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 like to 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.

[oladcock]

Well, I don't know who's driving the bus but I'm looking at doing them and in the process trying to put together a power point presentation to go along with the "story". Most of the venues I'd do them at have PP equipment already installed. When and if I get the PP up and running, I'll share it. I can see doing a lot more of them for Church congregations and schools than libraries, in fact if I do any, they'll be "Libertyseeds" no matter where they're held. It's just my opinion, we don't mention the importance churches had in our founding as much as we should.....O.L.

[Col Barrett]

Thanks oladcock, I understand. Tomato Tamato rihgt? I really don't care what they are called,  they are one in the same. I think in the end, true Libraryseeds, that being a history/liberty speech given at a library, will spawn into opportunities to hold Libertyseeds, which would be the history/liberty speech in front of any other organization.

Just to let you know, it sounds like azmule is putting together a ppt presentation, not sure if he will have finished in time for your needs, but I will be sure and remind folks it is available. This is the thread he mentioned it in: http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=23425.msg181887;topicseen#msg181887

Thanks for showing interest and stepping up to try and get them started in NM. Let us know how they go!