Shhhhh!

Stealth Programming for Kids

Marge Loch-Wouters

Who has…⦿ Plenty of time on your hands at

work?

⦿ Plenty of budget money?

⦿ Plenty of staff?

What’s Active Programming?

⦿Most traditional programming

format

⦿Hosted/presented by staff or

volunteers

⦿ Located on-site or off-site

⦿Occurs at a specific time and

place

⦿ Encourages increased check-

out

What’s Stealth Programming?

⦿ Programs that take some initial program planning and set-up but, once in place, are able to be administered easily with little ongoing time devoted to them.

⦿ Encourage families and youth to return often to the library without a program

⦿ Families & youth provide the “power” and activity on their own time

⦿ Encourages increased check-out

Does Your Library Do Stealth

Programming?

YES!!!Summer Reading Program

s!!

Tell Me More….

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Time Out!!!

What Happens When You Add Stealth Programming?

⦿ When we began:

● Decreased traditional active programs 39%

● 32% fewer attendees at children’s programs

● Circulation of all children’s materials increased

10%

● Circulation of print children’s materials

increased 15%

More Stealth Ideas

Check-out Clubs

Scavenger Hunts

Photos: Hafubuti – It’s Dinovember http://hafuboti.com/2014/11/07/its-dinovemberHushlander – Passive Program: Scavenger Hunt https://hushlander.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/passive-program-scavenger-hunt/

Undercover Spy Club

Camp Half-Blood

Gnome Hunt

DIY Stations

Photo: Bryce Don’t Play http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/2014/06/slp-stories-in-action-table.html

Photos: Holly Storck-Post Let the Wild Rumpus Start http://adventuresofachildrenslibrarian.com/2015/08/26/a-hero-wall/Alicia Cheng/ Christie Menzo Jbrary http://jbrary.com/passive-programs/

Keeping Track

Jonny Dipp 4/12/2011

Start: 4/12/13_

100 _x 200 __ 300__ 400__ 500 __ 600__ 700 __ 800__ 900 __ 1000__

Name:

Phone:

Ideas and GoalsGoals and Ideas

Putting It Together

Stealth Success

Marge Loch-WoutersLoch-Works

lochwouters@gmail.com 608 790-0211

For links to programs described and more, please stop by Oct 1, 2015 Tiny Tips for Library Fun Blog

Post:http://tinytipsforlibraryfun.blogspot.com/2015/10/passive-program-palooza.html

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/lochwouters

Photo Credits: Pixabay La Crosse (WI) Public Library Growing WI Readers blog Tiny Tips for Library Fun blog Hafubuti – It’s Dinovember http://hafuboti.com/2014/11/07/its-

dinovember/ Jbrary – Passive Programs Throw Down http://jbrary.com/passive-

programs/ Bryce Don’t Play – SLP Stories in Action Table

http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/2014/06/slp-stories-in-action-table.html

Bryce Don’t Play – Library Lego Ceck-out Club http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/2014/02/library-lego-check-out-club.html

Hushlander – Passive Program: Scavenger Hunt https://hushlander.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/passive-program-scavenger-hunt/