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

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

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

5. Free Comic Book Day
Inspired by Fayetteville PL at the 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

7. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Doctor Who Response June 2014 – 68 participants
November 2014 – 101 participants
June 2015 – 200 participants
Summer TBD

14. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. TableToppers

19. 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

20. Examples of Tabletop Games

21. 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

23. 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

24. September
2014
May 2016

25. International Tabletop Day

26. 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

27. 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

28. Intl Games Day @ your library

29. 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

31. Game It Forward NWA

32. August 2015
March 2016

33. 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

35. Adult BPL

36. Passive Programming & Displays

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

38. 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

39. 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

40. And one more thing…

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