LATI Assignment 14.4 Program Planner
Program Title: Homesteading 101: Whats All the Buzzzz About?
Submitted by: Amy Haynes CCPL Chesapeake City branch Target
Audience: Adult, teen, individuals interested in nature, food
production, gardening, simple living and keeping livestock in small
backyard plots. Need for Program: Backyard homesteading has had a
surge of popularity lately within many age brackets. There has been
a resurgence of interest in growing and canning food, keeping bees
and other livestock and being more self-sufficient. The library
system has seen interest through people requesting more programs in
regards to this and CSAs and also materials related to these topics
are in high demand.
Program Description: Urban homesteader, Shane Brill, will
introduce patrons to homesteading through offering inspiring
examples of skills and strategies for enriching the place where one
lives that people can apply in their own homes and communities. He
will describe his transition toward an earth-friendly lifestyle by
transforming his home to a place of creativity and food production
inspired by environmental values. He will share his experience with
honeybees, chicken, growing fruits and vegetables, preserving and
canning and other considerations involved in homesteading.
Potential Community Partners: *Our other branches have been working
with local farmers/CSAs in other programs of this nature and they
could be contacted. *Local 4-H groups
(http://extension.umd.edu/cecil-county/4-h-youth-development)
*Cecil County Master Gardeners
(https://extension.umd.edu/cecil-county/gardening) Steps for
Setting Up Event:
1. Contact will be made with the presenter and a date will be
agreed upon and agreement signed. 2. A flyer will be made and
placed in the branch and the program will be advertised on the
library website. 3. Contact will be made with any potential
community partners and as this program would fit our systems
Pinterest theme, it can be added to the Pinterest flyers. 4. A
display with materials supporting homesteading, keeping chickens,
starting a garden and
canning/preserving will be placed prominently before the
program. 5. The presenter will be using our overhead and laptop to
present a power-point presentation to back up his
discussion. Program Evaluation: The program will be evaluated
using our systems program evaluation form. The main feedback that
we use for our evaluation is from our program attendees both from
talking to them and from the evaluation sheets that they complete
after the program. We evaluate based on feedback in regards to the
presenter and if the program was effective and met the expectations
of those who participated. We also look at our ability to get the
word out about the program and if we were able to reach people and
bring them in. CCPL Mission: This program fulfills the CCPL Mission
of providing lifelong educational and cultural opportunities by
allowing our patrons to continue to learn more about homesteading
and ways to be more self-sufficient. This program also fulfills our
mission of promoting individual and community success, as we
partner with local farmers, CSA groups and 4-H groups to engage our
patrons more with the opportunities in this area within their
community.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Frazier Walker, Community
Relations Specialist 410-996-1055 x129 [email protected]
Curious about Homesteading? Come find out what all the buzzzz is
about!
Join urban homesteader Shane Brill at the Chesapeake City Branch
Library on Monday, March 23, from 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. Brill will share his experiences about transforming
his home to a place of creativity and food
production inspired by environmental values. He will share his
knowledge and experiences with raising bees
and chickens, growing fruits and vegetables and preserving while
also inspiring you to go home and apply it to
your own homes and communities.
To register for this free event, call 410-996-1134 or online at
www.cecil.ebranch.info. The library is located at
2527 Augustine Herman Highway, Chesapeake City.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY Cecil County Public Library is making a
critical difference in education, workforce, and economic
development by implementing our mission: to provide access to
educational and cultural resources for all and to promote
individual and community success. The library serves over 62,000
citizens with 7 branch locations, an outreach bookmobile,
broadband, WiFi, and 24/7 website access. To learn more, visit
www.cecil.ebranch.info and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Other Forms of Promotion for the Event: *Copies of the flyer to
local CSAs and to the Town Halls at Cecilton and Chesapeake City
*Contact with 4-H *News briefs to local papers *Small blurb on our
Small Business twitter and our normal twitter 2 weeks in advance
*Board created on the librarys Pinterest account for Homesteading
101 2 weeks in advance *If attendance is slow about 2 weeks out
from program blog post could be written for CCPL website (This
program has already been implemented at my branch (Chesapeake City
branch) within the CCPL library system in March of 2015. It was a
very successful program both in attendance and patron response and
many patrons have asked for more programs in this area.)
PRESS RELEASE 301 Newark Avenue, Elkton, MD 21921 Phone:
410-996-1055
Fax: 410-996-5604 http://www.cecil.ebranch.info
