How Collaboration and Determination helped us Overcome Obstacles & Achieve Success with our Microlibraries Project Scottsdale Public Library - AzLA 2017
What the real path turns out to be! Lessons Learned • Remain flexible and adjust expectations • Be optimistic • Build a coalition of willing partners • Control your stressors • Position your organization to accept and maximize opportunities • Choose the right team for each stage • Be tenacious (revive project from a dormant state) • Understand what you can let go of • Stay open to new ideas • Be able to pivot and “go with the flow” • Make it fun
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Aug. - Oct. 2014
Getting Started… • Informed Acting Library Director about original idea for microlibraries project • Lead the Change - Arizona event • Lead the Change teams formed to address goals in Strategic Plan
Received authorization from new Library Director & Community Services Director
Interior space:
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2014 • Meeting with Scottsdale Sister Cities Association
June - Oct. 2015
• Possible sites: McCormick Stillman Railroad Park Youth & Family Services building One Civic Center SkySong Chaparral Dog Park Museum of the West Paiute Neighborhood Center
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Aug. - Oct. 2015
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Grant opportunity presented to team by library staff member
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$1,000 grant awarded from Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors
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• Lose members of original Lead the Change team • Sister Cities Association contact steps down
Nov. 2015
• Initial meeting with McDowell-Sonoran Preserve • McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park option is declined
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• Planning phase:
Nov. 2015 Feb. 2016
Name of project Branding/logo Graphics materials (stamps & stickers)
• Meeting with Parks & Recreation (also in Community Services Division) to discuss possible partnership • Contact Facilities Department to discuss mounting and installing microlibraries • Reach out to One Civic Center to discuss possible partnership & placement in lobby
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Apr. - June 2016 • New key Facilities contact • Contacted Home Depot to have “volunteers” build microlibrary shaped like a dog house • Sites narrowed to Chaparral Dog Park & Human Services
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2014 • Project stalled with Parks & Recreation • Loss of Arizona Woodworkers to build structures • Transport of Home Depot microlibrary
July 2016
• Pursuant to AR 155, advised by Purchasing to not solicit gifts/donations from Home Depot as could constitute a conflict of interest
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• Contact Preserve about engaging Eagle Scouts to build microlibraries • Meeting with Boy Scout and Preserve staff 2 more potential locations:
July 2016
Pinnacle Peak Brown’s Ranch
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July - Sept. 2016
• Response of positive interest from key Facilities staff • Project named changed from Books in Parks to Books2Go • City of Tempe introduces their Little Free Libraries program to their citizens (similar to Southwest Human Development Project)
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• Site visit: met with staff at Chaparral Dog Park Concerns about dogs urinating on posts, books strewn across grounds, etc.
Sept. 2016
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• Experience Matters • Intel Encore Fellow joins project • Friends of SPL sought to administer the program
Oct. 2016
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• Arrange to have Facilities Tech build metal frames • Planning: Facilities Tech & Intel Encore Fellow meet Books ordered for first microlibrary Marketing/promotion (stickers) Team of volunteers to stock Grand opening
• Permission from Library Director to use $1,000 from Special Revenue for project
Oct. - Nov. 2016
• Feb. 2017 preliminary installation date for first microlibrary at Chaparral Dog Park • Meeting with stakeholders to construct microlibraries; Facilities Tech brings prototype for metal frame
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Nov. - Dec. 2016
• Library is asked to have microlibrary at the Farmer’s Market in Old Town Scottsdale - ‘mini’ structure for outreach • Community Services Division creates own flyer for the Farmer’s Market microlibrary independent of the Library Team
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• Field trip to Preserve to scout possible sites: Brown’s Ranch Pinnacle Peak Thom’s Thumb Gateway
Dec. 2016 Feb. 2017
• Next locations: Mountain View Park Horizon Park
• Books ordered for initial start-up collection arrive
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Dec. 2016 Feb. 2017
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Metal frame delivered and progress on “dog house” and “barn” designs (negotiating other departments’ timelines, priorities & workloads)
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All-staff email sent outlining Books2Go project
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Date set for installation at the Chaparral Dog Park - April 11th during National Library Week
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• Boy Scout declines microlibraries for Eagle Scout project
Mar. 2017
• One Civic Center site is no longer an option
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• Planning for microlibrary at Indian School Park • Positive feedback & interest from community (word of mouth) • Project listed in City Council Update
Mar. - July 2017 2017 B
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Mar. - July 2017
• Grand opening celebration April 20, 2017, National Library Week; mayor is present and media coverage
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• More metal frames delivered to Intel Encore Fellow
Mar. - July 2017
• Fellow working steadily towards construction of schoolhouse microlibrary to be installed at next park
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Unauthorized sign placed on Chaparral Dog Park microlibrary
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Meeting with Indian School Park stakeholders and site no longer viable location due to objections
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• Reach out again to Preserve - Pinnacle Peak site approved •
Authorization from Code Enforcement & Planning Department
• Farmer’s Market outreach - the “barn” debuts • “School house” design microlibrary nearing completion Y
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