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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Then

16. Now

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

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

19. Campus Organizations

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

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

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

23. New Era, New Name: Success!  Then and now  Why?  September 12, 2013 5,500 550

24. Welcome to the Library!

25. Works Cited  Anderson, Carol L. “Library Palooza: A Marketing Case Study.” New Library World 113.1/2 (2012): 55-64. Print.  Fortson, Melissa, Sahib, Josh and Spencer, Brett. “Step Right Up to the Library!” College & Research Libraries News 72.6 (2011): 350-352. Print.

26. Questions ?  Contact:  Karen Evans  karen.evans@indstate.edu karen.evans@indstate.edu  Cheryl Blevens  cheryl.blevens@indstate.edu cheryl.blevens@indstate.edu

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