Neuroscience
Yes, it’s true! This is my favorite example (so far) of libraries thinking outside the box to promote their services.
The October 2007 issue of American Libraries writes about the Penn State Altoona Eiche Library’s recent participation in a recent student health fair. Library staff sponsored a booth where they gave away free condoms with “Eiche Library: Facts You Need Between the Covers” stickers on the packages. Hee! They made glossy bookmarks with the call numbers of sex-related library materials, had a display of sex-related books & reference materials, and had a sex quiz modeled on their library’s existing trivia quizzes.
Terrific idea!
For More Info.
* Imler, Bonnie and Michelle Tomaszewski. “The Powers of Attraction.“ American Libraries, Oct2007, Vol. 38 Issue 9, p60-61. Free online if you’re an ALA member.
- Massachusetts Libraries Commercial
Saw this Massachusetts Library commercial on Ugly Betty the other night (I'm way behind on my tv-watching). It sends you to masslibraries.gov (which redirects to http://libraries.state.ma.us/), where you can find a library near you by typing in your...
- Oclc's Jay Jordan @ Uconn
Yesterday, the University of Connecticut Libraries Forum Team sponsored a conversation with Jay Jordan, president and CEO of OCLC. He was dynamic, engaging, smart, and thoughtful. Some data from Jordan on OCLC itself: Over 60,000 libraries in 112 countries...
- Event I *will* Attend
Next Generation Library Catalogs Wednesday, November 7, 2007 1:00 - 4:00pm University of Massachusetts, Amherst Campus Center Auditorium As a library’s key database and the one system with which most users interact, the online library catalog has been...
- Public Library Marketing Toolkit
ProQuest & CSA have come out with a terrific public library marketing toolkit that could benefit ALL libraries. It includes some great material that savvy librarians can use to publicize their offerings, and not just those from ProQuest / CSA (tho'...
- Funability In Danbury
The Loose Cannon Librarian has done a very cool thing: she's mashed the Danbury Library catalog with the social networking tools of Library Thing for Libraries (read more about it on the Library Thing blog). If you look for a book & want to find "more...
Neuroscience
Condoms @ Your Library
Yes, it’s true! This is my favorite example (so far) of libraries thinking outside the box to promote their services.
The October 2007 issue of American Libraries writes about the Penn State Altoona Eiche Library’s recent participation in a recent student health fair. Library staff sponsored a booth where they gave away free condoms with “Eiche Library: Facts You Need Between the Covers” stickers on the packages. Hee! They made glossy bookmarks with the call numbers of sex-related library materials, had a display of sex-related books & reference materials, and had a sex quiz modeled on their library’s existing trivia quizzes.
Terrific idea!
For More Info.
* Imler, Bonnie and Michelle Tomaszewski. “The Powers of Attraction.“ American Libraries, Oct2007, Vol. 38 Issue 9, p60-61. Free online if you’re an ALA member.
- Massachusetts Libraries Commercial
Saw this Massachusetts Library commercial on Ugly Betty the other night (I'm way behind on my tv-watching). It sends you to masslibraries.gov (which redirects to http://libraries.state.ma.us/), where you can find a library near you by typing in your...
- Oclc's Jay Jordan @ Uconn
Yesterday, the University of Connecticut Libraries Forum Team sponsored a conversation with Jay Jordan, president and CEO of OCLC. He was dynamic, engaging, smart, and thoughtful. Some data from Jordan on OCLC itself: Over 60,000 libraries in 112 countries...
- Event I *will* Attend
Next Generation Library Catalogs Wednesday, November 7, 2007 1:00 - 4:00pm University of Massachusetts, Amherst Campus Center Auditorium As a library’s key database and the one system with which most users interact, the online library catalog has been...
- Public Library Marketing Toolkit
ProQuest & CSA have come out with a terrific public library marketing toolkit that could benefit ALL libraries. It includes some great material that savvy librarians can use to publicize their offerings, and not just those from ProQuest / CSA (tho'...
- Funability In Danbury
The Loose Cannon Librarian has done a very cool thing: she's mashed the Danbury Library catalog with the social networking tools of Library Thing for Libraries (read more about it on the Library Thing blog). If you look for a book & want to find "more...