{"product_id":"going-virtual-programs-and-insights-from-a-time-of-crisis-paperback","title":"Going Virtual: Programs and Insights from a Time of Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Ostman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment the pandemic took hold in Spring 2020, libraries and library workers have demonstrated their fortitude and flexibility by adapting to physical closures, social distancing guidelines, and a host of other challenges. Despite the obstacles, they've been able to stay connected to their communities--and helped connect the people in their communities to each other, as well as to the information and services they need and enjoy. Ostman and ALA's Public Programs Office (PPO) here present a handpicked cross-section of successful programs, most of them virtual, from a range of different libraries. Featuring events designed to support learning, spark conversation, create connection, or simply entertain, the ideas here will inspire programming staff to try similar offerings at their own libraries. Showcasing innovation in action as well as lessons learned, programs include\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCOVID-19 Misinformation Challenge, featuring an email quiz, to encourage participants to separate fact from fiction; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eweekly virtual storytimes;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecommunity cooking demonstrations via Zoom;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean online grocery store tour, complete with tips about shopping healthy on a budget;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea virtual beer tasting that boasted 80 attendees;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esocially distanced \"creativity crates\" for summer reading;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean online Minecraft club for kids ages 6 and up;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea Zoom presentation about grieving and funerals during COVID, featuring the director of a local funeral home;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt Talk Tuesday, a one-hour, docent-led program; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea virtual lecture on the history of witchcraft, presented by a public library in partnership with a university rare book room, that drew thousands of viewers;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"knitting for knewbies\" kits for curbside pickup;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSongs from the Stacks, an ongoing virtual concert series in the style of NPR's \"Tiny Desk\";\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea pink supermoon viewing party that included people howling at the moon together from their homes on Facebook Live;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand many others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Ostman is the communications manager in the American Library Association's Public Programs Office, where she serves as editor of ProgrammingLibrarian.org, a web resource for library professionals. Before joining the ALA and the library field in 2014, she spent nearly a decade as a newspaper reporter, editor, and freelance writer. Ostman has an MA in journalism from Columbia College in Chicago and a BA in sociology and theater from Smith College in Massachusetts. ALA's Public Programs Office (PPO) empowers libraries to create vibrant hubs of learning, conversation and connection in communities of all types.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52696209522995,"sku":"9780838948781","price":69.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZTFaMXZ4YjlHeDNiZk8veFJZZEU2QT09.webp?v=1763103609","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/going-virtual-programs-and-insights-from-a-time-of-crisis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}