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Nature Storytime

Submitted by mary.robinson on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 08:53
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Manager Input
Manager's Decision: 
Approved
Is staff available for coverage?: 
Yes
Library budget available for this amount and for this target audience?: 
Yes
Program Identification
Location: 
Northwest Library
Date: 
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Program Time: 
Start Time (hour)Start Time (minutes)Setup TimeEnd Time (hour)End Time (minutes)Take-Down Time
10301 hour10301 hour
Program Details

Blurb

Would you like to use a description from the Blurb Bank?: 
No, I'll create my own blurb.
Program Description: 
A Prairie Dog Storytime Venture out into the wild side of reading! For this large group storytime, we welcome storytime leaders from Martin Nature Park and their furry prairie dog friends! The library is a great place to encourage reading readiness and early literacy, so burrow through our shelves and checkout our collection of nature books and DVDs.
Primary Age Group: 
PreSchoolers (ages 3-5)
Additional Age Groups: 
Toddlers (ages 1-3) / Children (ages 12 and under)
Primary Event Type: 
Books & Literature
Additional Event Types: 
Child Development / Culture & Entertainment

Presenter

Will your program have a presenter?: 
Yes
Does the presenter have the proper credentials, training & positive references?: 
Yes
Presenter Type: 
volunteer
Program Justification
Is a program the best way to meet the expressed need or present information?: 
Yes
Does the program fit the goals of the MLS?: 
Yes
How & why does this program meet the goals of the MLS?: 
Customers enjoy participating in programs that encourage socialization within a safe place for their children. Customers enjoy participating in events that allow their children to interact and learn from a variety of sources, materials, and presenters. Customers are provided with materials related to the program topic for continued learning.
Which Strategic Plan Response/Goals does this program meet?: 
Satisfy Curiosity: Visitors explore their interests using the variety of information at the library.
Why will this program be successful?: 
Large storytimes usually see 40+ guests. Previous storytimes that have included animals have seen 100+ guests.
How will success be measured/determined?: 
Success will me measured by attendance.
Program Engagement

Marketing

Is sufficient time available to have a Info Magazine Listing?: 
Yes
Is sufficient time available to request MaC materials and display them for at least 2 weeks (45 days)?: 
Yes

Community Engagement

How will you promote this event to the community?: 
Submit for sharing on Library System's Social Media sites
Up-sell the event with customers (verbally or with printed Marketing pieces)
What library resources and services will you connect to this program?: 

Easy, Reader, and Tween level animals books and DVDs. We also will promote future programming.

Are volunteers needed?: 
No

Supplies

Are supplies needed?: 
No supplies are needed for this particular program.
Final Comments: 
N/A
Are you ready for your supervisor to evaluate this program?: 
Yes
Program Evaluation
Are you ready to evaluate your program?: 
Yes

Marketing & Engagement

Was Marketing sufficient?: 
5
Select Engagement Activities Completed: 
Added event in Sign Up
Added event in Sign Up with enough time to be included in info Magazine
Event was included in info Magazine
Submitted for sharing on Library System's Social Media sites
Upsold the event with customers verbally or with printed Marketing pieces

Program Overview

Was the date and time appropriate to the event?: 
5
Was the subject matter well received?: 
4
Presenter Effectiveness : 
4
Subject Matter of Interest: 
2
Program/Presentation Flow: 
3
Connection to Library Goals: 
1

Post Event Activities

Were materials checked out on the program topic?: 
Yes
Did customers ask questions to staff members on the program topic?: 
Yes
Did customers stay after the event/program to discuss?: 
Yes
Move Forward?: 
Yes, I'm ready to move on.
Move Forward?: 
Yes, I'm ready to move on.
Move Forward?: 
Yes, I'm ready to move on.
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