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Harnessing Traditional Media to Promote Your Summer Reading Program

While social media might seem like the best way to reach potential summer reading participants, traditional media, like newspaper and radio, is still an effective way to reach large numbers of community members. Follow these pointers to make the most of these tried-and-true marketing methods.

6 Tips for Using Social Media to Promote Your Summer Reading Program

Social media can be one of the most effective ways to get the word out about your summer reading program. Check out these tips for planning and executing a social marketing campaign.

5 Ways to Use the Time You’ll Save Thanks to Library Software

Library technology is becoming more and more intuitive, giving you the option to take administrative tasks like event and room management off your crowded plate. What should you focus on with the time you’ll free up? In this post, we’ll explore a few of the activities most worth your time and attention once you allow technology to lighten your load.

5 Essential Partners for Your Library’s Health Initiatives

You’re already aware of your community’s need for health literacy programming, but did you know that you don’t have to go about offering this service alone? We have suggestions for five local partners who will help you get the most out of your library’s community health initiatives.

3 Tips to Help Libraries Run Year-round Reading Programs

If you already host a summer reading program, you are likely used to putting a lot of time and effort into planning each year. Why not get more value out of those already invested resources? We have three tips to help you extend your literacy and community engagement efforts throughout the year.

Consider These Stakeholders When Launching Your Library’s Mobile App

When you’re working on launching a mobile app for your library, you’re going to want to consider a whole slew of stakeholders from the very beginning through the go-live date. In this post, we offer some suggestions on how you can engage three important groups of stakeholders from the beginning to gather their input, gain their support and ensure your mobile app launch is a success.

The Evidence for Brain Training – Seeing the Whole Picture

Brain training works! Brain training doesn’t work! Why the back and forth? Learn from Dr. Henry Mahncke of Posit Science how to take a step back to see the full evidence for brain training and which specific types of training are shown to be effective.

3 Ways Wandoo Reader Can Support More Than Your Summer Reading Program

You may have heard of libraries using Wandoo Reader to manage their reading programs, but did you know that the software can actually be used for so much more? From book clubs to staff training programs, we’ve got three creative ideas that will help you meet your community and staff engagement goals in no time.

A Responsive Website and a Mobile App: Does Your Library Really Need Both?

Odds are that many of your patrons rely on their smartphones for access to your library. Is the mobile experience you’re offering meeting their expectations or does it leave something to be desired? In this post, we compare mobile-optimized websites and mobile apps to help you plan a mobile strategy that works.

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