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The Minnesota Historical Society has proven an invaluable CRPLSA partner throughout the 2010-2011 Library Legacy collaboration and that productive partnership continues. Recently, MHS conducted two focus groups – one for youth programmers and one for adult programmers from across the state. |
The purpose of these sessions was to identify the elements of a successful program for youth and adult library audiences, and to better understand the needs and interests of those audiences as well as the librarians who serve them.
The focus group discussions illustrated the differences in library needs and services between MELSA and outstate libraries, the interest in a diversity of history topics, and an overall failure to serve the youth librarians with the current partnership. Major recommendations from the focus groups include:
- Seasonal and audience targeted catalogs
- Nore streamlined marketing efforts
- Additional discussions on how to provide programs to MELSA libraries.
For a complete summary of the April MHS programming focus groups, click here
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