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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This past summer, I posted a similar thread. I never publicly posted the results from the few responses that I received. Here they are:<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>I had six responses to my question in regard to Winter Adult Reading programs. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From the responses I received, it seems that:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rural community libraries with working to middle class levels of affluence had the highest levels of participation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Small town libraries with working to middle class levels of affluence – the towns about the size of mine in Shelby – had average levels of participation. I heard things like, “there were fewer people who registered, but they read more and could better attend programs because they were not as busy as they are in the summertime”. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Urban libraries, suburban libraries or small town libraries that were rather affluent had the lowest levels of participation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Of the communities where Winter reading was successful, various comments that I received were:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Our reading group has higher attendance in winter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Our patrons seem to appreciate this more than a summer offering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>We had fewer numbers, but the adult program not bolstered by Youth reading program numbers, [so it is like comparing apples to oranges]. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A couple ideas that worked:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Blind date w/ a book with personal ads with a wrapped up book. Prize is dinner & movie for two around valentine's day. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Bingo (locate where in the library a book on______ is located) Win a home cooked dinner made by a Friend of the Library. Read about a book a week. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>QUESTION TO EVERYONE – Would you be more willing to comment on this topic if a Survey monkey survey were created? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks – and good luck to Jessica Troyer,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Shelley Bylica<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Public Services Librarian <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Marvin Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jessica Troyer<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 07, 2013 10:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> oplinlist<br><b>Subject:</b> [OPLINLIST] adult winter reading program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<br>Our adult summer reading program was a big hit, and we have had requests for more in the winter. We have never had a winter adult reading program before. What have you tried at your libraries that has worked well for adults in the winter? Dates? Prizes? Lessons learned?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your help! <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Jessica<br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jessica Troyer, Director<br><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=96 height=96 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>