Going Virtual : Programs and Insights from a Time of Crisis
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0838948782
ISBN-13
9780838948781
Publisher
American Library Association
Imprint
ALA Editions
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 28th, 2021
Print length
120 Pages
Weight
150 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 1.20 cms
Ksh 6,300.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
Delivery in 14 days
2 copies in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Delivery in 14 days
Secure
Quality
Fast
The creative programs shared in this book vividly demonstrate the ways in which library programming can make communities stronger and more resilient by creating lifelong learners, fostering conversation, and forging connections.
The creative programs shared in this book vividly demonstrate the ways in which library programming can make communities stronger and more resilient by creating lifelong learners, fostering conversation, and forging connections.
From the moment the pandemic took hold in Spring 2020, libraries and library workers have demonstrated their fortitude and flexibility by adapting to physical closures, social distancing guidelines, and a host of other challenges. Despite the obstacles, they've been able to stay connected to their communities-and helped connect the people in their communities to each other, as well as to the information and services they need and enjoy. Ostman and ALA's Public Programs Office (PPO) here present a handpicked cross-section of successful programs, most of them virtual, from a range of different libraries. Featuring events designed to support learning, spark conversation, create connection, or simply entertain, the ideas here will inspire programming staff to try similar offerings at their own libraries. Showcasing innovation in action as well as lessons learned, programs include
From the moment the pandemic took hold in Spring 2020, libraries and library workers have demonstrated their fortitude and flexibility by adapting to physical closures, social distancing guidelines, and a host of other challenges. Despite the obstacles, they've been able to stay connected to their communities-and helped connect the people in their communities to each other, as well as to the information and services they need and enjoy. Ostman and ALA's Public Programs Office (PPO) here present a handpicked cross-section of successful programs, most of them virtual, from a range of different libraries. Featuring events designed to support learning, spark conversation, create connection, or simply entertain, the ideas here will inspire programming staff to try similar offerings at their own libraries. Showcasing innovation in action as well as lessons learned, programs include
- COVID-19 Misinformation Challenge, featuring an email quiz, to encourage participants to separate fact from fiction;
- weekly virtual storytimes;
- community cooking demonstrations via Zoom;
- an online grocery store tour, complete with tips about shopping healthy on a budget;
- a virtual beer tasting that boasted 80 attendees;
- socially distanced "creativity crates" for summer reading;
- an online Minecraft club for kids ages 6 and up;
- a Zoom presentation about grieving and funerals during COVID, featuring the director of a local funeral home;
- Art Talk Tuesday, a one-hour, docent-led program;
- a virtual lecture on the history of witchcraft, presented by a public library in partnership with a university rare book room, that drew thousands of viewers;
- "knitting for knewbies" kits for curbside pickup;
- Songs from the Stacks, an ongoing virtual concert series in the style of NPR's "Tiny Desk"; and
- a pink supermoon viewing party that included people howling at the moon together from their homes on Facebook Live.
Get Going Virtual by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by American Library Association and it has pages.
