Part one and part two are designed to work together. You may come to one or both!

PART ONE

Cake pans, garden tools, musical instruments, and more are now being added to collections to ensure that patrons can have a truly enriching experience with their local library. This two-part conversation will have a presentation in the morning and discussion in the afternoon.

In the first session, participants will learn the history of how non-traditional materials were introduced into libraries. Topics covered will include needs assessment, policies, library needs for storage and circulation, and examples of successes and failures.

Whether just starting to think about adding non-traditional materials to your collection or having years of experience, these sessions should give you some great information to take back to your library.

If attending both sessions, you must register for each separately and please bring a brown bag lunch.