tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post8827627204108015480..comments2023-12-25T03:14:35.667-06:00Comments on Tiny Tips for Library Fun: Shaking Up SLP - Facing Down FearMarge Loch-Woutershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-6551258934454792872015-03-04T20:51:50.821-06:002015-03-04T20:51:50.821-06:00We talked alot on an informal basis with kids and ...We talked alot on an informal basis with kids and parents ("Say, if we did x and y, what do you think - would it make you guys more likely to participate - or not participate?"). We also listen to comments parents make during the program itself - it really helps us work through changes and add new stuff or change-up old stuff. Alot of our innovation was driven by the patrons themselves!Marge Loch-Woutershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299355611398291374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-26018028862269036922015-03-04T16:51:59.162-06:002015-03-04T16:51:59.162-06:00Has anyone gotten feedback (whether informal or fo...Has anyone gotten feedback (whether informal or formal) from the children and parents before the library made changes to the summer reading program? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175652458700347449.post-19893273750322511162015-02-16T16:45:51.166-06:002015-02-16T16:45:51.166-06:00Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. When we abandoned our &qu...Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. When we abandoned our "grand prize" drawings last year, my staff and I prepped for what we would tell the disappointed patrons. We brainstormed a script, we role-played. And then... we did not have ONE complaint. (We did have a few questions, but no disappointment.) The changes we've made to the SRC over the past couple of years have made it a MUCH easier program for our staff to run, have bolstered staff buy-in of the program (we're offering something we can all get behind), and our participation is about the same as it's been since I started there. Let go of fear! Make positive changes! Yes!!!!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618668989233112126noreply@blogger.com