NSWPLA Marketing Group Meeting
Thursday 17 November 2pm
Rockdale Library
Attendees: Kelly Wilson – Sutherland kwilson@ssc.nsw.gov.au
Tynelle Spinner – Sutherland tspinner@ssc.nsw.gov.au
Louise Dolle – Cumberland Council lousie.dolle@cumberland.nsw.gov.au
Selina Breckenridge – Inner West Council (Leichhardt) Selina.breckenridge@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
Kathleen Allen – Ryde kallen@ryde.nsw.gov.au
Helen Kassidis – Burwood Helen.kassidis@burwood.nsw.gov.au
Marisa Bottaro - Georges River
Julieri De Florio – Northern Beaches julieri.deflorio@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
Barbara Todes – Randwick Barbara.todes@randwick.nsw.gov.au
Sandy Lange – Randwick sandy.lange@randwick.nsw.gov.au
Eric Connington – Randwick eric.connington@randwick.nsw.gov.au
Janelle Smith (Wollongong) jsmith@wollongong.nsw.gov.au
Trish Whitton (Inner West – Marrickville) trish.whitton@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
Clara Wiebers – Wollongong cwiebers@wollongong.nsw.gov.au
Lydie Bacot – City of Sydney lbacot@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Maddy Coulson – Mosman mcoulson@mosman.nsw.gov.au
Paula Pfoeffer - Bayside Rockdale paula.pfoeffer@bayside.nsw.gov.au
Natalie Funston – Bayside Rockdale natalie.funston@bayside.nsw.gov.au
Adrienne Brown– Gordon Library abrown@kmc.nsw.gov.au
Apologies
Kate Stewart – Stanton Library
Laura Saunders – Hawkesbury Library
Damien Bottle- Shoalhaven
Robyn Sharpe- Shoalhaven
Linda Heald (Eurobodalla)
Simon Welsh - Waverley
1. Welcome
Paula gave a tour of the new Rockdale Library
2. Facebook Page
The facebook page is Public Libraries in NSW and has been going for most of 2016.
Eric from Randwick gave an update on the page – it seems to be going quite well with a total reach of around 97,855. There have been 289 posts, with an average of around 1.65 a day. 727 likes and a 17% increase since May.
Popular posts include:
Library made of recycled books – reach 3,000
New Rockdale Library – 24 shares and reach 2,800
Light hearted post, videos and original items work well.
Everyone was encouraged to put posts up on the Secret Society of Social Librarians so that they could be copied across to the Facebook page.
Randwick asked for volunteers to take over the page. Kelly from Sutherland and Paula from Bayside offered to manage the page for the next little bit.
All libraries were encouraged to send through 2 posts to be scheduled.
3. Update on review of Working Groups from SLNSW
From Mylee Joseph:
As the group members would be aware Ellen Forsyth and I sent around surveys to all working group executive / steering committee members and also to the wider PLN.We are currently analysing the survey results. The project plan for the review of working groups (as approved by the Strategic Network Committee - Zone Secretaries of the NSWPLA) is available on our website http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/advice-best-practice/strategic-network-committee
Also, if anyone isn't currently on the [marketing] email list they can subscribe by sending a blank email to marketing-subscribe [at] libraries.nsw.gov. au
4. Round table
A lot of amazing things happening in public libraries. Here is a summary of what people shared:
Ku-ring-gai
LGNSW had organised for local council staff to attend a workshop titled “Critical marketing and media skills for events”. Most of the event was a presentation by Laticia Gibson, Managing Director of her own company called “Blue Clay Productions”. She is available for Council staff workshops in marketing and social media. There is a fee but worth it for Council and library staff.
Author talks – Jim Coleman and Belinda Alexander went very well
Craft and games very popular. Starting a majong club
Sunday Book Club going well
Library bus bringing in people who can’t get to the library is working well.
Mosman
Canva is good for social media/inspiration quotes etc, posters and PowerPoint presentations. And its FREE!
Not amalgamated yet so planning for 2017
Held a Market for your Mind day for mental health month targeted at young people.
NanNoRiMo writers month.
SRC
Holding a Library Convention next year (like Comic Con but for libraries!)
Sutherland
NanNoRiMo Writer’s Month
Trialling putting local authors together on a panel
Wil Kostakis was very successful – invited talented and gifted students to the session which worked very well
Fiona McIntosh – Chocolate tasting comin gup
Online form for reading suggestions
eNews – pushing out info via this format rather than paper
Cumberland Council – Auburn
Cumberland Council now has 8 libraries (Auburn and Holroyd Library combined)
Marketing material combined now into one promotional flyer
Flashback Friday/Growback Thursday is one of the first joint activities the services are doing and that is going very well.
Northern Beaches
Amalgamated council – Pittwater, Manly and Warringah
Implementing a new marketing plan for the home library service
Temporary brandings
Noticing a decline in HLS customers across NSW
Randwick
International Games Day – 16 events throughout the day
Facebook advertising – reach of 4000 people. Using a target approach
Lineol Bowen Youth Writers Award
Working towards amalgamation with Waverley and Wollahra
Bridge Club
Storytime trail – in different areas along the coast
City of Sydney
Late night Library very popular
Speakers at Customs House Library
New branding coming. Branches closing for a refurb and new technology
Storytime is very popular, so people now have to book
State Library of NSW
Inner West - Leichhadrt
Winding down for the rest of the year
New branding for Inner West Council
Author talks, particularly travel talks, going very well
Comic Conversation went really well this year.
One handed Cooks also very popular
Scratch for Seniors
Code Club – visited Yahoo 7 and had an awesome time!
Inner West – Marrickville
A marketing work group has been set up to talk about branding.
Opening the new branch at Dulwich Hill has shown that all signage has to be obvious
Held events for the Sydney Fringe Festival
Reading to dogs has been a great success
Held a number of very successful author talks – Liane Moriaty, Chalotte Wood
Summer Reading Club
Still has a monthly What’s On
Georges River – Kogarah
Amalgamations
What’s on combining both Kogarah and Hurstville
Interim branding
Tech Savvy Seniors been very successful
Stories Alive
Comic Conversations
Code Club (Scratch for beginniners) goes for whole term
Creative Corner
Good author talks as well
Ryde
Working on a Marketing Plan
School Holiday programs
Going to do some holiday programs outside in the Top Ryde Shopping Centre
Gladsville branch is being refurbished (joint use between Hunters Hill and Ryde Councils)
Infocus Information Talks very successful – nutrition in particular
Mathew Riely was very popular
Bayside
Sept and Oct was Readers and Writers Month. Held a number of successful author talks and writing workshops
Poetry Slam heat was great
Rebranded social media sites and trying to use these a bit more.
Movember campaign on social media
Rebranded for the opening of the new library then had to rebrand again when we amalgamated
Burwood
Waiting for proclamation
Signage and flyers being rebranded
Staff undergoing event management training at TAFE
Summer Reading Club
Pop Up Library at the Pool – special t-shirts
Children’s and CALD events still attracting huge crowds
Now charging for events – more people are turning up
HSC lock in works, however the workshops don’t
Wollongong
Just got an adult budget for programming
Looking at partnerships
Craft and creative programs aimed at family activities
Partnership with Wollongong Youth Service has the Service doing programs with young people
Comic Con is huge
Paws & Tales – assistance dogs literacy program
NEXT MEETINGS
March – Randwick Linoel Bowen Library Maroubra (date TBC)
May, August, November
Looking for libraries who can host in the other months. Please let Paula know paula.pfoeffer@bayside.nsw.gov.au