Adult Outreach

Need to engage with adults and spread the word about Summer Reading? Or looking for ideas on where to share Summer Reading advertisements? Reach out via phone, email, or social media to organizations serving adults. Ideas include:

• Places of business
• Coffee Shops
• YMCAs or other gyms
• Community Entities (Chamber of Commerce, Tourism, Parks and Rec, Community Centers, DMVs, Community Pools, Parks, Police Stations)
• Apartment Complexes
• City Council Members
• Prior presenters
• Organizations that have regularly used library spaces or services in the past

Talking Point Suggestions

• Adults in your community can be our biggest advocates. Start conversations by telling them you work for the library. Most adults will usually have a positive thing to say about the library upon which you can expand. Tell them about Summer Reading, and how beneficial the library and this program are for the community.
• You can count reading to your kids or grandkids
• Audiobooks and magazine reading count
• You don’t have to log the number of books, just the time spent reading.  Use the Beanstack app to log easily.
• Summer Reading helps you become a part of the community.  Discuss the 8-million-minute community goal and mention the Read it Forward program.
• Highlight that you don’t even have to set foot in the library to participate
• Share information about Libby, hoopla, or the Kanopy apps! The general public doesn’t know about these apps unless they are library users.
• Reading is a form of wellness and self-care
• You can listen to audiobooks while working out
• Reading is a way to de-stress.
• You can also earn points by attending virtual programs or completing activities online.