of supplies and resources needed for program implementation• Alternative approaches for how to adapt the program for in-house or online use• Strategies for developing, marketing, and evaluating passive programs"Stuck in a programming rut? If you're looking for ideas and inspiration to reinvigorate your programming, this volume is a great place to start. . . . Recommended for public librarians serving all ages."-Booklist Online"This is a tremendously useful guide for librarians interested in passive programming or upgrading their programming practices. . . . This guide enables personalization by asking programming librarians to make choices, rather than presuming there are one-size-fits-all library programs. I found myself wishing that there were even more programs in the book."-Library Media Connection"Public libraries and school libraries will benefit from all the ideas included and, as many of these are intergenerational, college libraries might also benefit from some of these activities as outreach techniques-ARBA