00:26:32 Tanya Kimmet: For those just joining, we are recording. 00:29:44 Peggy Rector (She/Her): 👏🏼 Congratulations on the book! 00:51:22 alexanpk: Please explain the Human Library. 01:10:11 Shana: Take home craft projects have been very popular in our rural public library. 01:10:47 Peggy Rector (She/Her): We have been paused. This semester is fairly normal, but our main marketer for the library is still working from home. We will be having the StressFest December 15 for finals. The dogs are coming back! Our food and craft projects will be take-aways. 01:10:59 Pam: same here, we gave age appropriate book along with craft kit 01:11:05 Elizabeth Staarmann: I am on a game committee. We tried to go virtual but we got very few players. We are in person again but our numbers are like a third of what they were precovid 01:11:45 Shana: Peggy, what are you doing with the dogs 01:12:42 Peggy Rector (She/Her): Shana, we bring in about 6 therapy dogs. They are licensed and insured and come in with their owners. They are here for students to love and cuddle! 01:12:50 lmesser: We found at our library make it and take it craft bags for kids and adults have been very popular. 01:13:05 Ella Shurr (she/her): Elizabeth-I am also on a game committee and we experienced (and experiencing!) the same thing! 01:13:42 Shana: Christmas ornaments, spooky air plant terrariums were very popular 01:14:00 Shana: you can get cheap air plants on amazon 01:14:32 Peggy Rector (She/Her): Shana, the link to Therapy Dogs International is https://www.tdi-dog.org/default.aspx. They can tell you who the therapy dog owners in your area are. 01:14:44 Benjamin Mckee: we call it "take and make" kits. we've done wet felted acorns, crochet scarf, mini leather bound books, button bracelets. 01:14:56 lmesser: we have done wine bottle halloween painting with a video that patrons could watch 01:16:14 Shana: We've had a few speakers that were well received. Appalachian trail speaker and an author 01:16:14 Peggy Rector (She/Her): Speakers are only permitted on campus if they can prove they are vaccinated. 01:17:10 Elizabeth Staarmann: How do you market to make sure people know about these events? I feel like we struggle reaching people 01:17:15 lmesser: we are mostly back to in person now, but masks are suggested. so programs are in person but limited numbers. 01:18:03 lmesser: we facebook and email all patrons 01:18:08 Tanya Kimmet: OLSSI survey at https://forms.gle/MQUjmuEQ4w4qhPyU9 01:19:56 Benjamin Mckee: Thank you! 01:20:03 Peggy Rector (She/Her): Thank you for this program! Ideas are great! 01:20:39 Pam: Thanks! 01:20:47 Ella Shurr (she/her): Thank you! 01:20:49 Shawn Vanness (she/her): Thank you! 01:20:50 ahooper: Thank you so much. This was very informative. 01:21:03 alexanpk: much appreciated. 01:21:08 Tiffany Dogan: thank you!!!! 01:21:12 Jen Conover: Thank you! We're a county archives that does school programing and using social media. It was really cool to get a different perspective 01:21:15 Peggy Rector (She/Her): Any ideas on getting the word out to the student body would be helpful! 01:21:24 lmesser: thanks ladies! 01:22:25 Gina Maida [she|her]: Thanks!