Big Talk From Small Libraries 2015 - The Library’s Open: Meeting the needs of your community by...

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MEETING THE NEEDS OF YOUR COMMUNITY BY GIVING UP CONTROL

Transcript of Big Talk From Small Libraries 2015 - The Library’s Open: Meeting the needs of your community by...

M E E T I N G TH E N EED S

O F Y O U R

C O M M U N I T Y

B Y G I V I N G U P

C O N TR O L

PERQUIMANS COUNTY LIBRARY

“I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY !”

ELEVEN YEARS

APPROXIMATELY 4,550 RIDES

WINE + INTERNET + CREDIT CARD

EQUALS

I M P U L

S E

BUYING

NORTH CAROLINA

THE PERFECT PLACE, THE PERFECT JOB

OUTER BANKS STICKER FOR YOUR CAR

WE’RE GOOD, TOO! WE’RE THE INNER BANKS!

DESIGNING A NEW LIBRARY

MAKE THE PHYSICAL

SPACE OPEN AND

WELCOMING

NO CELL PHONES! NO FOOD! NO DRINKS!

Patrons under 17 without a parent are allowed to enter the

library only twice per day.

No shirt, no shoes, no service!

FANCIFUL WORKS BY AN OUTER BANKS ARTIST

E-BOOK DISPLAYS AT THE END OF STACKS

WITH BROCHURES

CALLING ATTENTION TO E-BOOKS

ON THE SAME SUBJECT

TAP INTO OTHER

PEOPLE’S PASSIONS

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

AT THE CATFISH HUNTER MUSEUM

WORK

TO

MAKE

IT

WORK

"AN EASY WAY TO IMMEDIATELY EXPAND YOUR PERSONAL 'REFERENCE EXPERIENCE LIBRARY' IS BY EXPLORING THE WEALTH OF LITERATURE, STORIES, MYTHS, POETRY, AND MUSIC AVAILABLE AROUND YOU. READ BOOKS, WATCH MOVIES, ATTEND PLAYS, GO TO SEMINARS, TALK WITH STRANGERS. ALL EXPERIENCES HAVE POWER, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH ONE COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE."

BE OPEN TO PROGRAMS

AND COLLABORATION

EVENTS IN THE

CHILDREN’S ROOMM O V I E , B O O K S A L E

&

A D U LT S AT

C O M P U T E R S

M A K I N G D U E

W I T H S PA C E

PROGRAMS IN THE LIBRARY

&

OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY

SAILING TO SUCCESS AT THE BUSINESS EXPO

EMPOWER STAFF

SAY YES TO VOLUNTEERS!

WHAT’S

GOING ON

HERE?

OUR

FIRST

E-BOOK

EVENT

OUR HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS

GET INPUT!

TRUST IN THE

WISDOM OF OTHERS

I’M ALL FOR BEING OPEN AND RECEPTIVE –

AS LONG AS I HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE SITUATION

NOW GO LIKE THIS…

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

PERQUIMANS COUNTY LIBRARY

pettigrewlibraries.org

www.facebook.com/PerquimansCountyLib

rary

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