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kbrosan@newberry.k12.sc.us writes:
>Greetings friends,
>
>I am writing an article for our state newsletter on how to do some of the
>stuff they didn't teach you in library school (in this case, related to
>library promotion and public relations. I have already gone through the
>lm-net archives and found some things there. What I would like to know is
>what people are doing. I would love to have some input from you regarding
>the following questions:
>
>1. What do you do to promote the library and reading?
By being very visible and involved.  As much as my time will allow.  Also
being accessible to students and teachers, and going the extra mile - even
if it is only to Barnes and Noble to get a specific book they need ASAP.
>
>
>2. If you produce a newsletter, what kinds of information do you include?
I use the HS Parent newsletter to promote the curriculum work that
teachers do using the library.  It is so easy to write this column.  I
just keep track of the activities and do a few sentences on each.  We do
this newsletter  once every 10 weeks, so my column takes up one whole page
(both sides of the paper) in the newsletter.  The teachers love it because
their names and classes are  recognized, and it is shameless self
promotion for the library.  Very effective.
>
>
>3. If you subscribe to other mailing lists (electronic or otherwise) for a
>source of information, what are they? (feel free to include subscription
>information if you have it!)
LM_NET
>
>
>4. Do you do promotion geared toward:
All levels
>
>a. faculty
>b. students
>c. both
>d. other (please specify)
>
>5. What do you consider to be the most important type of PR you do and
>why?
Being approachable and flexible.  Because you never know what someone is
going to ask for.  This creates a word of mouth PR for you - people say
"ask the librarian".  It works!
>
>
>6. What items do you produce for students that indirectly or directly
>promote the library?
College library loan service,  bibliography sheets, remote passwords to
databases on a handy sheet.

You don't have to have spectacular  "special days", you have to
consistently  provide what people need every day.
>
>
>Additional comments:
>
>
>Thank you for your time and willingness to complete this survey!
>
>
>Kim
>Where books are burned, human beings will be burned too. --Heinrich Heine
>
>Kimberly A. Brosan, library media specialist
>Mid-Carolina High School, Prosperity, SC
>mailto:kbrosan@newberry.k12.sc.us
>
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"In theory, there isn't any difference between theory and practice.  In
practice, there is."  - Yogi Berra

Mrs. Carolyn Gierke,  Librarian
Sweet Home High School
1901 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY  14228
Phone: 1-716-250-1227
FAX:    1-716-250-1360
email:  cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us

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