Poetry Clinic

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, August 2, 2016

Program Time:

Start Time (hour)	Start Time (minutes)	Setup Time	End Time (hour)	End Time (minutes)	Take-Down Time
5	30	1 hour	8	30	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:

Poetry Clinic with the Poet Laureate Do your poems need polishing? Are your sonnets sonically sinking? Just looking for some feedback? Oklahoma Poet Laureate Benjamin Myers will be hosting a poetry clinic at the Northwest library. If you would like advice on one of your poems, bring it to the clinic for a short twenty minute one-on-one conference. While you are here, learn more about the library’s resources for writers including literary magazines through Zinio, databases, books and additional library programs.

Primary Age Group:

Adult

Additional Age Groups:

Teen (ages 12-18) / Young Adult (ages 18-21)

Primary Event Type:

Books & Literature

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 B, One round table at the center of the room with four chairs. 10 chairs in audience style at the back of the room for those waiting. Table and chair at the door to check in participants] Staff: Presenter: , Phone: , Email: Outreach:

Type of Event:

Single Event

Registration Required:

Customer & Staff Registration

Start Registration:

28 days before

Registration Starting Time:

09am

End Registration:

1 day before

End Registration Time:

09pm

Attendees:

Max Attendees	Max Waitlist
9	4

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 have the opportunity to spend one on one time with Poet Laureate to help them improve their writing.

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?:

previously successful program

How will success be measured/determined?:

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?:

Create an in-Library Book Display or Exhibit

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?:

Supplies

Are supplies needed?:

No supplies are needed for this particular program.

Final Comments:

Kassy would also like to participate in this program to offer feedback to customers.

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?:

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

Upsold the event with customers verbally or with printed Marketing pieces

Visited a community organization and personally invite the group to attend

Which community organization(s) did you visit?:

Posted on creative writing community page on facebook.

Program Overview

Was the date and time appropriate to the event?:

Was the subject matter well received?:

Presenter Effectiveness :

Subject Matter of Interest:

Program/Presentation Flow:

Connection to Library Goals:

Post Event Activities

Were materials checked out on the program topic?:

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.