Program guidelines
Last updated:
22 March 2024
G20. Programs
Objective
To provide the community with a range of activities related to library services and collections that enrich the lives of community members who choose to attend.
A library program is an ongoing series or sequence of activities provided by library staff or library staff in partnership with other community or business organisations and usually related to a particular library service, library collection or population demographic. Library programs are usually delivered in library buildings but can be conducted in other community spaces, e.g. schools; senior citizen centres
Examples of library programs include:
- adult literacy programs
- adult student programs
- computer literacy
- business and industry programs
- displays
- early literacy programs for preschool children (e.g. baby and preschool storytimes)
- English language conversation classes
- exhibitions
- family history programs
- high school programs
- home library service programs
- homework help
- internet training
- hospital and nursing home programs
- language learner programs
- library user education programs
- local government programs
- makerspaces
- parent education seminars
- primary school children programs
- programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- programs for multicultural groups
- programs for people with disability
- readers clubs or book discussion groups
- young adult programs.
Relevant standard: S17. Library programs