When you’re new to libraries, program and project planning can be one of the most daunting tasks, but it doesn’t have to be. Many seasoned library workers have developed their own formula after years of trial and error. We have lots of tutorials available in CALL Academy to help you create your own planning formula.
Download our first curated list, or read below for descriptions of the included tutorials.
Getting Started
- Project Management Essentials for Libraries – Learn basic principles of project management and essential strategies to plan and deliver more successful projects.
- Planning Like a Project Manager – Learn how you think about projects and activities from the perspective of a project manager.
- Community-Centered Program Development – In this tutorial you’ll to learn about how to connect and engage with your communities when developing public programs and services.
Evaluating Program Success
It’s not just about creating programs, it’s also about making sure they’re effective and relevant.
- Evaluation for Program Planning and Decision-Making – In this webinar, you will learn about how to use logic models to integrate effective evaluation with a lens of cultural humility and relevance into your program planning and design.
- Knowing When to Let Go: Ending Services and Projects Strategically – Sometimes projects and programs don’t work out. This webinar will walk you through the decision-making process of identifying what should end, managing the transition smoothly, and minimizing negative impact on staff, stakeholders, and patrons.
Customize It
- Planning programs for Youth: Child Development – Learn how to develop programs specifically for children. This thorough tutorial will give you all of the background information you need.
- Ideating Programming for Spanish Speakers – This online workshop offers a roadmap on how to ideate programs for Spanish speakers. From analyzing your current services to program development based on asset mapping, community consultation and community partnerships, participants will identify steps to consider for culturally responsive Spanish programming.
- Contexts, Connections, and Cultures: Planning for Community Engagement and Culturally Responsive Evaluation – In this two-part workshop you will be introduced to culturally responsive evaluation and have the opportunity to practice thinking about the unique contexts in which you work.
- . . .and so much more in the Programming Category
Process and Discuss
The following learner guide is for your personal use and is intended to encourage you to take what you have learned, apply it, and share it when relevant.