The Saskatchewan Library Week Committee needs your help!

In an effort to raise awareness about Saskatchewan Library Week before it happens, the Saskatchewan Library Week Committee is organizing a guerilla advertising campaign and we are looking for volunteers.

Saturday, October 2, 2010, we are looking for people willing to go out into their communities and promote Saskatchewan Library Week and their own library.

What you need to know:

• Go somewhere in your community where you can talk to people, like outside a local sport area, outside a liquor store, near the local grocery store, a coffee shop, in the cafeteria at your workplace or at the food court in the university, etc. Just make sure you are not at a library since the people there already understand the importance of libraries.
• We are asking for an hour or two of your time, whenever on that day is convenient for you. Lunch hour, morning coffee time, afternoon to catch kids coming out of activities.
• We will provide you with a package of some items to hand out (postcards, bookmarks, possibly some buttons or other fun promo items) and a few things we would like you to tell people about our contests, and a few fun facts about Sask Library Week. Please make sure to promote your library and whatever you will be doing for Saskatchewan Library Week and the services you offer. If you work in a special or academic library, raise awareness of what that means, whether you offer services to the public, to a particular group, or just what you actually do. Or talk up your local library if you would like.
• We want people across the province, so whether you’re in a small town or a larger city, you can contribute!

If you are interested in participating, please contact Kirsten Hansen at the Saskatchewan Library Association at slaprograms@sasktel.net or (306) 780-9413 and provide your location, your mailing address, and what library you work at.

Deadline to volunteer: September 3, 2010

Looking forward to seeing you out there!