As per our previous blog post from April last year, our research into the engagement of public libraries with people in the community continues. We focused on a couple of programs offered by ACT Libraries and interviewed parents/guardians of participating kids and the host librarians. The resulting qualitative and quantitative data was analysed in detail using thematic and statistical analysis techniques.
Our findings indicate some key differences in how the two programs were perceived by the library staff as opposed to the program participants.… Continue reading “What do librarians need to do to engage with the community through their program offerings?”
