Resources
Educational content to help propel your library’s community engagement strategy.
How to How to Keep Summer Reading Participants Engaged
Download this free guide, which is filled with ideas on how to drive ongoing program engagement and motivate participants to keep coming back all summer long.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How Wandoo Reader Helped Drive 33% Increase in Adult Summer Reading Participation
Download this case study to learn how Wandoo Reader helped Kirkwood Public Library engage more adult patrons in its summer reading program than ever.
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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.
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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.
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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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3 Actions Public Libraries Should Be Taking in Response to OCLC’s 2018 Funding Report
The OCLC’s latest research shows that a majority of US voters value public libraries, yet they aren’t supporting them where it counts — in the voting booth. In this post, we present key action items for libraries to garner funding, based on the “From Awareness to Funding: Voter Perceptions and Support of Public Libraries in 2018” report.
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