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Texas Library
Snapshot Day Proves:
Texans Love Libraries!
Types of
Information
to Collect
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How many books are checked out?
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How many people receive help
finding a job? Doing their taxes? Doing their homework?
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This initiative provides an easy
means to collect statistics, photos, and stories that will enable the
library community to show the value of their libraries to
decision-makers and increase public awareness.
Texas Library Snapshot Day is
presented by the
Texas Library Association.
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What is it?
Library Snapshot Day provides a
way for libraries of all types across Texas to show what happens in a
single day in their libraries. It is a “snapshot” of a day in the life of
your library. To participate, pick a single day in the month of October to gather and submit information about
your library.
The purpose of Library Snapshot Day is to
allow the statewide library community to gather similar data that we can
use to promote libraries.
How does Library
Snapshot Day work?
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Although our target day is October 31, you can a single day in October of 2011.
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Promote that day to your
community and students. Let them know you’ll be “snapping” a shot of the
library’s activities that day. It’s our way of asking patrons to say
“cheese!”
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Collect data, stories, and
photographs.
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Upload that information to the
Texas Library Snapshot Day Web form. Be sure to upload your information
by November 11, 2011.
What then?
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You can use that information in
your own activities.
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See what other libraries are
doing.
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Get a sense of statewide library
usage.
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All the information will be
accessible to participating libraries.
Okay, how do I get
started?
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Pick a day.
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Download Resources
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Promote Your Events
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Hold Your Library Snapshot Day
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Upload Your Statistics, Stories,
and Photos
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Check Out the Results Across the
State
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Develop Your Own PR Material
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Use That PR Material to Promote
Your Library
Read the information
submitted by 501 Texas libraries during the Spring 2010 Library Snapshop
Day last April:
Full Report •
Summary Article
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Sample Press
Release
Visit the TLA website to find out
how to advocate
for Texas libraries. |
LIBRARY
DATA INPUT
Survey Instructions & Form Preview (doc)
Texas Library Snapshot Day Input Form (to submit final data)
RESOURCE LIBRARY
(DOCS)
Patron Forms
(may be adapted by individual libraries as needed)
Photo
Permission Form
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