Lyndsey Goldberg, Charles CountyProgram Name: Summer Asian
Cultural FestivalDate: August 20, 2016Start Time: 10:00 AMEnd Time:
2:00 PMAge Level - All AgesEstimate Number of Attendees 75
Program Description: I would like to have a festival celebrating
summer and the Asian culture. I would set up a variety of rooms
filled with different activities. I would have an artist from the
Charles County Art Alliance come and demonstrate the art form of
calligraphy. The Waldorf Martial Arts school could come and do a
short class and demonstration of Taekwondo. The Anime club at the
library could show Japanese Animated films in another room. The
club can also set up games to play that you would find at a
Japanese summer festival. The childrens librarian could do a story
time and teach the young attendees how to make simple origami. I
would also like to get a group of taiko drummers from the Chin
Hamaya Culture Center to perform. We could also have a
demonstration on how to wear a Kimono.
Purpose: I plan to have this festival during the summer. I would
like the festival to celebrate summer and the many artistic gifts
the Asian culture has brought to the United States. I think having
it at the library would give our customers, who may not want to
always make the trip to the city for cultural festivals, another
local option to celebrate summer and learn aboutAsian art and
culture.
Librarys Mission: This program fits in with the librarys mission
of making available information, books, and other library materials
that most closely match the needs of our service community, the
resident of Charles County. I think our residents would enjoy and
benefit from an educational and fun program that makes them
familiar with the Asian cultures and all they have to offer.
Potential Community Partners: Charles County Art Alliance,
Waldorf Martial Arts, Chin Hamaya Culture Center in Waldorf,
Waldorf West Anime Club, Library volunteers.
Necessary Steps: I would contact the groups I choose as
community partners and see if we could work together to make the
festival happen. I would discuss the program with my supervisor and
the necessary people at the library. I would check the calendar and
make sure the meeting rooms will be available on the date I choose.
I would create flyers and get all the publicity ready to advertise
this event. I would use social media (facebook, pinterest,
instagram), library flyers, the library and Art Alliance
newsletters, our local newspaper and word of mouth to advertise and
promote this event.
Evaluation: Program evaluations are giving out at all library
events to track our customers satisfaction at each event. The
amount of attendees that came would also indicate the success of
the event.
Press Release:
Summer Asian Cultural Festival
OnSaturday, August 20 the Charles County Public Library in
conjunction with the Charles County Art Alliance, Chin Hamaya
Culture Center and Waldorf Martial Arts will hold a Summer Asian
Cultural Festival at the Waldorf West Library. Join us for a fun
and educational day filled with many different activities. There is
something for all ages at this summer festival. Watch the taiko
drummers perform, learn how to wear a kimono, see a demonstration
on the fine art of calligraphy, watch the latest anime film or
participate in a story time and make a simple origami creature.
The event will take place from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the
Waldorf West Library. Everyone is welcome and the event is free.
Drop-in and enjoy this fun festival.For more information on
programs at the Charles County Public Library visit ccplonline.org
or contact Program Coordinator 301-645-1395.
I would use social media (facebook, pinterest, instagram),
library flyers, the library and Art Alliance newsletters, our local
newspaper and word of mouth to advertise and promote this event. I
would advertise one month, two weeks and the day before on social
media. I would advertise in the newsletters the month of the event.
I would have library flyers out in the library and on our digital
displays a month before the event. I would put the press release in
the newspaper a week in advance.
I would like to do this program the summer of 2016. I will
discuss it with my library in the winter of 2016.
