Comments on: Thoughts on Library Programming for Adults http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/thoughts-on-adult-library-programming/ the neverending reference interview of life Fri, 17 May 2013 00:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Oleg K. http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/thoughts-on-adult-library-programming/#comment-7636 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:00:47 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1473#comment-7636 Hey Andy, I think you’re on the ball with pretty much everything here, especially the paragraph that starts “In wrapping up the program…” So many times I’ve seen librarians do programs and then neglect reflecting on them at all, thereby learning nothing for the future (read: making exactly the same silly mistakes over and over).

I actually wrote a longish post a while ago about promoting library events that has way more tips than I could post here. I think it’s worthwhile reading for new programming librarians.

]]> By: Mike the Librarian http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/thoughts-on-adult-library-programming/#comment-7547 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:12:56 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1473#comment-7547 Well, shoot, Andy, there’s not even anything in here to be curmudgeonly about. About the only tip I’d add is that it’s helpful to get input from people unlike yourself about what they want to see. I’d have a bunch of programs that middle-aged, highly educated white guys want to see — which might be the same as what others want to see, but might not. One of our programming people in the distant past believed that everyone had a range of electronics at their disposal and programmed accordingly. A disaster.

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