Thursday March 29, 2018 Ku-rin-gai Library

Attendance: Gayatri Krishnamurthy (Ku-ring-gai), Rebecca Rose (Ku-ring-gai), Melanie Mutch (Hornsby), Phillip Jones (Ryde), Lydie Baut (CoS), Steph Daly (Wollongong), Lisa McEwan (Georges River), Cathy Krause (Central Coast), Kim Thomson (SLNSW), Lousie Dolle (Cumberland), Margaret Dunworth (Willoughby), Jose Cavallaro (Inner West), Jenn Martin (Woollahra), Marisa Bottaro (Georges River), Ros Strange (Northern Beaches), Maddy Coulson (Mosman), Jinru Zhu (Canterbury-Bankstown). plus 14 participants online via Blue Jeans including Mylee Joseph (SLNSW), Paula Pfoeffer (Campbelltown), Julie Levell (Campbelltown), Kristen Twomey (Snowy Rivers)

. Kristin Twomey from Snowy Rivers Library : Cooks, Books and Produce @ the Tumut Library Presentation video here: https://youtu.be/8zNQ1UEurP0 Simon Welsh from Waverley Library : Harry Potter Festival Presentation documents: https://www.slideshare.net/secret/H3aJDOvbTo1jhc

- discussion led by Melanie Mutch from Hornsby Library Melanie presented some ideas which Hornsby is doing. A slideshare link to her presentation is here: https://www.slideshare.net/secret/jauaAnJUVJB5ZY Other ideas included: Anythink Libraries (Rangeview USA) have good ways of displaying information about their streaming / download resources (e.g. audiobooks, ebooks, music, videos and magazines) on their website for clients https://www.anythinklibraries.org/stream-download and also their eresources / databases https://www.anythinklibraries.org/research BrightSign is a product to control digital signage across multiple locations / signshttps:www.brightsign.com.au/(used at Wollongong Library) If you want to try making your own QR codes here is a free QR code generator https://www.qr-code-generator.com/ (there are lots of others online) A company that was recommended by someone in the meeting = Digital Storytellers www.digitalstorytellers.com.au they run training workshops for libraries on how to create videos for your library on an iPhone etc. EBSCO have some promotional kits for their databases http://support.ebsco.com/promotion/ (including tutorials, bookmarks, flyers, posters, and more) 10 Tips for Optimising and Promoting your EBSCO eResources https://help.ebsco.com/interfaces/EBSCOhost/training_promotion/10_Tips_for_Optimizing_and_Promoting_Your_EBSCO_Resources EBSCO also run webinars if libraries are interested in pursuing: The contact person for suggesting webinars is: Kylie Peckham, BA, Grad Dip Lib,Training Specialist – available Mondays and Tuesdays kpeckham@ebsco.com NSW.net subscribes to the American Library Association eBook collection as a professional development resource for NSW public library staff only. The login details (which are on our website) are here: URL: http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/ Login ID: nsw Login Password: au@nsw Of particular interest is the title below: Marketing your library's electronic resources : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians® published by Neal-Schuman Wollongong Library use iMovie to create and edit their videos. Wollongong Library has a “personality” for advertising purposes … a dad with three kids (who of course tells dad jokes).All videos were scripted (except the interview), filmed and edited by the Digital Services team. Here are some links to some of their videos: The Overdue Book : https://www.facebook.com/wollongongcitylibraries/videos/1713749362001693/ … keep an eye out for part two coming soon! Interview with Alexander McCall Smith: https://www.facebook.com/wollongongcitylibraries/videos/1699553773421252/ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – International Towel Day : https://www.facebook.com/wollongongcitylibraries/videos/1414656988577600/ May the Fourth – Meet Your Librarian – Darth Vader: https://www.facebook.com/wollongongcitylibraries/videos/1390518270991472/ www.facebook.com/wollongongcitylibrariesand on Instagram at www.instagram.com/wollongonglibraries

What is happening in your library: Phillip from City of Ryde brought a copy of their newsletter and shared it with the group. As a part of his role he designed the Newsletter from the Outlook Calendar and gets printed as a A-3 document and gets printed monthly Lydie from City of Sydney told us that earlier they had a printed newsletter which now has evolved into an E-newsletter which get sent to library members who signed up for it and it is also available on the desks as a pdf file which is printed only on demand. Melanie told us that at the Hornsby Library the events get included in the rates notice sent by the council Steph from Wollongong said that they are working on a Calendar as well. Lisa from Georges River talked about how the amalgamation has created a different environment now and she was working on combining the 2 e-resources collection into one and the system is being harmonised into one. They seem to have an in-house designer for the Council and they have to send the requests earlier to meet their deadlines. Rebecca from Ku-ring-gai Library talked about her role in organizing the e-newsletter. Ku-ring-gai does not have printed newsletter.