Need input on Libraryseeds

[Col Barrett]

Fellow Appleseeders,

Can I please get some feedback from yall as to who is leading the efforts on Libraryseeds in your state?

I have already done a couple of these and have found they are rather simple and not extremely time demanding. The event itself is typically no more than an hour and a half to share the three strikes, a power liberty benediction and a pitch for Appleseed. As for advertising for the event, you can download the cool 3 strikes poster here: http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=2077.msg174789#msg174789 , or request some copies be added to your shoot boss's shoot box at the next shoot. These can be posted at a minimum on the bulletin board at the library, over water fountains or maybe beside the door of the meeting room.

In addition to the posters, see if the library has a newsletter that our event can be added to. Try and have a second event in place so that you can tell your audience if they appreciated the message and thought others should hear it, then they should bring someone next month on x date. Also, a small ad can be run in local papers announcing the event, try and have this done at least once two weeks before, if not 2-3 times if the paper will allow. A sample of the press release can be found here: http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=2077.msg22285#msg22285 Remember, most newspapers need something to fill their pages so it doesn't look empty and the nonprofit angle is a good way to get in the paper for free. Don't forget to invite the librarians, their families, home school groups and your neighbors!

Once you invest the hours of getting templates together and contacts at the local newspapers then this becomes pretty easy stuff. I don't think it is out of the question that each member could share the story AT LEAST once a month at one library, if not once at two libraries a month. This will exponentially increase our exposure and get more people to hear the real story behind our program.

Please let me know who in your state has already made efforts or plans to on this front and what they have found does/does not work. I would collect info on this and see what kind of difference this makes in our program.

Remember, these can spin off from the libraries and requests may come to speak at senior living centers, church groups, home school groups, tea party meetings etc.

Please post here or PM me with any questions.

[azmule]

Not really coordinating anything, but I've got one coming up July 3rd at the Wilmot library in Tucson - it's scheduled as a presentation to the local Mensa group, but their meeting is open to the public.  I'm putting together some Powerpoint slides with maps and illustrations, since the library has facilities to display it, and I intend to follow up with monthly presentations after that, rotating through the other libraries in town.

[Col Barrett]

Great news azmule, please keep us posted and let us know how things play out. Sounds like you are going to be doing 3 strikes with all the bells and whistles. Have fun and good luck!

[TruTenacity]

Not really coordinating anything, but I've got one coming up July 3rd at the Wilmot library in Tucson - it's scheduled as a presentation to the local Mensa group, but their meeting is open to the public.  I'm putting together some Powerpoint slides with maps and illustrations, since the library has facilities to display it, and I intend to follow up with monthly presentations after that, rotating through the other libraries in town.

azmule,

I've never put a Powerpoint presentation together and I'll bet I'm not alone.  I was wondering, are the PP slides something you can share as downloads on the LibrarySeeds thread in WL-X Promo here:  http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=2077.0?

If so, would you mind posting them for others to use?  That would be very helpful.

Thanks to all in AZ for getting the LibrarySeeds off the ground.

TruT

[azmule]

Sure thing - when I get it finished.  After the RWVA/Appleseed intro page it'll consist primarily of overview and different closups of the map found at http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=18178.0 with a few illustrations and reinforcing text occasionally mixed in.