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      • Copyright Tips: Using Images in Programming Materials
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      • Making the Case for Library Programming
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      • January
        • Featured Library: Germantown Community Library
        • New for January at EDSITEment
        • Attend “Picturing America in Our Nation’s Libraries”
        • Going for the Jugular: Programming and Vampires
        • Picturing America Programming Grants for Public Libraries
        • Programming Topics at the PLA 2010 Virtual Conference
        • Go Behind the Scenes of the Grant Application Process
        • Ideas from Peers You Can Use in Your Book Discussion Groups
      • February
        • Featured Library: Drake Community Library
        • New for February at EDSITEment
        • Programming Librarian Helps You Talk About It
        • Go for the Gold @ your library
        • Sources for Inspiration
        • Share How Your School Library Program Helps Your Community Thrive
        • Let’s Talk About It: Picturing America
        • Programming Librarian Goes to Portland!
      • March
        • Featured Library: Richland County Public Library
        • New for March at EDSITEment
        • Creating a Global Village
    • 2009
      • December 2009
        • Featured Library: Orland Park Public Library
        • New for December at EDSITEment
        • Two Good Questions
        • Host Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
        • Free We Shall Remain Webinar
        • Happy New Year!
      • November 2009
        • New for November at EDSITEment
        • Featured Library: Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center
        • Library 101
        • Get Legislators in Your Library!
        • Add Some Romance to Your Library
        • Time to Apply for The Big Read
      • October 2009
        • Great Stories about the Great Stories CLUB
        • Last Chance to Order StoryLines New England and StoryLines Midwest!
        • Civic Engagement @ your library
        • Featured Library: Milner Library, Illinois State University
        • Globalization Trends in Library Programming
        • NEH Grants Available
        • Share Your National Library Week Programming Ideas
        • More Great Stories about the Great Stories CLUB!
      • September 2009
        • Collaborating to Create Award-Winning School Programming
        • October Is National Arts and Humanities Month
        • Featured Library: Kansas City Public Library
        • Where in the World Is John Adams?
        • Get Ready for the Next We the People Bookshelf
        • SchoolJam USA Is Looking for Teen Bands
      • August 2009
        • New Great Stories CLUB Theme, Titles Announced
        • Successful Fundraiser with a Built-in Humanities Program
      • July 2009
        • San Diego Public Library Collaboration with KPBS on “One Book, One San Diego”
        • AAAS Offers Library Program Development Funding
        • “My Father Couldn’t Swim” and Other Highlights from the Pride and Passion Annual Conference Program
        • Prime Time Family Reading Time: Turning Low-literacy Populations into Your Library’s Biggest Fans
        • Great Programs with Poets and Poetry @ Your Library
        • Soul of a People at Annual Conference
        • Picturing America Connects: Project Directors Engage Librarians at ALA Annual Conference
        • Visions of the Universe Hits the Road and NASA Lands in Libraries
        • Special International Year of Astronomy Event Opportunity
        • You Spoke, We Listened
      • June 2009
        • Featured Library: Oak Park Public Library
        • Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part III
        • Visiting the NYC Great Stories CLUB
        • Programming and Resources for Caregivers
        • Authors @ your library
        • Featured Library: Chillicothe Public Library
        • Crossroads Juvenile Center's Great Stories CLUB Experience
        • Using Visual Thinking Strategies to Conduct Picturing America Programs
      • May 2009
        • Gaming @ your library
        • Digital History
        • ALA Annual Conference Spotlight on Poetry
        • Picturing America School Collaboration Conferences
        • 2009 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
        • Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part I
        • Federal Writers’ Project Programming Resource
        • Arts Programming in a Public Library, Part II
        • Library Programming Policy Statements
      • April 2009
        • Jazz Appreciation Month
        • Free Verse
        • Author Paul Volponi Talks to Great Stories CLUB Teens
        • Featured Library: Bettendorf Public Library
      • March 2009
        • When Opportunity Knocks
        • 2009 John Cotton Dana Awards
        • We Shall Remain: The Event Kit for Libraries
        • We Shall Remain Giveaway
        • Arts Programming in Libraries and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
        • Local Poetry Events
        • Connecting Harry Potter’s World with Real World Science
      • January 2009
        • Politics and Poetry
    • 2008
      • November
        • Picturing America
        • Two of a Kind
        • Shopping for Authors
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  • Planning
    • Events & Celebrations
    • Advocacy
    • Evaluation of Cultural Programs
    • Audience Building and Diversity
    • Collaboration
    • Copyright Tips: Public Performance Rights
    • Copyright Tips: Using Images in Programming Materials
    • Fundraising
    • Grant Funding Sources
    • Library Students and Programming Librarian
    • Making the Case for Library Programming
    • Marketing and PR
    • PBS.org Resources for Programming Librarians
    • Professional Development
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Planning

