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With the Holiday Season upon us, it’s the perfect time to reach out to your branches and spread the holiday cheer by helping them get creative with engagement ideas. The “Holidays with hoopla” magazine, sent out last month to all hoopla library branches, offers several ideas on how we can help you engage patrons well into the New Year. Many libraries are already taking advantage of this opportunity, and have shared their own creative ways to engage the community all season long.

Many branches are offering holiday craft sessions and utilizing the hoopla “12 Crafts of Christmas” that was included in the magazine. Not only are these proving to be a great use of makerspaces,

but a way to get children’s departments involved as well. Many of our other library partners have embraced “the season of giving” approach, and are offering their patrons extra (even doubling) borrows for both the months of December and January.

The “Holidays with hoopla” magazine also included a holiday flyer and shelf talkers to display in your branches! These holiday promotional materials make it easy for your patrons to see the great holiday content available on hoopla. Be sure to check out the “Holidays with hoopla” magazine for more great ideas to assure your branches are not missing out!

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Let’s get ‘Christmas Creative!’

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Did you know...?For the Holiday Season and beyond, did you know these little tidbits?

-hoopla has eight holiday collections ready to get users in the holiday spirit. Rediscover an old favorite, or find a new holiday classic you’ll enjoy for years to come.

-Our Android app has received an enhanced shuffle feature that improves listeners’ shuffling experience. Android users will also be recommended the next episode in a series if watching an episodic TV show.

Don’t forget to remind your patrons to enter the Darius Rucker – Home for the Holidays Giveaway!

The Grand Prize for this hoopla Facebook contest is an autographed guitar, and 5 runners-up will receive an autographed Home for the Holidays Christmas album.

This is just one more way we want to make your “Holidays with hoopla” the happiest yet!

One more note: Don’t forget hoopla’s Darius Rucker Facebook contest!

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Grand Prize1 lucky contestant

will receive a custom guitar autographed

by Darius Rucker!

Runner Ups5 contestants will receive an autographed Darius Rucker

Home for the Holidays Christmas album!

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to enter visit https://a.pgtb.me/Sc78Qs