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A Hitchhiker's Guide to Library Surveys
An overview of ways to use surveys to discover your customer's needs. Originally presented September 18, 2007.
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Adult Reading Incentive Program on a Shoestring Budget
This is a guide to help plan and implement a reading incentive program for adults.
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Being a Voice for Your Library
At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's rural libraries workshop, participants explored ways small libraries can construct effective messages and share them with their communities.
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Bringing People Together at the Library
Here you will find a link to the archived October 2007 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links exploring the library as a social gathering place.
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Building Community Partnerships
Building Community Partnerships: Strengthening the library and your community by working together. A webinar presented by Brenda Hough. Discover new resources and ways to connect to others in the library community and hear best practices of libraries and librarians who are communicating and networking with those who benefit or could benefit from your library's services.
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Building Community Partnerships: Quick Links
Here are the links to resources highlighted in the June 2006, Rural "In Focus" webinar.
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Jana Ponce Presentation Audio File @ ALA Rural Forum 2007
The audio file of the keynote presentation by Jana Ponce of the Parker (AZ) Public Library: "Community Involvement & Rural Libraries...How Do We Make It Happen?" Discover Parker's 5 "C"s (Community, Concept, Color, Collection, Connectivity) and hear about the Key Concepts Jana lives by. A PPT of her presentation is also available for download.
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Naturita Community Library Program Resources
Program flyers used by Naturita Community Library, Library Journal's 2011 Best Small Library of the Year, to plan, facilitate and promote events hosted by their library.
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Outreach Action Plan Template
Create your Outreach Action Plan using this template complete with recommended steps and linked resources.
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Tools for Outreach
Here you will find a link to the archived May 2007 Rural In Focus webinar and the list of associated Quick Links. Tool for Outreach: Best Practices from the Spanish Language Outreach Program explores the resources made available on WebJunction as a part of our sister project, the Spanish Language Outreach Program and how the tools can be applied to your planning for outreach of all kinds. Find out how to assess your community's needs, determine how successfully your library has integrated cultural awareness into your services, and finally how you can better connect to your changing community. With Jennifer Peterson (WebJunction), Emily Inlow (WebJunction), and Christy Koch (Wicomico Public Library, MD).
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Websites and Internet Resources on Rural Outreach
A list of external links
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