— Participant, Poetry in the Branches training
hanks to a grant from Tom's of Maine, Poets House and the Maine Humanities Council are joining forces to take Poetry in the Branches on the road — to Bangor! Join us for a day and a half immersed in the rich world of poetry. Hear poetry from and connect personally with our guest poets. Learn from these poets and from librarians how to reach out and empower your patrons through poetry. Leave the training with a practical poetry plan for your library and lots of nuts-and-bolts information to help make that plan a reality. You will go home refreshed and inspired!
- Programming for Teens & Adults
- Poetry programs on a shoestring budget
- Your community as audience and resource
- Poetry writing workshops
- Techniques for leading poetry discussion groups
- Program publicity & evaluation
- Collection development
- Marketing your poetry collection
- Our shared experience — what's worked in libraries across the country!
REGISTRATION: The conference is free and limited to a maximum of 20 Maine librarians; Pre-registration is required. Please click here for additional information and a registration form. We will accept applications beginning April 11 on a first-come, first-served basis until the training is full. The deadline is April 18.
LODGING & MEALS: Meals will be provided during the training as well as overnight accommodations (double occupancy) if needed.
TRAVEL: All transportation costs to the training are the responsibility of the participants.
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES: Those who attend will be eligible to apply for Maine Humanities Council grants to support poetry programming in their libraries.