A Brave New World of Programming Dalene Schrier, Bentonville Public Library

Traditional Library Programing Author Signings Educational Programs Local History Genealogy Book Clubs Knitting Groups Information Events Writing Workshops

New Programming Free Comic Book Day Doctor Who Extravaganza Downton Abbey Tea Star Wars Day TableToppers (tabletop gaming) -International Tabletop Day -International Games Day @ your library -Game It Forward -GlitchCon 2015 -Arkansas Anime Festival (A2F) Crafts for Adults Passive Programming

Free Comic Book Day Inspired by Fayetteville PL at the 2012 ArLA conference Held on the1st Saturday in May each year 2016 marked 15 years of FCBD Originally celebrated by independent comic shops Publishers print special editions Main purpose: introduce the joy of reading comics, call back former readers, & thank buyers for their support

FCBD Participation Door prizes Silent auction (select items) Comic related presentations & workshops Comic giveaway (“goody” bags) Children’s costume contest Family superhero storytime Children’s superhero craft Tabletop gaming Partnered with local and national events

FCBD Response 2013 (1st year) – 150 participants 2015 (In Partnership with the Bentonville Youth Literature Festival) – 1,250 participants 2016 (In partnership with Bentonville Film Festival & Children’s Book Week “Official Event”) – 800 participants

Doctor Who Extravaganza Playing on the popularity of the long running television show Built a model of the TARDIS as a photo prop Events included: -Science of Doctor Who & History of Doctor Who presentations -Coloring sheets for kids -Doctor Who themed crafts -Watercolor TARDIS painting -Showing of episodes & specials -Snacks -Take-home activity packets

Doctor Who Response June 2014 – 68 participants November 2014 – 101 participants June 2015 – 200 participants Summer 2016 - TBD

Downton Abbey December 2014 October 2015 Tea was donated by a local shop Trivia contest Door prizes (donated by Penguin Random House) Presentation on the history of Highclere Castle Open discussion of the show Showed the 2013 Christmas episode Celebrated the start of the last season of Downton Abbey Macaroons & tea donated from local shops Trivia contest and door prize drawing Participants dressed up ‘Downton Dish’ Updated presentation on the history of Highclere Castle Showed the 2014 Christmas episode

Star Wars Day Star Wars is a multi-generational epic Event was the Saturday following the movie’s release Events included: -Jedi Training Academy -Door prizes -Jedi yoga -Lightsaber demonstration by a local martial arts academy -“Who Killed Jar Jar?” Murder mystery -Star Wars movie series -Star Wars themed storytime & craft

Star Wars Response December 2015 – 250 attendees Biggest hit was the “Make Your Own Lightsaber” Many of the children who attended knew quite a bit about Star Wars

TableToppers

Inception Spring/Summer 2014 Inspired by Wil Wheaton’s crowdfunding success for season 3 of his hit YouTube show TableTop Spoke with other libraries who have tabletop game collections Wrote letters to game publishers asking for game donations to start a collection Reached out to local game stores/venues for support and donations Created policies and procedures for game check-out (in-library use only) TableToppers officially began in September 2014

Examples of Tabletop Games

TableToppers Impact To date, BPL has received 114 donated games The total value of the game collection is $3,288.79 The total value of all materials donated is $3,832.14 All tabletop games and other materials were donated to BPL by corporate, local, or individual donors Tabletop gaming has led to community event partnerships (i.e. Game It Forward, A2F) Working to start circulating games outside the Library

TableToppers Response 2014 2015* 2016 Sept – Dec Bi-weekly & weekly meetings Average of 12 attendees per month Jan – Dec Meetings 2x a week Average of 23 attendees per month Jan – Current Meetings 2x a week Average of 27 attendees per month *1st half of 2015 stats may be unreliable

September 2014 May 2016

International Tabletop Day

About ITTD Created and sponsored by Geek & Sundry as a way for the world to celebrate tabletop gaming together Focuses on all tabletop gaming, including RPGs Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome Geek & Sundry hosts a livestream event via their Twitch channel 2014 saw Tabletop Day celebrated in 80 countries over all 7 continents with more than 3,000 registered events

ITTD Response 2015 – 24 participants 2016 – 102 participants Open gameplay Munchkin tournament Door prizes Livestream of Geek & Sundry event 2016 – 102 participants BattleTech by Gamemaster Buster McCall Game instruction by Game It Forward Northwest Arkansas Roleplaying Gamers

Intl Games Day @ your library

About IGD ALA sponsored event created in 2007 2015 was BPL’s first year to participate Sponsors of the national event donated games to participating libraries Partnered with Northwest Arkansas Roleplaying Gamers (NWARPG) and Gear Gaming Store of Fayetteville Marco’s Pizza donated a pizza lunch for attendees Scheduled events throughout the day to maintain interest and participation

Game It Forward NWA

August 2015 March 2016

About GIF Annual event that benefits the local chapter of Project Teacher August 2015 was the inaugural event with 78 participants and 29 game check-outs BPL participated as a game library, loaning games for attendees to play and managed the Game It Forward game library April 2016 was expanded into 2 days and saw a significant increase in attendance (186 participants) and game checkouts (130 check-outs) The 2017 event will be moved to a larger facility

Adult Crafts @ BPL

Passive Programming & Displays

Misadventures in Programming Slam Poetry Pinterest Club Coupon Club Fandom Fridays* National Novel Writing Month *Harry Potter

GlitchCon 3 day local convention held in Springdale, AR Founded 5 years ago BPL was located in the game room for the convention Checked out games to attendees to play in the game room Due to low participation BPL will not be returning in 2016

Upcoming Adventures Arkansas Anime Festival Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research – Shevawn Dillingham, Alzheimer’s Assoc. AR Chapter Memory screenings by Brandi Schneider, Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education

And one more thing…

Dalene Schrier Adult Services, Technology Specialist 479-271-6817 dschrier@bentonvillear.com