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THRIFTY IDEAS FOR ADULT PROGRAMMING
How to Start or Grow Your Adult Library Programs Without Breaking the Bank
Katrina Evans, Assistant DirectorColumbia County Public Library
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Who Am I?
By day, I’m Katrina Evans, Assistant Director at Columbia County Public Library for 15+ years
By night, I’m KatrinaEvans, Chef, Laundress, Homework Checker, Bedtime Story Reader, Word Game Player, Netflix Viewer, Leisure Reader, and Would-Be Napper
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Columbia County Public Library, with 2 locations in Lake City and 1 location in the Town of Fort White, has
been serving Columbia County for over 50 years.
What About My Library?
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The Perfect Storm
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Once Upon a Time…
Then: Now:
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Local Authors
Start with your most local authors: friends, neighbors, Library patrons from your own community and from the communities right next door
Find them by looking in your own collection, talking to Library staff, asking around your community (writers’ groups, historical societies, local book stores, community colleges), and searching the Internet
When you really start looking, you’ll be amazed by the pool of local talent that you have available
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Benefits of Local Authors
Local authors are local talent. Support them.
Local authors draw a local crowd. Often, local authors will come to you. Local authors are eager to get
exposure for their work. Local authors are very often willing to
come for free.
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Regional Authors
Next, look at authors in your region, those that are close enough to come to your Library and go home in the same day
Find them by looking in your own collection, talking to Library staff, asking around your region (writers’ groups, historical societies, local book stores, colleges and universities, other libraries), and searching the Internet
Regional authors are often very affordable or even free.
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Beyond Local and Regional Authors
Authors from farther afield are sometimes willing to come, also. Ask. The worst they can do is say no, but they might surprise you and say yes.
Skype! Your patrons can hear and see authors from anywhere in the world, and the author never has to leave his or her home. All you need is a laptop, a webcam, a projector, a Skype account, and a willing author. If you can make this work, you’re no longer bound by geography.
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Finding Authors
Look everywhere! Florida (or Georgia or Alabama) book festivals Florida Book Award winners Other Libraries’ program calendars University Press of Florida, Pineapple Press, and other
publisher catalogs McNaughton monthly list Books that you happen across Newspaper and magazine articles Ask the authors that come
Keep a list or a folder with names
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Beyond Author Programs
Author programs aren’t the only game in town. Branch out:
Educational Programs
How-To/Demonstration Programs
Music Programs
Dramatic Programs
Film Screenings
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No Budget? No Problem!
Start with local authors Try local organizations Ask college/university faculty in your town Look into state and local government programs
and organizations Skype programs
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Tiny Budget, BIG Schedule
Start by scheduling free programs Use your budget to supplement free programs Add paid programs as your budget allows Save it for special occasions or use it to fill in your
schedule as neededOR
Start by spending your budget to book the programs that are most appealing or the most important
Then fill in the rest of your schedule with free programs
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The Sky’s the Limit Schedule whatever programs your larger
budget allows More programs Pricier programs Special programs Bigger names
Be a good steward Continue to fill in with free programs Don’t blow your whole budget on one program Pay more for programs that will draw a bigger crowd
Add extras to make things nicer Refreshments Decorations
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Parting Thoughts
Keep your expectations realistic Know in advance that this is something that you’re
going to have to grow Attendance depends on a lot of different things: interest
in the author/topic, publicity, what else is going on in town at the same time, the weather, etc.
The state average for adult program attendance is lower than you might think, about 15.5 (1,235,650 people in attendance at 79,639 programs per FY2010 Public Library Statistics, Table 11)
Don’t expect a winning program without putting something into it, and don’t be crushed if, after putting a lot into it, you don’t have as many people as you hoped