Marigold Library System

The Cochrane Public Library has been successful over the past 18 months at applying for and receiving grants for large programs. As the Library has undertaken a serious physical and internal transformation over the past year we have been able to apply for grants that fit with our new vision of a vibrant place and space in the community. Writing grants proposals can be daunting if you don't have a vision, purpose or goal in mind so it is with this in mind that are happy to share our most recent grant successes and the 'why' and 'how' behind them.

http://www.cochranepubliclibrary.ca/ 

presented by:

Jeri Maitland, Executive Director, Cochrane Public Library

Andrea Johnson, Librarian, Cochrane Public Library

Angelique Roy, Librarian, Cochrane Public Library

Hit the books this summer with Canmore Public Library’s new teen and adult Summer Reading Game! This new addition to Canmore Public Library’s summer program, allows teens and adults to join in on the fun of the Summer Reading Game, and challenges them to read a wide variety of books throughout the summer. Those who sign up will receive a logbook with a series of challenges to complete in any order, for the months of July and August. For every challenge competed, participants will be given raffle tickets for biweekly prize draws to win books, gift cards to local restaurants, and more!

• Completing a reading challenge earns one raffle ticket.
• Completing a biweekly book challenges earns two raffle tickets.
• Finding the answer to one of the clues posted on our social media sites or solving the Book in a Jar challenge earns one raffle ticket.

http://www.canmorelibrary.ab.ca/content/adult-summer-reading-game 

The Okotoks Public Library Summer Reading Passport helps kids & teens travel across Canada by reading!
www.okotokslibrary.ca
Instructions:

• Use your passport to visit each province(s)
• Complete all three challenges for each province(s)
• After “visiting” each province, bring your passport into the library to report your success and receive a prize and an entry for our GRAND PRIZE DRAW.
• Complete your entire passport and receive 3 bonus grand prize draw entries!

Several Summer Programmer staff from various Marigold member libraries joined Marigold's Summer Program Support Assistant, Janae, by videoconference on May 17, 2017 to discuss ideas for summer programming for children and teens.

Hoopla is a digital media service available through libraries that allows patrons to borrow and stream a selection of movies, television episodes, full music albums, eBooks, comic books, and audiobooks using a PC/MAC or a free mobile app.
This brochure details how patrons get started using Hoopla.

Instructional brochure detailing how patrons can access PressReader from their local public library.

10 min. video explaining how to use Grant Connect In-Library to find information on grant & funding sources

8.5 x 11 instructional brochure explaining how to use Solaro