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Cultural Programming for Libraries: Linking Libraries, Communities, and Culture
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| Deborah A. Robertson |
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-3551-4 |
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Publisher: ALA Editions |
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Price: $45.00 |
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120 pages
8.5" x 11"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-3551-4
Year Published: 2005
For a library to fulfill its mission to provide community engagement and cultural dialogue, then diverse, excellent cultural programming is the key. In Cultural Programming for Libraries, the director of ALA’s Public Programs Office shares time-tested strategies and practical, inspiring samples from first-rate programs across the country. Librarians, staff, and volunteers will find the practical how-to for creating comprehensive cultural program series—from planning to funding to promoting. This authoritative resource outlines all the steps to: - Assess current community needs
- Set goals and establish measurable outcomes
- Develop winning partnerships that result in high quality, well-attended programs
- Highlight and drive the use of collections
- Gain community support and visibility through programming
- Enhance your library’s role as cultural center based on successful models
Eleven “five-star” programs highlight outstanding events for varying audience sizes and price points to help customize your own library’s effort. Marketing and promotional samples also inspire creativity in every chapter to help advance your library as a community cultural hub. Programming advocates in libraries of any size or type can use this authoritative resource to enhance skills, increase effectiveness, and expand their creative vision for promoting winning cultural programs.
A portion of the proceeds of this book benefits the Cultural Communities Fund (www.ala.org/ccf) in response to a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Making the Case for Cultural Programming
Chapter 2: Planning: From Goals to Evaluation and Back Again
Chapter 3: Building Participation: Developing Audiences and Interactive Engagement
Chapter 4: Collaboration
Chapter 5: Series, Formats, Themes, and Tie-ins: Putting the Pieces Together
Chapter 6: The Talent and Showtime
Chapter 7: Funding for Cultural Programs
Chapter 8: Marketing and PR for Programming
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Appendix: Five Star Program Series
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Deborah A. Robertson is Director, Public Programs Office of the American Library Association. She established the Public Programs Office in 1990; its audience has grown to an estimated 10 million participants. Robertson has created more than 20 nationwide programs and initiatives, including traveling exhibitions, reading and discussion program series, and literary and cultural programming. She has served as an advisor on library projects to such organizations as the Smithsonian Institution, PBS, the Poetry Foundation YMCA National Writers’ Voice, and Brown University. She is a popular ALA speaker at national, division and state library association conferences. Robertson holds a B.A. from University of Michigan and received her MLS from the University of lllinois. She would like to thank Susan Brandehoff, Mary Davis Fournier, and Laura Hayes for their assistance.
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Read Me a Rhyme in Spanish and English
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-0982-9
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In Rose Zertuche Treviño’s Read Me a Rhyme in Spanish and English, programming ideas abound for librarians who have bilingual patrons and wish to present reading programs for children for whom Spanish is the spoken language at home. |
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Price: $47.00 |
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Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-3582-8
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Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens is a one-stop resource that encourages children and young adults to explore different cultures. |
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Price: $50.00 |
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