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National Library Week Resources

National Library Week is April 15-21, 2007!

Need ideas for your next National Library Week celebration? The PLL Public Relations Committee has plenty of ideas for you to try. Read on!

THINGS TO DO

  • Appreciation lunch

  • Arts and Crafts show featuring work by anyone in the firm

  • Awards day with guest speaker who praises librarianship

  • Book drive for local charity

  • Book exchange

  • Career day

  • Create a display of articles/books written by attorneys (and also librarians) at the firm
    Crossword puzzle

  • Dessert fest

  • Do you know your librarian(s) trivia

  • Educational lunch class

  • Favorite Books List: Ask everyone in the firm to submit 2-3 titles of their favorite books from the past year and compile them into a list

  • Give out promotional pins and anyone "caught" wearing a pin gets to pick a prize from a grab bag

  • Give out temporary tattoos with library logo and anyone "caught" wearing a tattoo gets their name put in the drawing for a prize at the end of each day

  • Golf putt contest

  • Guess the number of titles in the library or linear feet the library occupies

  • Guess the Person Contest: "What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up"

  • Guess the Person Contest: "What Was Your First Job"

  • Library tours

  • Limerick contest (easier for some than poetry)

  • New book display, or display featuring some books you'd like to draw attention to, even if they're not new

  • Open house

  • Photo Contest: Everyone bring photos of their pets; contest is try to guess which pet belongs to which person

  • Photo Contest: Everyone bring their baby pictures; contest is try to guess who is who

  • Poetry contest

  • A raffle

  • Scavenger hunt

  • Show a movie at lunch

  • A tea

  • Testimonial dinner (roast) for charity or library foundation

  • Trivia contest

  • Use ALA's "Make Your Own" READ Poster software and use people in your firm as the "stars"

  • Wine and cheese hour

  • Word search puzzle


THINGS TO HAVE ON HAND

  • Balloons

  • Banners

  • Brochures on all library services

  • Flowers

  • Flyers

  • FOOD!!!

  • Freebies (online time, pens, notepads, sticky notes - hit up your vendors)

  • Gift certificates to the local independent bookstore

  • Popcorn is always a draw

  • Posters

  • Promotional t-shirts or pins

  • Progress report/statistics on library services

  • Updated information about cost of services/benefits of services
     

 


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