Snapshot

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A project of the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey Library Association, and the New Jersey Association of School Librarians.

RESULTS ARE IN! http://snapshot.njlibraries.org/

You will find all the resources you and your library will need to participate on October 7 right here!

New: Snapshot blog: http://njsnapshotday.wordpress.com/

New! updated for October 2009: Snapshot Day Form: Fill out this form to participate by sharing your statistics and activities. | Printable Form Handy for keeping count at the reference or service desk. | snapshotexcel.xls Excel spreadsheet for your use. Use to tally results from multiple locations before submitting for your library or library system.

More than 20 Easy Ways to use Snapshot success at your library! (and inexpensive!)

New! updated for October 2009: SnapshotDayhandout.doc Feel free to copy it and customize with your own library's information. *please note that this handout may collect information that is NOT requested on the statistical form* Please fill out the FORM with your total statistics.

SnapshotDayhandout school.doc Sample handout adapted for school use. *please note that this handout may collect information that is NOT requested on the statistical form. Use the information for your own purposes or make the best match the form (class research can be under class visit or bibliographic instruction)*

spanishhandout.doc Sample handout in Spansh. Thanks to Ingrid Betancourt, Newark Public Library.

snapshotuploadtoflickr.doc Share your photos and captions from Snapshot day by uploading to Flickr. Visit our Snapshot Flicker set for some inspriring photos from New Jersey Libraries.

Sample Photo Release Please consider printing this release on the back of your customized handout/patron survey. A great way to get a photo release and comments from your patrons with one form.

Printable form also available. Handy for keeping count at the reference or service desk. | snapshotexcel.xls Excel spreadsheet for your use. Use to tally results from multiple locations. Please submit all information on this FORM.

Snapshot – One Day in the Life of New Jersey Libraries. Contact Peggy Cadigan 609-278-2640, X113, pcadigan@njstatelib.org or Heidi Cramer 973-733-7837, hcramer@npl.org

Snapshot Committee Members:

Peggy Cadigan, New Jersey State Library, co-chair
Heidi Cramer, Newark Public Library, co-chair
Heidi Amici, Monmouth County Library
Marian Bauman, Neptune Public Library
Michelle Brewer, New Jersey Hospital Association
Ingrid Bruck, Long Branch Public Library
April Bunn, NJASL
Trevor Dawes, Princeton University
Karen Klapperstuck, Monroe Township Public Library
Pat Massey, NJASL President
Mary Moyer, NJASL Legislative Committee Chair, NJEA Liaison
Connie Paul, Executive Director, CJRLC
David Pinto, Stockton State College
Patricia Tumulty, Executive Director, NJLA
Carolyn Wood, West Deptford Library, NJLA PR Committee

More images for your use:

Special thanks to Jim Bruck for the special artwork and graphic design!

February 19, 2009 Snapshot: Snapshot Result page: http://snapshot.njlibraries.org/

Thank you for submitting your statistics. Over 250 libraries participated on February 19, 2009! Results are here: snapshotstatisticscollected2009.pdf

Print our Snapshot results handout in PDF: People Need Libraries.pdf | Customize with this word doc: People Need Libraries word doc.doc

Link to Flickr for photographs from Snapshot 2009. Make your own Flickr badge here.

Health Sciences Libraries Help Save Lives: NJ'ss Medical Libraries Participate www.njha.com/LibrarySection/Pdf/SnapshotDay.pdf

Comments (2)

Congratulations on a really easy to understand and very effective way to show how important libraries are. I just love this campaign. I'm glad to hear that it's going to be an annual event.

We got caught flatfooted for this year's - we submitted stats, but didn't get to do much of anything else. It was the "small library, small staff, very busy time" factor. If you could give us lots of notice for next year, we could do a better job.

Kudos to the Committee for giving us this great idea to run with, and all the support stuff to go with it.

Andrea Londensky
South River Library

West Deptford Free Public Library staff members are updating our library customer template form today. We may even add a few new items for library patrons to check off to make it easier to add our statistics to the new online form.

The first Snapshot Day was held in February when income tax assistance numbers were very high. The high income tax numbers may be replaced with homework help this time around. We are looking forward to uncovering the seasonal changes in the service we provide.

Carolyn Wood
West Deptford Free Public Library

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