Section G: Programs and Content Recordings

Live Program Sessions

A live program session is any planned event which introduces the group attending to library services or which provides information to participants. 

Program sessions may cover use of the library, library services, or library tours. Program sessions may also provide cultural, recreational, or educational information. Examples of these types of program sessions include, but are not limited to, film showings, lectures, story hours, literacy programs, citizenship classes, and book discussions.

Include

• All program sessions that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the library. For a program session to be sponsored or co-sponsored by the library, the library must contribute financial resources or staff time toward the program session. For a program session that is part of a larger community event (such as a farmer’s market or festival), it is not necessary for the library to also sponsor or organize the larger event.
• Both on-site and off-site program sessions. For example, off-site would include a storytime at a farmer’s market or a presentation to a school group about library resources conducted at a school. On-site is meant to include programs in the library building and any attached grounds.
• Program sessions with attendance of zero or one if they were intended for a group. 

Exclude

• Program sessions sponsored by other groups that use library facilities. For example, do not include a homeschooling group hosting a speaker in a meeting room without facilitation from library staff.
• Offsite outreach efforts that do not otherwise meet the definition of a program session. For example, do not include having a library card signup booth at a farmer’s market.
• Activities delivered on a one-to-one basis, rather than to a group, such as one-to-one literacy tutoring, services to homebound, homework assistance, and mentoring activities.
• Passive or self-directed activities that do not occur at a scheduled time. For example, do not report “make and take” bags or coloring pages as a program. Report these self-directed activities on questions G51 to G59.
• Programming that is shared on the library’s website or social media that is not sponsored or co-sponsored by the library. For example, do not include sharing a video from an author’s website of him or her reading a book.

Tips for reporting programs and attendance:

• When reporting the number of programs count the total number of events. A story time held once a week for a year is counted as 52, not as one.
• When reporting attendees count total number of attendees regardless of the age. A children’s program attended by 10 children and 10 adults is counted as 20, not as 10.
• If a program is hybrid (i.e. in-person and virtual) then report it as in-person. 
• WhoFi/Non-WhoFi – we prefill and lock data from WhoFi for libraries that use that service. If you did not use the WhoFi service fill out the non-WhoFi questions. The total number of WhoFi and non-WhoFi programs will equal the total number of programs offered in each category.

Children Ages 0-5

G01: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, onsite library programs intended for children aged 5 years and under. An in-person, children’s program is any planned event for which the primary audience is children ages 0-5 and which introduces the group of children attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities for children or which directly provides information to participants. 

G02: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, onsite library programs for which the primary audience is children aged 5 years and under. Count all attendees, regardless of age. 

G03: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, offsite library programs intended for children aged 5 years and under. An in-person children’s program is any planned event for which the primary audience is children ages 0-5 and which introduces the group of children attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities for children or which directly provides information to participants.

G04: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, offsite library programs for which the primary audience is children aged 5 years and under. Count all attendees, regardless of age. 

G05: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5: Automatically sums G01 and G03 to calculate total number of library programs for children aged 5 and under.

G06: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5: Automatically sums G02 and G04 to calculate total number of library programs for children aged 5 years and younger.

Children Ages 6-11

G07: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-11: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, onsite library programs intended for children ages 6-11. An in-person children’s program is any planned event for which the primary audience is children ages 6-11 and which introduces the group of children attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities for children or which directly provides information to participants. 

G8: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-11: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, onsite library programs for which the primary audience is children ages 6-11. Count all attendees, regardless of age. 

G9: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-11: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, offsite library programs intended for children ages 6-11. An in-person children’s program is any planned event for which the primary audience is children ages 6-11 and which introduces the group of children attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities for children or which directly provides information to participants. 

G10: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-11: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, offsite library programs for which the primary audience is children ages 6-11. Count all attendees, regardless of age. 

G11: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-11: Automatically sums G07 and G09 to calculate total number of library programs for children ages 6-11.

G12: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-11: Automatically sums G08 and G10 to calculate total number of library programs for children ages 6-11.

Young Adults Ages 12-18

G13: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, onsite library programs intended for young adults aged 12-18. An in-person young adult program is any planned event for which the primary audience is young adults and which introduces the group of young adults attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities for young adults or which directly provides information to participants.

G14: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, onsite library programs for which the primary audience is young adults aged 12-18. Count all attendees, regardless of age. 

G15: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, offsite library programs intended for young adults aged 12-18. An in-person young adult program is any planned event for which the primary audience is young adults and which introduces the group of young adults attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities for young adults or which directly provides information to participants. 

