Creating Dynamic Library Atmospheres
What We Can Learn from Theater, Retail, Museums, and the Container Store
A PLA "Public Libraries at Work" webinar
Once you've displayed books face out, and installed slatwall so you can display even more books face out, what's next? Is the soda machine really the first impression you want to make? See how a professional and some amateurs made some big differences—for very little money.
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this one-hour webinar, participants will:
- Have learned a new way of looking at their libraries
- Have learned about "outside the box" sources for furnishings
- Leave with at least one idea they can implement immediately
Instructors
Sally Decker Smith began her library career in circulation, and originally planned to return to teaching when her younger daughter began school. Thirty library years and an MLS later, she is enjoying a fifth career as a public library consultant, with an emphasis on giving library staff members ways to do their jobs better, and more easily. She met Ted a long, long time ago when she was working her way through undergraduate school at the Museum of Science and Industry.
Ted Swigon studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology) before spending 20 years in the at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, the last five as director of exhibits. He currently is a consultant in the area of museum design, and has also applied his visual skills to libraries all over the country.
Date & Time
Thursday, February 23, 2012
- 2:00–3:00 PM Eastern
- 1:00–2:00 PM Central
- 12:00–1:00 PM Mountain
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM Pacific
Continuing Education Credits
PLA does not award credit hours, or CEUs, for its webinars and cannot verify participation. Individual registrants who attend the webinar will receive a follow up e-mail that could be used to verify attendance. For those participating as part of a group registration (defined as people gathered in one room at one location to participate in the live webinar broadcast) we recommend assigning a staff member to take attendance on-site if verification of attendance is needed.
Fee
- PLA Personal Member: $28.00
- ALA Personal Member: $31.50
- Nonmember: $35.00
Group
- Group of any size: $129.00
For purposes of group registration, a group is defined as people gathered in one room at one location to participate in the live webinar broadcast. We suggest that groups, especially larger groups, plan ahead to use an LCD/LED projector in the room to project the webinar. Groups will also want to have speakers capable of amplifying the webinar audio for the entire room.
Neither individual nor group registration includes permission to rebroadcast or redistribute this webinar. Thank you for your cooperation.
Technical Requirements
This webinar will be presented using the WebEx platform. You may listen to the audio portion of the webinar via your computer's speakers, headphones plugged into your computer's audio jack or USB port; or by dialing in with your telephone (your carrier's charges may apply) or Skype (by following the process outlined by Skype to place calls to land lines). We suggest that groups, especially larger groups, plan ahead to use an LCD/LED projector in the room to project the webinar. Groups will also want to have speakers capable of amplifying the webinar audio for the entire room. No microphone is required.
How to Register
REGISTRATION FOR THIS WEBINAR IS NOW CLOSED. You'll be able to purchase access to the archived recording of this webinar approximately one month after the live event. Visit PLA On-Demand Webinars for more information.
Contact
plawebinars@ala.org
800-545-2433 ext. 5PLA (5752)
