Outreach for Librarians: Workshops

Pop-Up Tables

Pop-Up tables are just what they sound like – having a table where there normally isn’t one in a high traffic area to attract attention to whatever you may be doing, and they nicely facilitate demonstrations as well as activities.

Suggested demonstrations for pop-up tables

Databases

• What we have and how to search
• Specific databases like Flipster and Opposing Viewpoints
• e-books

Physical resources

• Magazines
• Graphic novels
• Games for checkout
• Makerspace items for checkout
• Any other special collection you have.

Thematic

• Thanksgiving

Adulting 101 topics

• Calendars
• Sew on a button
• Write your name in cursive
• Budgets
• Taxes

Workshops

Why: 

Formal education should only be a jumping off point in our journey as life-long learners, and there’s so much to know!  What are you interested in?  What do think students would like to learn or should know?  Teach it!  Librarians are faculty, and faculty teach.  Librarians are in the unique situation to expand opportunities to teach and fill in the gaps of student knowledge and abilities, and in doing so, we can help increase student retention, perseverance and "grit".

How To:

• Workshops can be done in a variety of ways including pop-up tables and traditional workshops that are taught in a classroom or computer lab.
• Once you have an idea for a topic, decide who is going to teach it – you or invite someone in.

Topics for Workshops

Informational

• Human Trafficking
• Book Discussion Group
• Video Discussion Group

Technical

• Software programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe products)
• Microsoft Office 360
• File Management
• Video Creation
• WordPress
• 3D Printing

Adulting 101

See Adulting 101 page