Ep. 108 Performers, Experts, & Marketing, Oh My!

You can now use the survey link below AND text us your feedback via Buzzsprout with this link right here!!Sunshine and Stories Episode 108: Performers, Experts, & Marketing, Oh My! Episode Summary: Kate and Kate share their own experiences working with performers and experts to provide a variety of public library programs not only during the summertime, but throughout the year. They also chat marketing strategies as well as tips and tricks they’ve picked up from Colorado library professionals all over the state.  00:00 – Introduction 01:13 – Professional vs. local performers/experts  08:55 – Don’t forget the planning and logistics 16:09 – Let’s talk marketing strategies 22:27 – What do you want us to chat about next year? 23:05 – Book and program recommendations 25:17 – Closing References: Collaborative Summer Library Program Colorado Youth Services Library Network mailing list The Moth’s Storytelling Tips and Tricks Spellbinders Storytellers Colorado Book Awards information and 2024 finalists/winners Unplugged Voices: 125 Tales of Art and Life from Northern New Mexico, the Four Corners and the West compiled and edited by Sara Frances Light Speaks written by Christine Layton, illustrated by Luciana Navarro Powell Colorado Public Library Staff-Recommended Performers and Experts as of Nov 2024    Colorado Collaborative Summer Library Program Manual Access Code: Colorado folks, if you still need our state’s CSLP 2025 manual access code, please reach out to Kate Brunner at [email protected]  or Kate Compton at [email protected].  If you live and work in another US state or territory, please contact your CSLP state/territory representative instead.   Next Drop-in Chat: Hey Colorado library folks! Join us on December 3, 2024 at 11:00 am to noon Mountain Time for our next online Summer Drop-in Chat. No need to register. Come when you can, stay for as long as you can. See you soon! If you work in a library and gave us a listen, please let us know what you think by completing a short feedback survey for this episode.  Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm. Learn how to start a podcast here. This project is made possible in part by a grant from the US Institute of Museum and Library Service.