Inviting Engagement with Passive Programming

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Inviting Engagement with Passive Programming

Now that the euphoria of returning to in-person school and library service has worn off, are you having trouble rebuilding your program attendance? Do you find students and patrons more reluctant than ever to engage? We are living in a time of relearning, re-educating, and reassessing—it's the perfect time to invite our users to express themselves within our space.

Passive programming pundits and authors of The Passive Programming Playbook: 101 Ways to Get Library Customers Off the Sidelines Andria A. Amaral and Paula Willey are joined by school librarian Gabriella Pace to talk about passive programming that reaches out. They'll discuss the specific challenges of service to young people and share their delightful solutions. Passive programming is an inclusive way to embrace every library user (even reluctant ones). Join us for your booster shot of inspiration!

Join us to learn how to:

  • Craft passive programs that work for multiple ages
  • Convert unused library space into a lively focal point of activity
  • Connect with community members who may feel overlooked
  • Use passive programming to create a "feedback machine" that can drive collection and programming decisions

About the Presenters

Paula Willey is a children's librarian in Baltimore, MD. She has written about children's literature and family engagement for publications such as School Library Journal, the Baltimore Sun, Booklist, VOYA, and Baltimore's Child and speaks on topics ranging from book illustration and trends in children's literature to what it means when a kid is totally into truly creepy books. A member of the 2019 Michael S. Printz Committee, she is a vocal advocate for families with justice system involvement.

Andria L. Amaral has spent more than 20 years planning and developing public library programs and collections and services for students in grades 6–12, including after-school activities, summer reading contests, and innovative outreach programs targeting at-risk and incarcerated teens. She has provided professional development workshops at local and national library and education conferences, has guest lectured for MLIS students at the University of South Carolina and YA Literature students at the College of Charleston, and serves on the board of the YALLFest young adult literature festival.

Gabbi Pace is a media specialist at Sedgefield Middle School in Goose Creek, South Carolina. She graduated from Columbia College with a bachelor's degree in secondary English education and from USC with a master's in library science. While earning her master's she worked as a library generalist at Charleston County Public Library's main branch, where she assisted in the implementation of passive programming in the Teen Lounge. Now, passive programming ideals are baked into her mindset as a media specialist, and she loves finding ways to engage students when they come into Sedgefield's library, no matter how brief their visit.

MLA Citation

Willey, Paula, Andria L. Amaral, and Gabbi Pace. "Inviting Engagement with Passive Programming." School Library Connection, May 2022, schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/Webinar?LearningModuleId=2279974&topicCenterId=2247903.

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