I’m back from the Virginia Library Association conference without ever mentioning I was going! I co-presented a session on the staff technology training program I’ve been doing and assisted with 2 of the 3 other presentations the Roanoke Public Libraries did there. The response for all of the presentations were overwhelmingly positive. I was proud to be part of an organization full of dynamic, knowledgable folks who are as excited about libraries as I am!
As part of our presentations we put together a website to house all of the slideshows as well as supplementary material. In the case of the staff technology training presentation, we currently have all of the materials we use for patron classes available and will soon have all of our staff classes up as well! All of these materials are free for other libraries to use. Nothing like giving things away to make people like your presentation!
Looking back on the presentations we gave there was an overarching theme; taking the desires and habits of patrons into account and then projecting library services out of their traditional boundaries, whether in programming, collection development, or even physical location! I’m excited to continue to create programs and services within this theme.
Have a look at the presentation site; you can join the site for free and comment to pages, ask questions, and communicate with other librarians!
