Putting multimedia programs together is never easy; it’s a crazy mixture of writing, editing, art direction, video editing and more (not to mention occasionally becoming my own tech support!). I spend weeks, sometimes months, building a program, and while I’ll often have a sense that I’m on the right track, I never know if a program really ‘works’ until I get it in front of an audience.
Apparently my new programs on Stan Lee and 1969 work, because people are showing up in droves, laughing, oohing and ahhing, and having a great time. There’s been surprises along the way—at Oceanside Library, the Q&A after the Stan Lee program went on for over 25 MINUTES! Meanwhile, the debut of my 1969 program garnered more than 60 people and the kind thank you note above from the Rogers Memorial Library. Even my unofficial third new program of the year—Shelf Indulgence: Pop Culture Looks at Libraries, created for a New Yorkers for Better Libraries political action committee fundraiser—was a real hoot.
Thank you to everyone who hired me to present at their library this summer; it’s been a blast sharing my programs with your patrons, and I’m grateful for the opportunity. Let’s do it again sometime!