Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Program Checklist

Two Months before (at least):
  • Submit event to Beyond Words for Flyers
  • Request gift in case of Author
  • Book room
  • Create:
    o Flyer
    o Bookmark
    o Half Flyers
  • Order Postcards
  • E-mail listservs & contacts
  • Deliver Flyers and or Half Flyers
  • Flyer Delivery Locations:

    Books Plus
    Pop
    Info desk
    Cosi 12th & G 10th & E
    Magic Market 7th & G
    Olssens 7th & F
    Potbelly’s 10th & F
    Starbucks
    [ 9th & G
    [ 7th & H
    [ 7th & E
    [ 7th & Penn
  • Send Flyers to branches
  • Put flyers in divisions and director’s office pigeon holes
  • Bookmarks to Circulation desk

Daily:

  • Bookmarks in Pick list and Reserves

One Month before:

Two Weeks before:

  • Check on flyer locations
  • Check on bookmarks at Circulation

Week before:

  • RE e-mail Listserves
  • Touch base with key players
  • Token for Author

Day of:

  • Pack Cart
    -Business Cards
    - Pens
    - Paper
    - Flyers for other programs
    - Tablecloth
    - Platters
    - Refreshments
    - Napkins
    - Cups
    - Plastic ware
    - Water for Author
    - Token for Author
  • 45 minutes before have a Person put flyers on every desk on each floor
  • 30 minutes before have a Person to stand out in lobby hand out flyers
  • 20 minutes before Make announcement

During the program:
Collect names and e-mails of new people to add to e-mail list

Day After:

  • Thank you card to Author
  • Edit checklist to reflect anything that did or did not work
  • Breathe, and congratulate yourself on a great program. Lather, rinse, repeat!