One Ketchikan One Book Kathleen Wiechelman Librarian UAS Ketchikan Campus Library Who we are UAS Ketchikan Lets take on more work The process From the committee To selecting our book ID: 326112
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FROM DREAM TO REALITY:One Ketchikan One Book
Kathleen Wiechelman, Librarian UAS Ketchikan Campus LibrarySlide2
Who we are
UAS KetchikanSlide3
Let’s take on more work!The process:
From the committee To selecting our book
To just usSlide4
Our goalsEncourage people both on and off campus to read the same book and enjoy talking about it (i.e. strengthen literacy)
Raise awareness in the community of our campus and our librarySlide5
The book
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music, by Steve LopezSlide6
The scheduleOpening kick-offThree book discussions
Film showing followed by a discussionPanel discussionThe finale partySlide7
The kick-offSlide8
The food drive that fit right inSlide9
The displaysSlide10
Involvement of UAS-K classesFace to face and distance delivered classesEnglish
PsychologySociologyHumanities
Content was streamed for one class, and students in another class were present at discussions by audio conferenceSlide11
How did we publicize?Posters around townElectronic bulletin boards on campus
Emails to facultyTalk radio and PSAs on radioPress releasesNewspaper articlesWord of mouthAnd moreSlide12
Getting the word outSlide13
http://www.ketch.alaska.edu/library/books/oneketchikanonebook.html
Our websiteSlide14
Facebookhttp://www.ketch.alaska.edu/librarySlide15
The ever changing tri-foldSlide16
Film showing and discussionSlide17
StatsCirculations over the semester (at both
Campus Library and Ketchikan Public Library):Books: 160 Audio book: 20
DVDs: 28
Events:
Book discussions averaged 25 people, including distance students
Film showing and discussion: 25 people
Panel discussion: 33 peopleSlide18
CostsBooks, film, soundtrack $325
Food, paper products for 7 events 400Film license 230TOTAL $ 955Slide19
BenefitsIncreased the profile and good will of the university in townIncreased our circ statistics
Melded our students, faculty, and the community into one semester long projectKathy and I had a fabulous time! People are looking forward to the next OKOB projectSlide20
What would we do next time? Wiki/blog/interactive tool
Get more help! Spend money on newspaper adsThank you!