Thank you for contacting Ask an Advisor of the CTB. We do not have expertise about which programming is most effective in public libraries. However, it may be worth the time and resources to conduct a needs and resource assessment in your community to determine which issues higher priority for people. One strategy for a broad-based community assessment would be to identify organizations in your community that share interest in promoting life skills. Finding a few organizations to partner with could provide feedback about priorities, partners in marketing, and potential presenters. On the CTB website, you may want to look at the "Solve a Problem" tab listed on the purple bar on the homepage. In particular, Solve a problem / 5. There is not enough community participation . This has a list of common issues related to low rates of participation. You may want to use the questions to reflect on your programming. Additionally, some of the resources links listed on this webpage may be helpful. Again, thank you for contacting Ask an Advisor. Hopefully the ideas and information was helpful.
