Library Figures

Hello everyone! This is your host Tyler here. I’m excited to announce our very first podcast episode with Angela Hursh. On today’s show, Angela shares some of the struggles a public library faces in today’s digital world, the strategies she’s currently using to increase library attendance in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and why re-education of our librarians in so important to help them adapt to this new environment.   Key Takeaways: What is Angela’s primary marketing goal for this year? There’s been less attendance at public libraries in the past couple of years due to a lot of the reading material being accessible online. What kinds of struggles do libraries face in today’s world? In order to increase attendance in the library, Angela has been working to change the mindsets of the librarians in our system. Sometimes we just have to forget about the quotas. Hosting five programs a week at the library might ‘feel’ like the right thing to do but there’s actually a better way to approach it. In this case, A