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<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">In light of the recent increase in challenges to materials and<span> </span></span><span data-markjs="true" class="mark0rm72epux" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">program</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">s,
I asked about others<span> </span></span><span data-markjs="true" class="mark0rm72epux" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">program</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span> </span></span><span data-markjs="true" class="markwg0lmts4n" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">policies.
I got a few replys and here it is a digest for you.</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(31, 73, 125) !important">From Grosse Pointe Public Library:</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(31, 73, 125) !important">We have a link in our website with some guidelines and a brief form to complete. Here’s the link: <span> </span><a href="https://grossepointelibrary.org/program-event-proposal-ideas" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px;color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://grossepointelibrary.org/<span data-markjs="true" class="mark0rm72epux" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">program</span>-event-proposal-ideas</a></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Then we meet once a month to discuss and determine which</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="mark0rm72epux" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">program</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">s
we want to pursue.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">From Bayliss Public Library: </span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria, serif;color:rgb(83, 129, 53)">For us, the primary factor we look at is, “<i>Can we afford this?”<span> </span></i>If it passes that test, then usually we will either discuss as a<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="marky3uxpjaif" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">program</span>ming
committee or at least two of us (usually the manager and I) whether any of our patrons would really enjoy X<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="marky3uxpjaif" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">program</span>. I
think it helps to really know your patrons. I don’t know anything about Southfield, and I don’t know how big the area is, but if you feel like you’re not too familiar with the folks you’re serving, I would suggest talking to circulation about who comes through.
They will give you a great idea of who comes into the library and maybe even the<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="marky3uxpjaif" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">program</span>s they talk about.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria, serif;color:rgb(83, 129, 53)">As the<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="marky3uxpjaif" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">program</span>ming coordinator,
the most important thing to me when planning a<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="marky3uxpjaif" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">program</span><span> </span>is whether it is beneficial to our patrons. Sometimes
I think some librarians lose sight that ultimately they are serving the public and focus on what they like…but we have to keep in mind that we won’t always like what our patrons want, but we need to keep those biases aside – what they want takes priority.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">From Peter White Public Library: </span></div>
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I’ve been looking at these too. I was looking for a<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markdtzt7zsdq" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">policy</span><span> </span>that also included a virtual<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markyr237r0uy" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">program</span>ming
section, thus the Long Beach, NY<span> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markdtzt7zsdq" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">policy</span>.</p>
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Attaching the policies I’ve found thus far…</p>
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<font face="Arial" size="3">Kelly Ireland Rembert<br>
Outreach Librarian<br>
Southfield Public Library<br>
26300 Evergreen Rd.<br>
Southfield, MI 48076<br>
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(248) 796-4367<br>
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