A Journey through a Goldmine: PBS.org Resources for Programming Librarians
Unless you’ve been living in a mine shaft, you know PBS creates excellent early literacy television shows. Between the Lions and Word World make reading fun for emergent and beginning readers. Read more...

Advocacy
Provides information to help library administrators and the public understand the impact of programming initiatives. Some of the ideas and statistics can be used to help libraries make the case for increased programming support and funding in their libraries and communities. Read more...

Audience Building and Diversity
The first step in diversifying the audiences for your library’s cultural programs is deciding who (or is it whom?) you want to come. A “general” strategy is almost sure to fail—e.g., deciding to try to attract more young people, more Latinos, and more men with the same program is going to be tough. Read more...

Community Collaborations
Gone are the days when the library stood in splendid isolation. Libraries partner with all kinds of organizations to deliver programs and produce audiences ... more libraries than ever are reporting that successful collaborations are central to their planning and no longer an afterthought. Read more...

Copyright Tips for Programming Librarians: Public Performance Rights
Many librarians like to include film or DVD screenings in their library programs. Can you do this without first obtaining permission from the copyright holder? It depends. Read more...

Copyright Tips for Programming Librarians: Using Images in Programming Materials
Everyone can be a novice graphic artist using computer technologies to capture appealing designs, images, and photos found on the Internet for use in presentations, Web sites, and promotional materials. Some may pause and wonder, “Is this a copyright problem?” The answer, of course, is “it depends.” Read more...

Evaluation of Cultural Programs
There’s a lot of buzz about evaluation these days. Are programs effective? Do they make the library, and by extension, the community, a better place? Do they accomplish what we intend and/or do they sometimes have other, maybe even better, unintended consequences? Read more...

Events & Celebrations
Includes celebrations libraries can plan programming around as well as events librarians may be interested in attending, all listed by month. Read more...

Fundraising
Offers a list of online resources that can be used for starting a library foundation. Read more...

Grant Funding Sources
Following is a selected list of organizations and institutions that have funded library programs for adults or worked as partners with libraries for programs—have you approached similar groups in your community for funding or in-kind support? Read more...

Library Students and Programming Librarian
As I round out my final semester in library school at Long Island University, the impending need to fill-up my library skills tool-box and fill-out job applications is in the forefront of my thoughts. Read more...

Making the Case for Library Programming
Even though library programming is widespread, programmers still find themselves faced with having to persuade the library administration, board members, colleagues, and even patrons and the public of its value. As different agencies and library departments compete for limited funding, it’s important to be able to articulate why cultural programming is worth the investment. Read more...

Marketing and PR
Publicizing your program is just as important as planning the content. Ideally, you’ll want to make this part of your library’s overall marketing communications plan to maximize results. In the crowded media marketplace these days, both high-tech and high-touch are needed for success. Read more...

Professional Development
Several professional conferences and events—from the world’s largest library conference to local seminars—provide opportunities for librarians to learn more about cultural programming through workshops, seminars, model programs, and more. Read more...

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