G16: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, offsite library programs for which the primary audience is young adults aged 12-18. Count all attendees, regardless of age. 

G17: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Automatically sums G13 and G15 to calculate total number of library programs for young adults aged 12-18.

G18: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Automatically sums G14 and G16 to calculate total number of library programs for young adults aged 12-18.

Adults Aged 19 or Older

G19: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, onsite library programs intended for adults aged 19 or older. An in-person, adult program is any planned event for which the primary audience is adults and which introduces the group of adults attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities for adults or which directly provides information to participants. 

G20: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, onsite library programs for which the primary audience is adults aged 19 or older. Count all attendees, regardless of age. 

G21: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS:         Count the total annual number of live, in-person, offsite library programs intended for adults aged 19 or older. An in-person, adult program is any planned event for which the primary audience is adults and which introduces the group of adults attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities for adults or which directly provides information to participants. 

G22: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, offsite library programs for which the primary audience is adults aged 19 or older. Count all attendees, regardless of age. 

G23: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: Automatically sums G19 and G21 to calculate total number of library programs for adults aged 12 or older.

G24: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: Automatically sums G20 and G22 to calculate total number of library programs for adults aged 12 or older.

General Interest – For All Ages

G25: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE, GENERAL INTEREST LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, onsite library programs intended for all ages. An in-person, general interest program is any planned event for which the primary audience is of all ages and which introduces the group attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities or which directly provides information to participants. 

G26: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE, GENERAL INTEREST LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, onsite library programs for which the primary audience is all ages. Count all attendees, regardless of age

G27: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE GENERAL INTEREST LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Count the total annual number of live, in-person, offsite library programs intended for all ages. An in-person, general interest program is any planned event for which the primary audience is of all ages and which introduces the group attending to any of the broad range of library services or activities or which directly provides information to participants. 

G28: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE GENERAL INTEREST LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Count the total annual number of attendees of all live, in-person, offsite library programs for which the primary audience is all ages. Count all attendees, regardless of age.

G29: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE GENERAL INTEREST LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Automatically sums G25 and G27 to calculate total number of live, general interest library programs.

G30: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE GENERAL INTEREST LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Automatically sums G26 and G28 to calculate total number of people attending live, general interest library programs.

G31: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Automatically sums G01, G07, G13, G19, and G25 to calculate total number of live, in-person, onsite library programs.

G32: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Automatically sums G03, G09, G15, G21, and G27 to calculate total number of live, in-person, offsite library programs.

G33: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, ONSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Automatically sums G02, G08, G14, G20, and G26 to calculate total number of people attending live, in-person, onsite library programs.

G34: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON, OFFSITE LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Automatically sums G04, G10, G16, G22, and G28 to calculate total number of people attending live, in-person, offsite library programs.

G35: TOTAL NUMBER OF LIVE LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Automatically sums G31 and G32 to calculate total number of live library programs.

G36: TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE LIBRARY PROGRAMS: Automatically sums G33 and G34 to calculate total number of people attending live library programs.

Patron-Directed Activities

Below is a list of activities that are patron directed and sometimes known as passive, self-directed, or indirect programming. All answers are prefilled with 0. If you do not provide a listed service you can leave it as a 0. If you provide a service but are unsure of how many times it was used, answer with an estimate, or N/A. Otherwise provide the number of times each service is used ANNUALLY. Do not count the number of items created, only count the number of times a service is used. Do not include anything provided as a part of a library sponsored, in-person, program. These counts should be accounted for in the programming counts listed above. For example, do not count coloring sheets used as part of a live, in-person, program as an indirect activity.

G37: TOTAL NUMBER OF MAKE AND TAKE KITS PROVIDED   

G38: TOTAL NUMBER OF COLORING SHEETS PROVIDED        

G39: TOTAL NUMBER OF SCAVENGER HUNT PARTICIPANTS 

G40: TOTAL NUMBER OF TRIVIA CONTEST PARTICIPANTS     

G41: TOTAL USE OF LIBRARY’S MAKER SPACE SERVICE          

G42: TOTAL USE OF STEAM/STEM SERVICES     

G43: TOTAL NUMBER OF STORY-WALK PARTICIPANTS          

G44: TOTAL NUMBER OF READING LOG PARTICIPANTS         

G45: LIST ANY OTHER PATRON-DIRECTED ACTIVITIES: Enter any other patron directed activities not shown on the list above in G37 to G44. Answers to this question will be used to help develop this section in the future.