Online Programming: Engage and Interact with Community, Any Time, Anywhere
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2022-11-07
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Abstract
Public programming is a core library service that brings children, teens, and adults into our buildings for lifelong learning, recreation, and entertainment.
Benefits of Online Programming:
● Reach patrons where they are
● Reduces scheduling conflicts
● Provides on-demand content
● Increase participation
● Improve accessibility
● Reaches wider audience - homeschoolers, homebound, etc
Drawbacks of Social Media:
● Takes patrons away from your website
● Full of distractions
● Privacy concerns (lots of data gathering)
● Content only flows in one direction
Matching Programs to a Platform:
● Think about what works well online
○ Storytime
○ Lectures
○ Crafts and DYI
○ Music, poetry, interviews
● Make your own videos, or,
● Link to external content (TED talks, Library of Congress videos)
Tips to Engage your Patrons:
● Offer downloadables (maps, handouts, workbooks, coloring pages)
● Use polls or reflection questions to engage and reinforce knowledge
● Allow patrons to send material back to you
○ Upload poems, art, etc.
● Make room for questions (Let patrons ask you things)
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Subject::Community, Subject::Lifelong learning, Subject::Online education