The key to promote and change the image of the public library and marketing its services is to change the standard library vocabulary to something more catching , attractive and useful to patrons.
How do we do that? Can prek story time become a class or workshop? ( Parents and guardians will see the benefits of something more educational and informational) Any program can be called a class , workshop, or seminar.
Circulation procedures can be called customer serve. The librarian will have the job of being the program developer, library manager, instructor, team leader or research specialist. As librarians we need to adapt our library specific works that do not really connect to our patrons. We can replace many terms to show more educational and community goals. We want to show a more educational , community focus that patrons will be able to view as necessary and beneficial.
Use terms that draw patrons in to the library to use the resources and programs. Think of vocabulary that includes more community and educational focus instead of older terms will help the community have a new view of the library.
Begin today to think of and use new vocabulary to advertise, promote and describe your library and the programs you provide to the patrons.
How do we do that? Can prek story time become a class or workshop? ( Parents and guardians will see the benefits of something more educational and informational) Any program can be called a class , workshop, or seminar.
Circulation procedures can be called customer serve. The librarian will have the job of being the program developer, library manager, instructor, team leader or research specialist. As librarians we need to adapt our library specific works that do not really connect to our patrons. We can replace many terms to show more educational and community goals. We want to show a more educational , community focus that patrons will be able to view as necessary and beneficial.
Use terms that draw patrons in to the library to use the resources and programs. Think of vocabulary that includes more community and educational focus instead of older terms will help the community have a new view of the library.
Begin today to think of and use new vocabulary to advertise, promote and describe your library and the programs you provide to the patrons.
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