Preschool Champions

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:

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Program Time:

Start Time (hour)	Start Time (minutes)	Setup Time	End Time (hour)	End Time (minutes)	Take-Down Time
10	00	1 hour	11	00	1 hour

Program Details

Blurb

Would you like to use a description from the Blurb Bank?:

No, I'll create my own blurb.

Program Description:

Subtitle: Parachute Play | Description: Come in for a safe landing and enjoy parachute games at the library. Beautiful and sometimes calming, a parachute can create soft, whispering sounds or loud, rippling noises. Parachute games encourage cooperative, non competitive play, listening skills, and reinforce turn-taking and sharing. Discover parachute play and the library as a destination for fun!

Primary Age Group:

PreSchoolers (ages 3-5)

Additional Age Groups:

Toddlers (ages 1-3)

Primary Event Type:

Health & Wellness

Additional Event Types:

Arts, Crafts, Games / Child Development

Additional SignUp Fields

Is the location/room available?:

Yes

Internal Notes/Setup Instructions:

When inserting into SignUp, don't forget the brackets! Setup: Meeting Room AB, setup chairs around the perimeter of the room, clear the rest of the room for parachute play Staff: rbanks, mary.robinson Presenter: rbanks , Phone: , Email: Outreach:

Type of Event:

Single Event

Registration Required:

No Registration

Presenter

Will your program have a presenter?:

Yes

Does the presenter have the proper credentials, training & positive references?:

Yes

Presenter Type:

professional librarian

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?:

Children have the opportunity to take part in cooperative, noncompetitive play. Children are able to learn and grow together at the library.

Which Strategic Plan Response/Goals does this program meet?:

Find, Evaluate & Use Information: Our community has access to expert library staff with up-to-date knowledge, skills and abilities to deliver library services.

Why will this program be successful?:

Previously successful program across the system

How will success be measured/determined?:

50 or more in 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?:

Share event in a community calendar, newsletter, or newspaper

Submit for sharing on Library System's Social Media sites

Up-sell the event with customers (verbally or with printed Marketing pieces)

Visit a community organization to promote

What library resources and services will you connect to this program?:

Book display

Are volunteers needed?:

Yes

Supplies

Are supplies needed?:

No supplies are needed for this particular program.

Final Comments:

Thank you!

Are you ready for your supervisor to evaluate this program?:

Yes

Program Evaluation

Are you ready to evaluate your program?:

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.