Performers, Experts, Marketing, Sunshine and Stories, Oh My!

What is Sunshine & Stories?

Sunshine & Stories is a Colorado State Library podcast dedicated to all things summer in public libraries. During our 2024-25 season, keep an eye out for new episodes twice a month from August to May. We’ll explore topics like performers, incentives, outreach, volunteers, capturing impact, and many more ideas related to designing a summer public library program for your whole community (adults included!). Featuring interviews with other Colorado State Library staff and ideas from Colorado library professionals around the state, this podcast aims to provide valuable insight and spark creative ideas in your public library’s own 2025 summer planning. Whether you’re a veteran in the summer library program planning world, a newbie looking to start a summer program for the first time, or someone who’s considering changing up your program a little or a lot this year, we hope this podcast will be a valuable resource for you. Sunshine & Stories is available on most major podcast apps.

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

Episode Summary:

Sunshine and Stories Episode 108: Performers, Experts, & Marketing, Oh My!

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

Resources:

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 brunner_k@cde.state.co.us or Kate Compton at compton_k@cde.state.co.us.

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!

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