Linking YOU to the World Linking YOU to the World www.readysetbank.org www.readysetbank.org ✓ Library System Overviews PRESENTATION ✓ Learning Objectives OVERVIEW ✓ Program Impact ✓ Best Practices & Lessons Learned ✓ Current Implementation ✓ Q&A
www.readysetbank.org www.readysetbank.org ✓ Serves 2.3 million residents in the City of Houston ✓ Comprises a system network of 44 locations ✓ Welcomed 8.2 million in-person and online visitors in 2018 ✓ Supported over 52 million free Wi-Fi sessions ✓ Attracted 400,000+ participants to programs HPL is a dynamic system that leads, innovates, and evolves to provide ✓ Circulated more than 5.7 million books, equitable, inclusive and responsive magazines, and audio-visual materials programs and services.
www.readysetbank.org ✓ Serves 2.3 million people in the Queens Public Library transforms lives by borough of Queens cultivating personal and intellectual growth and by building strong communities . ✓ 65 locations ✓ Our collection includes more than 5 million books and other materials ✓ Served 11,400,000+ in-person visitors in 2018 ✓ More than 12,400,000+ books, magazines, and audio-visual materials circulated ✓ Offered 87,500+ programs
Linking YOU to the World Linking YOU to the World www.readysetbank.org www.readysetbank.org LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1 Strategies to effectively implement Ready, Set, Bank at your library.
Linking YOU to the World Linking YOU to the World www.readysetbank.org www.readysetbank.org www.readysetbank.org LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2 How to effectively recruit the customer that appropriately fits into the target demo for the program. Awareness of Complementary Programs Identify ✓ Identified target audience Program Right Promotion Audience ✓ Program promotion Recruiting ✓ Train enthusiastic facilitators the right customer ✓ Incentives Recruit and Provide ✓ Recruit and retain Retain Incentives ✓ Aware of complimentary programs offered at Recruit Enthusiastic selected libraries Facilitators
Linking YOU to the World Linking YOU to the World www.readysetbank.org www.readysetbank.org LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3 Connect Understanding the increasingly important role that community Resources to partnerships play in increasing the capacity and effectiveness Communities of libraries, as well as, advancing community priorities. Identify Offer Free Shared in Demand Partner Programs Needs Importance of Community Partnerships Build Optimize Economic Program Awareness Impact Strengthen & Build Relationships
Linking YOU to the World Linking YOU to the World www.readysetbank.org LESSONS LEARNED BEST PRACTICES ✓ Offer basic computer training courses ✓ Strategically partner with community organizations ✓ Allow participants to learn at their pace ✓ Provide training to program facilitators ✓ Touch base with program locations on a weekly basis ✓ Celebrate achievements ✓ Provide targeted incentives
Linking YOU to the World Linking YOU to the World www.readysetbank.org www.readysetbank.org PROGRAM IM IMPACT ✓ NUMBER OF CLASSES FACILITATED ✓ NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS ✓ NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS SERVED ✓ BEHAVIORIAL CHANGES
Linking YOU to the World inking YOU to the World www.readysetbank.org THANK YOU! Houston Public lic Lib ibrary ry THANK YOU! Nicole Robinson NicoleH.Robinson@houstontx.gov 832-393-1559 Sharon Fletcher Sharon.Fletcher@houstontx.gov Queens Public lic Lib ibrary ry 832-393-1623 Q & A Monique Hector Monique.S.Hector@queenslibrary.org 718-990-0700
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