My library recently renovated the Adult, Teen, and Technical Service departments. It was a huge undertaking with beautiful results and really changed the face of the library. We were able to update wiring and change the flow of traffic, as well as make the environment more welcoming and attractive. We moved our front desk, opened up one side of the library for social and reading spaces and added a cozy fireplace. Honestly the fireplace is my favorite addition. I like that while we updated the environment, we didn't sterilize it into feeling like an Apple store. We really wanted it to be cozy and inviting. There is a lot of wood, and earthy colors.
This was also the perfect time to update the public perception of our library. The general perception of the library is : it's the place with all the books. Yup, we are! And so much more. So I made a series of posts about things our patrons might not know about. I used Canva to design these posts and I posted them twice a week on the libraries Facebook, in between the book quotes and book spotlights. We had some good responses from people asking questions about the services and tagging their friends in the posts. I have made 34 of these posts so far.
You can do this for your library too. Poll your coworkers about services they wish people knew about. Choose a consistent design to transmit the information. One of the great things about Canva is that it has creative templates for you to choose from, or you can design your own template from scratch making it simple to do a repetitive task. I also like adding graphic elements from their library because many of them have the option to change the colors. By choosing these adjustable images and changing them all to white and aqua I was able to create a cohesive style. And don't forget your library's logo.
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