The Library Extravaganza Karen Evans Cheryl Blevens Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN Brick and Click Libraries Symposium November 1, 2013

The Library Extravaganza  The Humble Beginning  More Money, Food, and People  Distance Education  The Future

The Humble Beginning: An Idea  That Fateful Question  2001  500 dollars

The Humble Beginning: Planning Stage One  Name the event  Theme  Date and Time  Freebies

 Include international students  Highlight variety of sources  Flags from around the world  Demos The Humble Beginning: Passport to the World

The Humble Beginning: Planning Stage Two  Publicity  Food  Resource Displays  Attract Their Attention

The Humble Beginning: Publicity  Flyers  Campus Communications  News station/newspapers  Come in to the library

The Humble Beginning: Edibles  Food Cookies Chips Candy  Drink Coke Bottled Water

The Humble Beginning: A Candy Jar  Guess the amount of candy  DO NOT PICK UP THE JAR!!  Use “good candy”

The Humble Beginning: Prizes  Contacted local merchants  Created some prizes  Thank you for the donations

After the First Event Changes  Date and time  Food  Highlight more resources  Different theme every year

Thank You!! The volunteers The merchants The Dean (and her money)

Then

Now

New Era, New Name: Changes  Extravaganza!!!  Tables, talks, and punch cards  Freebies and Prizes  Pizza and Pepsi

New Era, New Name: Agenda  Services  Resources  Campus Organizations

Campus Organizations

New Era, New Name: Publicity  On Campus “Save The Date!” Table Tents & sidewalk chalking Bookmarks & Blogs  Off Campus “Tell a friend” Distance Ed Newsletters

New Era, New Name: Distance Learners  Early plans (2008) Special contest Live Action!  Later plans (2009+) Different schedule Pre-tape everything!

New Era, New Name: Budget Cuts  Adapt by improvising  Live band or a DJ?  Handouts and prizes

New Era, New Name: Success!  Then and now  Why?  September 12, ,

Welcome to the Library!

Works Cited  Anderson, Carol L. “Library Palooza: A Marketing Case Study.” New Library World 113.1/2 (2012): Print.  Fortson, Melissa, Sahib, Josh and Spencer, Brett. “Step Right Up to the Library!” College & Research Libraries News 72.6 (2011): Print.

Questions ?  Contact:  Karen Evans   Cheryl Blevens 

ISU Library Extravaganza 2013