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Size Doesn't Matter: Transforming Big Ideas into Small Library Environments

January 23, 2019
Short Title
Size Doesn't Matter: Transforming Big Ideas into Small Library Environments
Summary

When it comes to providing services and programs, the size of your library doesn't matter.

Description

If you’ve ever heard about a fantastic library idea from a super-big library and thought, “There’s no way I can make that idea work in my understaffed, underfunded small library,” think again! This presentation celebrates all things small and shares big ideas that work in small libraries.State Library of Iowa logo

Participants of this session will:

  • Re-examine the concept of “small” when it comes to thinking about your library
  • Learn ways to modify so-called “big library” ideas into smaller library environments
  • Gain practical ideas from other small libraries about services, programs and resources you can implement in your library

Resources

Recorded on
01/23/2019
Timezone
Central
Duration
1 hour
Presenters

Maryann Mori headshot

Maryann Mori has presented on a variety of topics at several national library conferences including ALA (2018, 2009, 2008), ARSL (2018, 2014, 2013), ALSC (2012), PLA (2010) and The Internet Librarian (2007). She has also been published numerous times in professional journals and books, writing about such topics as teen services, library volunteers, job-related stress and programming. Formerly the teen specialist librarian for the Evansville Vanderburgh (Ind.) Public Library and director of Waukee (Iowa) Public Library, Mori is currently a library consultant for the State Library of Iowa. She completed her MSLIS from the University of Illinois in 2006.

Cost
Free
Location
Virtual
Registration Deadline
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Library Type
Public
Rural
Audience
Adult
Children / Family
Older Adults / Seniors
Rural
Tweens and Teens
Young Adult