Dear art library colleagues,
I am in the process of gathering information on programs that art libraries have hosted (or will host) for library patrons. Specifically, I am writing an article on a library event that invited patrons to bring a "mystery" work of art to the library and spend a morning learning how to use library resources to find information about the work, and I would like to be able to compare this event to similar things that other libraries have done. There is not much in the literature that I can find, hence this informal survey.
If your library has hosted or will host any kind of outreach, special-invitation, member, or other informational event within the last 5 years or so, could you please email me off-list and give me a description of the event? - its purpose, who was invited (audience), how many people came, format of the event, whether it achieved its purpose, etc. This could include information literacy programs, workshops, library orientations for a specific audience, and probably many other things I'm not specifically listing. I'd be interested in programs hosted by all kinds of art libraries (public, academic, special), and by museum libraries in particular.
All information will be kept anonymous unless you specifically tell me it does not need to be.
If it would be quicker and easier to talk about the event than to write about it, please feel free to call me.
I greatly appreciate any help and information you can give me!
Gratefully,
Karen Bucky
Collections Access & Reference Librarian
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
225 South Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
V: 413.458.0532
F: 413.458.9542
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