Successful Program Presenters

Share program presenters you have hosted at your library or system. 

Please include:

• Presenter Name

• Title of Program

• Date of Program

• Brief Program Description

• Presenter Contact Information

• Host Name and Contact Information

• Fee Paid and Any Relevant Details

• Evaluation (whether the program was a success at your library or system)

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Presenter Name: Helene Blowers, Director of Digital Strategy

Title of Program: Surfing the Cs & Wading in 2.0 Tide Pools

Date of Program: 9.26.08

Brief Program Description:Community, collaboration, and creativity; these are all words used to describe libraries, but they are also great descriptors for these new emerging web tools that are collectively referred to as "Web 2.0." Presentation focused on how libraries are benefited from this wave of new technology (most of which are completely free) and learned about to empower their community through collaboration and creativity. 

Presenter Contact Information: Columbus Metropolitan Library Hblowers@columbuslibrary.org 614.479.3029

Host Name and Contact Information: Annette Birdsall, Youth Services Consultant, Finger Lakes Library System, annette@flls.org

Fee Paid: Contact Presenter

Evaluation: The program was a tremendous success!

Presenter Name: Kelly Vikstrom - YA Librarian at Enoch Pratt Free Library and YALSA trainer

Title of Program:  What Do I Do with these Crazy Teens?

Date of program: 7.18.08

Brief Program Description: In a three hour program, Kelly covered teen brain development, followed by participatory exercises and discussion of teen behaviors and the ‘whys’ behind them. Speaker discussed strategies for dealing with problem behaviors and keeping cool, including positive reinforcement, programming and teen participation

Presenter Contact Information: Kelly was at Enoch Pratt Free Library but is now at the Friends School of Baltimore: kvikstrom@friendsbalt.org; 410-649-3200 

Host Name and Contact Information: Mary Fellows, Upper Hudson Library System, mary@uhls.lib.ny.us; 518-437-9880 ext. 228

Fee paid: $300, plus transportation from Baltimore, food and one night's hotel

Evaluation: Kelly did what she said she would do and did it very well. She's a good presenter and people liked her. Larger libraries were especially pleased at the teen behavior ideas. Some of the smaller ones expected more actual programming help and were therefore disappointed.

• Aviva Kane

• Flashy Flyers for Teens

• February 12, 2008

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• Aviva Kane, Librarian, Jericho Public Library, avivakane@gmail.com, 516-935-6790, x 49

• Renee McGrath, Nassau Library System, renee@nassaulibrary.info, 516-292-8920, x 230

• $200 (negotiable) + transportation (and lodging if necessary)

   

• The program was a big success.  The YA librarians definitely came away energized and enthusiastic about punching up their flyers.  I was also able to incorporate many of the suggestions and ideas that Aviva had in my own flyers to the libraries.