[Publib] Celebrating 100 years!

[Kelli Staley]

We (Lansing Public Library, Lansing, IL) are celebrating our 70th anniversary this year.

This coincides with the anniversary of the Historic Ford Hangar at Lansing Airport.  The village is planning several events, and there are even going to be fiberglass "tri-motor" planes in front of businesses.

We made our theme for the year "Lansing Public Library Soars at 70"

To celebrate all year, we're highlighting 70 programs or "flights."  
Many are events we already had planned: book discussions, computer classes, youth events, teen events, adult events. 
The summer reading program will also have a flight theme too.

We're using 1 basic flyer, and will display all 70 (we've got 14 posted so far) on a large wall near our lower level entrance.
We're also having a trivia contest, with a new question each month.

So far, this has been really successful for publicity.  Right when we announced it, the local paper wanted a list of all 70 events. (We haven't finalized all 70 yet.)  Here's what we have planned so far...

http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/70.htm

I posted one of the flyers on my blog http://www.kellistaley.com/2006/01/lansing-public-library-soars-at-70.html

I've been told that event #70 will be in December, and will be a reception.

Kelli Staley
Information Technology Services
Lansing Public Library
2750 Indiana Avenue
Lansing, IL 60438
(708) 474-2447, ext. 123
http://www.lansing.lib.il.us
kstaley at lansing.lib.il.us
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Diane McKee 
  To: publib at webjunction.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:55 PM
  Subject: [Publib] Celebrating 100 years!



  The Howell Carnegie Library will be 100 years old this November.  We are looking for ideas on how to celebrate!

  We held a tea when we turned 80 and invited some local folks to reminisce.  We videotaped the tea party.  It was a bit surprising to find out that over 60 years ago, teens were meeting behind the boston fern to canoodle!

  We have tossed around having more than one event, spread out a bit so we can focus on children or specific services.

  Any and all suggestions are appreciated!

  Diane McKee
  Howell Carnegie Library
  517-546-0720, ext. 114
  FAX 517-546-1494
  www.howelllibrary.org




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