[Michlib-l] Programming - how much is too much?

[Jean Fellows]

We struggle with this too-- and the staff hours is definitely a guideline.
We try to program for events (Halloween, Christmas, SRP, March is Reading
Month, etc.), to answer community demands,(crafts, science for kids, adult
speakers), more-or-less- by categories: Weekly: 1 storytime in-house, and 1
off-site minimum
Monthly: 2 take-home craft kits, plus 2 kids craft/activity, plus 2 adult,
plus 1- gaming and 1 bookclub.
Quarterly: 1 STREAM event (minimum), plus community events tie-ins
Yearly: SRP, Banned Book, Library Card, Pride, Juneteenth,etc.
Special: Eclipse, Elections, Parades, Farmers Markets,  etc.

This is never as firm as we'd like it, but....

On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM Andrea Ingmire via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Do you have a method for figuring out how many programs you are targeting
> in a certain period of time?  We’re having a cheerful(ish) debate on our
> staff regarding how much programming is too much… and it seems to me that
> this all falls back on how many staff hours we have to devote to
> programming.
>
>
>
> Just wondering if anyone has a good ‘rule of thumb’ with regard to this 😊
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Andrea
>
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Jean Fellows
(she/hers)
Programming Coordinator
Grand Ledge Area District Library
131 E. Jefferson St.,
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
517-627-7014

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