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The Library Extravaganza
Karen EvansCheryl Blevens
Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN
Brick and Click Libraries SymposiumNovember 1, 2013
The Library Extravaganza
The Humble Beginning
More Money, Food, and People
Distance Education
The Future
The Humble Beginning: An Idea
That Fateful Question
2001
500 dollars
The Humble Beginning: Planning Stage One
Name the event
Theme
Date and Time
Freebies
Include international students
Highlight variety of sources
Flags from around the world
Demos
The Humble Beginning:Passport to the World
The Humble Beginning:Planning Stage Two
Publicity
Food
Resource Displays
Attract Their Attention
The Humble Beginning:Publicity
Flyers
Campus Communications
News station/newspapers
Come in to the library
The Humble Beginning: Edibles
Food Cookies Chips Candy
Drink Coke Bottled Water
The Humble Beginning:A Candy Jar
Guess the amount of candy
DO NOT PICK UP THE JAR!!
Use “good candy”
The Humble Beginning: Prizes
Contacted local merchants
Created some prizes
Thank you for the donations
After the First Event
Changes Date and time
Food
Highlight more resources
Different theme every year
Thank You!!
The volunteers
The merchants
The Dean (and her money)
Then
Now
New Era, New Name:Changes
Extravaganza!!!
Tables, talks, and punch cards
Freebies and Prizes
Pizza and Pepsi
New Era, New Name:Agenda
Services
Resources
Campus Organizations
Campus Organizations
New Era, New Name:Publicity
On Campus “Save The Date!” Table Tents & sidewalk chalking Bookmarks & Blogs
Off Campus “Tell a friend” Distance Ed Newsletters
New Era, New Name:Distance Learners
Early plans (2008) Special contest Live Action!
Later plans (2009+) Different schedule Pre-tape everything!
New Era, New Name:Budget Cuts
Adapt by improvising
Live band or a DJ?
Handouts and prizes
New Era, New Name:Success!
Then and now
Why?
September 12, 2013 5,500 550
Welcome to the Library!
Works Cited
Anderson, Carol L. “Library Palooza: A Marketing Case Study.” New Library World 113.1/2 (2012): 55-64. Print.
Fortson, Melissa, Sahib, Josh and Spencer, Brett. “Step Right Up to the Library!” College & Research Libraries News 72.6 (2011): 350-352. Print.
ISU Library Extravaganza 2013
