Libraries, Marketing

New On-Demand Webinar: Best Practices for Creating & Marketing Programs

Libraries have been offering programming for decades, and in many cases the planning model has been, “Let’s plan a program, promote it, and see who shows up.” This approach hasn’t changed much, even with social and technological changes, not to mention the pandemic and streaming programs. In this two-part video series, we'll start with how… Continue reading New On-Demand Webinar: Best Practices for Creating & Marketing Programs

Advocacy, Consulting, Libraries, Professional Articles, Training

Communications Tips for Libraries Facing Book Challenges

My typical weekend routine, if I'm not dashing off to a kid-related activity, is to listen to NPR's Weekend Edition while I drink my coffee. This past weekend, I was intrigued to hear a promo for a story about a library director. "This library director resigned after continuous dramatics over featured books" The story itself… Continue reading Communications Tips for Libraries Facing Book Challenges

CAC Updates, Conferences, Libraries

ALA Thoughts & More

I had the pleasure of attending the American Library Association Conference in Washington, DC last month. I found it energizing and inspiring to meet and catch up with so many organizations and libraries that I admire! I also got to see some of my favorite "library people" - former colleagues who have moved on to other library systems, current and past clients, library marketing peers, vendors and others.

Consulting, Libraries, Marketing

Social Media Strategies: How to Manage Social Media?

One of the most common questions I get at conferences and events, and in my consulting work, is "What's the best way to manage social media?" As much I wish for simplicity, there isn't one answer. It really depends on your organization, your comfort with risk, the skill sets of your employees, and the policies… Continue reading Social Media Strategies: How to Manage Social Media?