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<div class="">I’m taking a look at the way our library does programming. We do not have a dedicated “programming person”. We have a Programming Committee, of which I am Chair. The responsibility of running programs is an addition to committee members' regular
job responsibilities. (We wear a lot of hats here.) </div>
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<div class="">Adult and Teen programs, holiday events, etc. are all handled by committee members. (Children’s programming is handled by that department, which is pretty much an entity unto itself.)</div>
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<div class="">Our committee assignments are given out by the Director at the beginning of each calendar year. Staffers are assigned to any one of several committees, including: Staff Social, Collection Development, Building Maintenance, Programming, Volunteers,
etc.</div>
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<div class="">What I would like to do is get a majority of the staff participating in Programming, either behind the scenes, or actively running events. I’m creating a presentation for our staff training day that explains the need, and the importance of programming
to our library’s mission. I’m worried that our committee members will burn out, and that the quality of our programs will suffer. Many of us have been on the committee for several years.</div>
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<div class="">We have very few library volunteers to exploit. We are a small stand-alone rural library.</div>
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<div class="">So, my questions are:</div>
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<div class="">1. How do you involve your staff in running programming and events?</div>
<div class="">2. Do a large number of your staff participate?</div>
<div class="">3. Is this a mandatory responsibility for your staffers?</div>
<div class="">4. Do you have a dedicated Programming person? </div>
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<div class="">I’m open to suggestions. </div>
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<div class="">Thank you!</div>
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<div class="">Robin</div>
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Robin Heintz<br class="">
Marketing Specialist<br class="">
Chair of Programming<br class="">
Piqua Public Library<br class="">
937-773-6753 ext. 235<br class="">
<a href="mailto:rheintz@piqualibrary.org" class="">rheintz@piqualibrary.org</a><br class="">
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