ncompass live: snapshot day: what it is and how your library will benefit from participating
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Join Robin Clark, chair of NLA's Advocacy Committee, and Jessica Chamberlain, NLA's PLTS Vice-Chair, as they explain what Snapshot Day is, how your library can participate and how your library will benefit from participating in this advocacy event.TRANSCRIPT
Nebraska Snapshot Day 2012: A Day in the Life of Nebraska Libraries
Robin Clark, Sump Memorial LibraryJessica Chamberlain, Northeast Library System
•Let us know •Plan•Participate•Report
PLAN
• Decide which day you’ll have your Snapshot Day
• Get together with library staff and think about how to get your patrons involved
• Advertise your Snapshot Day
Customizable Press Release
Some Ideas…
Some Ideas…
Participate
Printable Data Collection Form
Patron Comment Card
Report
Submit Patron Stories
Both reporting forms found on Toolkit page
Submit Statistics
•If you or your library already uses Flickr, simply join the “Nebraska Snapshot Day 2012” group and upload your photos to the group pool.
•If you are new to Flickr, go to the Flickr home page and click on Create An Account. Once you have signed up for an account, join the “Nebraska Snapshot Day 2012” group and add your photos to the group pool.
•If you are unable to create a Flickr account, email your photos to Jessica Chamberlain, NLA’s PLTS Vice-Chair, at [email protected] to have them uploaded to the NLA Flickr account.
Submit Photos and Videos
Our goal will be to compile all the statistics and make a nice infographic for statewide use.
But each participating library will have their own tally for the day, so they can create an advertising piece for their individual library too.
Example of a nice infographic that
we will try to mimic!
Results
Ways to use the results to advocate for your library…
• Print a paper flyer with the information. Use it as a handout at the circ desk. Or make a coloring page for the kids.
• Put the information on your website• Put a portion of it on your facebook page every day for a week.• Set up a Flickr page for the photos and put the link on your website
and your facebook page. • Send/Give it (either in print or the link) to your mayor, city council
members, department heads. And your chamber of commerce. Use it as a handout at an outside organization
• Send it to your senator – and your congressman. Think BIG.• Send it to other stakeholders in your community. • Show everyone what your library does and how it make a difference in
your community. Get the word out…
Libraries change lives.
Questions?
Robin ClarkSump Memorial [email protected] 402-597-2042
Jessica ChamberlainNortheast Library [email protected]
800-578-1014