Mastering Program Planning

Jennifer Brown is a doctoral student in instructional design and technology. She is also the Youth and Family Manager for Suffolk Public Libraries. Her interests include aligning library school curriculum with the practical needs of the profession, coaching, modeling, and online cognitive apprenticeships.

Jennifer Brown, MSLIS

Do you develop programming for public library patrons? Do you want to provide programming for library patrons in the future? Do you want to help a fellow programming librarian finish her doctorate degree?
February 13, 2017- March 19, 2017
The primary focus of public libraries is to provide access to information and promote lifelong learning. Libraries accomplish this by providing programming from preschool storytimes where the focus is early literacy, to learning how to knit, building a website, and learning new technology such as 3-D printers. 
This five week course will cover the following:
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<LI>Identifying a programming need</LI>
<LI>Designing and planning a library program</LI>
<LI>Program Marketing</LI>
<LI>Program Evaluation</LI>
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Should you choose to participate, you will be asked to do the following:
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<LI>Sign an online consent form giving us permission to use the data collected in this study. All personal identifiers will be removed once data is collected</LI>
<LI>Completion of a pre-survey to tailor the course based on participant experience</LI>
<LI>Participation and completion in the five week course</LI>
<LI>Completion of a post-class survey</LI>
</UL>
Time commitment:
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<LI>Approximately 1-2 hours a week for five weeks</LI>
<LI>Includes recorded lecture, discussion board posts, and work toward the design and development of a program</LI>
</UL>
If you are interested in learning more about public library programming, please register for this course and we will contact you regarding your next steps.

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