SRC 2012/13Library Evaluation Form

Thank you for participating in and supporting this year’s National Summer Reading Club(SRC).

We hope you enjoyed the program and found it added value to the services you provide.

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To assist the State Library Queensland with planning and improving future Summer Reading Clubs, please complete this questionnaire and return it, along with any feedback forms you have collected from parents, carers and participants to: Natasha Pugh, PO Box 3488,South Brisbane QLD 4101or by email at
by Friday, 8 February 2013.

We value your feedback!

LIBRARY INFORMATION

Your Library Service Name
Contact Phone/email / State
Q1. How many libraries within your service took part in the SRC?
Q2. Approximately how many children from your library service participated?
Age Group / Number of Males / Number of Females / Total for Age Group
0-5
5-11
12-16
TOTAL of all participants:
Q3. Approximately how many books were read during the SRC?
Q4. Overall, how would you rate the quality of the 2012/13 SRC? (Check)
Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
Comments:

RUNNING THE PROGRAM

Q5. How useful did you find the Library Guide?
Very Useful / Useful / Somewhat Useful / Not Useful
Q6. Using the materials provided by the State Library of Queensland (Library Guide, Activity booklet, Templates and Library and web based activities etc.) how easy was it to run the Summer Reading Club at your library?
Very Easy / Easy / Moderate / Not Useful / Didn’t use the
materials provided
Q7. What additional information, if any, would you like included in the Library guide?
Q8. What library based activities did you conduct in your library as part of the SRC?
Q9. Will you participate in the Summer Reading Program next year? / Yes / No
If no, please provide feedback why you will not:

WEBSITE

Q10. Did you use the SRC website as part of your Summer Reading Club? / Yes / No
If no, please provide feedback why you did not:
Q11.Overall, how valuable do you think the website was to the SRC?
Very Valuable / Valuable / Somewhat Valuable / Not Valuable
Q12.How easy did your participants find the Summer Reading Club website to use?
Very Easy / Easy / Moderate / Difficult
Q13. Will you use the website throughout the year for other library activities? / Yes / No / Maybe
Please provide feedback:
Q14. Please circle your level of agreement to the following statements about the website.
Strongly Agree / Agree / Neither Agree or Disagree / Disagree / Strongly Disagree
The website promoted literacy / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
The website promoted IT skill development / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
The website was fun and interactive / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Q15. From your observation, do you think there was enough for children and young people to enjoy? / Yes / No
If no, please provide suggestions for improvement:
Please indicate from the list below web based activities you included as part of your library activity program?
ОWriters blog with Tristan Bancks;
ОUntangled Tales with Kerry Brown;
ОFracturedFairy Tales with Martin Chatterton; Hilary Badger and Jennifer Poulter
ОWhat happens next? with Kerry Brown;
ОRead All About It with Deborah Abela
ОCinderella Quest—Untangled Tales the Game;
ОBook raves;
ОCelebrity corner;
Оe-gallery
ОHave your say
ОOther (please specify)
Q16. Do you have any suggestions for new approaches and/or activities that could be included in future programs?

MERCHANDISE KITS/MARKETING MATERIALS

Q17. Did the marketing materials for Summer Reading Club appeal to your library’s participants? / Yes / No
SRC Logo / Yes / No / Feedback
SRC Characters / Yes / No / Feedback
SRC A2 Posters / Yes / No / Feedback
SRC Bookmarks / Yes / No / Feedback
SRC Stickers / Yes / No / Feedback
SRC Tattoos / Yes / No / Feedback
SRC Wrist Bands / Yes / No / Feedback
SRC Pencils / Yes / No / Feedback
Q18. Please provide suggestions to improve the merchandise kits for the next Summer Reading Club:
Q19. Were the online/downloadable resources sufficient to promote and run your Library’s Summer Reading Club program? / Yes / No
If no, please provide suggestions for next year’s Summer Reading Club:

GENERAL

Q21.Which of the following groups do you think the program most appealed to?(Select as many as apply)
0-4 year olds / 5-7 year olds / 8-11 year olds / 12-16 year olds
Parents / Families in general
Q22. Do you think the prizes were appropriate and appealed to the selected age groups? / Yes / No
If no, please specify:
Q23. Did you feel you received enough communication to help guide and develop your Summer Reading Program:
A) In preparation for the SRC? / Comment
Yes / No
B) During the running of the SRC? / Comment
Yes / No
Q24. How can we improve communications relating to the Summer Reading Club Program?
Q25. Please provide any other comments, feedback or suggestions below: