Presentation Pointers for Trainers (Children)

Know your Audience and what you will be presenting

Get Prepared: Know your product – Be sure you know the ins and outs of the library and

resources it offers.

Know who we are and what the library is about. Why is the Library important to the audience you are presenting to? Do your homework:

Know your customer/patrons – Match your language to what your patrons want, whether it’s homework help or genealogy.

Make you library’s resources easy to find – be prepared to show just how easy our resources are to find. Can they find the resources quickly?

Speak your patrons language- You must speak your patrons language so they

can navigate the resources with ease. Go get em! – Get the word out

Tools for Presenting

Library website – www.MyLibrary.us

My Library/ My Account• Parts of My Account – entire card number and pin (last 4 digits of phone)

required• View items checked / check profile information• Borrowing Privileges• Renewals • Loan Periods• Requests / How to place hold – entire card number and pin (last 4 digits of

phone) required - specify pickup location• Interlibrary Loans

Online Now • Audio eBooks• Book News• On-Demand Videos• Tumblebooks• Learning Express• Novelist• eResearch

Tools for Presenting Library Catalog: Books, DVDs, CDs Lists• New at the Library • New Movies• New Movies• New Music• Bestsellers• Book Reviews, Awards & More• Movie Reviews, Awards and Ratings• Music Awards & Reviews • Book Clubs & More• Audio ebooks Browse WLD books and Audio books Brows WLD Movies & Music

Searching – Basic & Advanced

Kids & Teens Links/brief

Ways to ask a question Phone us Email us Visit us FAQ Ask Colorado Link

Children’s Database Resources – card number required (Not an exhaustive list)

CultureGrams Online Up-to-date information on the history, customs, and lifestyles of the

various cultures of the world. eLibrary

Magazines, newspapers, audio/video, photos, news transcripts, dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedias, atlases.

Limit by reading levels (elementary, middle, high school). Kids InfoBits

(K-5) Full-text magazine, newspaper and reference content. Current events, arts, science, health, people, government, history,

sports. Kids Search

Easy search interface for students covering a wide variety of topics. Full-text magazine, newspaper and reference content.

Learning Express Library.com Academic tests including GED, ACT, SAT, GRE, Advanced Placement. Civil Service tests, military, real estate, citizenship and more. Set up an account from within the library and continue from home or

elsewhere.

Children’s Database Resources – card number required (Not an exhaustive list)

Middle Search Plus (EBSCO) Full-text for 140 popular magazines. Biographies, primary source documents, photos, maps and

flags. Novelist K-8

Fiction Readers Advisory for Children and Young Adults. Science Resource Center

In-depth, curriculum-oriented science database. Science Fair project ideas. Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science and more.

TumbleBookLibrary Animated talking picture books which teach kids the joy of

reading. Worldbook Online Reference Center

Online access to all of the articles found in the print version of Worldbook Encyclopedia.

Includes World Book Kids.

Helpful Resources

Helpful videos Brochures:

Database brochure Computer class brochure Check with the PIO office for current versions

of supplemental brochures and handouts\ HPLD general brochure (purple)

Equipment needed: projector, laptop, bulletin board, etc Any “freebie” gifts, such as HPLD pens or such – (folks LOVE

gifts!) Better yet – take a laptop and show them our website. This

would be determined by accessibility. (Include instructions for checking out the aforementioned laptop (and projector, if needed).