NJLA Small Libraries Unconference 2017

Small Libraries Unconference - March 6, 2017

9:00am to 1:00pm

Monmouth County Library, Manalapan

SMALL LIBRARIES UNCONFERENCE: SHARING OUR BAG OF TRICKS

Fee: Members - $20
        Non-members - $30
        Students - $10

Schedule:.      
The Unconference will begin with coffee and cake from 9-9:30

From 9:30am to 10:30am, we will play Library Game Show. This is a chance for everyone to share problems and solutions…and have some fun. We’ll invite the audience to submit issues they struggle with. One at a time, we’ll randomly select an issue and give everyone a chance to propose a solution in one minute or less. Let’s see how much our brain trust can solve in just one hour.

Between 10:30 and 12, we’ll offer two sessions with two speakers each. The topics are:

  • “Goldlilocks: Just Right for Small Spaces, Small Budgets” (programs)
  • “Better with Friends” (community collaboration and outreach)
  • “Beyond Pokemon: Getting Teens in Your Library” (YA programs)
  • “How Could Such a Small Library Have Such Big Problems?” (facilities management/administrative challenges)

All of the panels will emphasize audience participation and sharing ideas.

We’ll conclude with an UnLunch from 12pm -1pm. This will be an open discussion for all attendees while we share lunch together.