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<DIV>In a message dated 9/17/2004 10:26:05 AM Central Standard Time,
rixende@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>"When we have been used in the past as part of the Children's
programs,<BR>we tend to become free entertainment for the Library, with
little<BR>return on our investment."</DIV>
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<DIV>I am sorry. I have to disagree. You get a return on your investment. But
that kind of investment takes years to mature and grow. A smart investor makes
short and long term investments. I have done children's library demos
before. (All of Caddo parish libraries in 4 days) To see the children walking
out with their arms filled with books related to knights and dragons and
such was wonderful. That is how many of us started out and our interest grew. It
is worth your while. </DIV>
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<DIV>In closing I will say again. In remembering our past we must look to
our future -the children. </DIV>
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<DIV>In Service to the Children <BR>In remembering our past we must look to our
future. <BR>Lady Maili Donnel MacGregor<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/17/2004 10:26:05 AM Central Standard Time,
rixende@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Library
demos are a good thing for the Barony to participate in. We do<BR>get some
quality newcomers from these demos, however, we do have to be<BR>careful to
determine the nature of the library demos that we<BR>participate
in.<BR><BR>When we have been used in the past as part of the Children's
programs,<BR>we tend to become free entertainment for the Library, with
little<BR>return on our investment. The Keller Library demo is a good example
of<BR>a demo that is geared toward the entire family, and supported by
the<BR>entire city. This gives us a great opportunity to show what we do
to<BR>an audience that is more likely to become involved with us.
Granted,<BR>we do not tend to get larger numbers of newcomers from these
demos,<BR>but the ones who do stay around tend to be self-starters and
become<BR>vibrant members of the Barony.<BR><BR>No one, to my knowledge, is
currently questioning whether or not we<BR>should participate in the library
demos currently. As a matter of<BR>fact, the next library demo we have coming
up November 6th at the<BR>Arlington Public library had very strong support at
business meeting.<BR>(Watch your email and Scroll for more details)<BR><BR>In
Service to Elfsea,<BR><BR>Rixende<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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