CE Project Agreement for V-C-1 (001)

Create your library's message

Word version of this agreement

Purpose: Create a library message informing community members what meaningful service the library is providing them.

Name of library:

Proposed completion date:

Core skill: V-C-1: “communicate the library’s needs and accomplishments to library users, the community and to funding agencies.”

Eligible participants: Librarians and trustees

Repeatable?: No.

Do you want help from a CKLS consultant?
___ No help needed.
___ Yes, modify project agreement
___ Yes, suggest other readings or learning
___ Yes, early preparation visit
___ Yes, one-on-one coaching through activity
___ Yes, other: _______________________________

Learning component: Attend a CE event or read the following materials.

• Read “The Storied Library” by Walt Crawford
  


• "Introduction" at http://tinyurl.com/2z5ddx


• "Filling in the story" at http://tinyurl.com/6z4yqh


• "What's your story" at http://tinyurl.com/5jmddx


• "Developing your story" at http://tinyurl.com/4p57p6


• “Expanding Your Story, Finding Their Stories” at http://tinyurl.com/4q9ylb
  


• “Telling your story” at http://tinyurl.com/5xtnfw
  


• Staying Connected, Chapter 12 at http://tinyurl.com/6cqdno


• Browse the “Telling the Library Story Tool Kit” at http://tinyurl.com/57sksg
  


• ALA Winning Support for Your Rural Library toolkit at http://tinyurl.com/5d4lbz
  


• Use Individual Return on Investment Calculator at http://tinyurl.com/ko9dt to calculate the “Value of Services” for last year’s circulation of books, magazines, videos, audiobooks, meeting room use, computer use, etc.
  
  
  1. Find last year’s annual statistical report.
  2. Go to the calculator at http://tinyurl.com/ko9dt
  3. Type in the appropriate circulation and usage numbers in the boxes on the left of the list of library services. (The calculator asks for monthly figures for a family. If you type in monthly circulation of the library, it calculates monthly values returned for the library. If you type in yearly circulation, it calculates yearly values.)
     
  4. The value of each service is shown in the boxes on the right of the list of services.
  5. Fill in value of library services on the worksheet at http://tinyurl.com/3hk2o2
     
• Library Public Relations, Promotions, and Communications by Lisa A. Wolfe, pages 43-47. In CKLS' CE Project Collection
  

Library work component:

1. Fill-out “Create your library's message" worksheet for three of the following people or groups in your community at http://tinyurl.com/5b9rxk


• Mayor


• City manager


• City council


• One service organization (e.g., Lions, Optimists)


• One group of patrons (e.g., parents, seniors, etc.)


2. Give the Parking Lot Speech to one of the three people or groups.


3. Describe in at least one paragraph how the speech went. Did you deliver the speech well? What could you have done better? What was the person’s or group’s reaction?


4. To receive credit for completing this project, submit the following.


• Three filled-out “Creating your library's worksheets.”


• The description of the Parking Lot speech delivery.
  


• A filled out CE Project Agreement Evaluation form (Word document)