The Passive Programming Playbook: 101 Ways to Get Library Customers off the Sidelines

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This book offers 101 passive programming ideas that are extendable, adaptable, customizable, and above all, stealableso your passive programming never runs dry. Passive programming is a cheap, quick, fun way to make all library customers feel like part of the community. It can support reading initiatives, foster family engagement, encourage visit frequency, and coax interaction out of library lurkerswhile barely making a dent in your programming budget. Passive programming can be targeted at children, teens, adults, or seniors; used to augment existing programs; and executed in places where staff-led programming can't reach. It can be light-footed, spontaneous, and easily deployed to reflect and respond to current news, media, library events, and even the weather. But even passive programming pros run out of ideas sometimes, and when that happens, they want a fresh, funny source of inspiration.

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Packed with great ideas that require little money or staff time, this volume will appeal broadly to library program planners, particularly those on tight budgets and those who want to expand patron participation. * Library Journal *
Both public and school librarians can get inspired by these fun ideas; teen library councils could also have a great time designing and implementing these passive programs. * Booklist *

Author Bio

Paula Willey is book selector and partnership advisor at First Book, a nonprofit online bookstore. She has written about children's literature and family engagement for publications such as School Library Journal, the Baltimore Sun, Booklist, VOYA, and Baltimore's Child. Andria L. Amaral plans and develops public library programs and collections and services for students in grades 612. She serves on the board of the YALLFest young adult literature festival.