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Annual Library Fair: Most Important Event @ the Best Place on Campus

The Most Important Event on Campus!

3rd Annual Library Fair for Students was a Huge Hit!

More than 470 students learned about the library resources and services at the 3rd Annual Library Fair for Students. 

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They enjoyed food, fun, & facts at the best place on campus. The positive feedback came from those who knew about the fair and those who stumbled upon the fun. Regardless if the students were repeat attendees or new to the fair this year, they walked away with understanding how the library operates and learned about all of the resources and services we provide. 

The success is because of your efforts, so thank you to everyone who participated. If you represented your department or volunteered with set-up, serving, registering, or breaking down, you made a difference in the lives of FIU students.

Thank you to our partners including Toshiba, the Center for Academic Success, the Center for Excellence in Writing, the Medical Library, and a very special thank you goes to the Law Library who provided the pizza for fairgoers!!  We appreciate you!

 

Students valued the experience based on the feedback provided on the passports:

  • General:
    • The organization was amazing!
    • The library is perfect! (x2) 
    • Everyone needs to advocate for the library resources!
  • Kudos:
    • I enjoyed the experience! (x6)
    • Nothing to improve, amazing time. (x3)
    • Engaging! (x2)
    • It was great! (x33)
    • So cool & informative / super cool (x3)
    • It was very solid, thank you!
    • Loved the interactivity!
    • The event is great every year!
    • Not necessary to improve. (x3)
    • It is always so fun, so great job already!
    • So fun! / It is always so fun, so great job already! (x5)
    • Perfect / Excellent / Awesome / Amazing (x10)
    • Everyone was so friendly. (x2)
  • Suggestions:
    • Some tables were more prepared than others. 
    • More detailed flyers and information.
    • Make the information available outside the fair. / Having tables after the fair for students still interested. (x2)
    • More stickers / Offer stickers of historical artifacts of the university. (x2)
    • More tables please (x3)
    • Bigger space / more space between the tables (x7) (This is true; we will space out the tables more next year.)
    • More interactivity (x4)
    • The library should have more events. They are always so much fun! / Display all the cool resources more often! (x4)
    • Have the fair multiple times a year. 
    • Have a short pre and post quiz.
    • It should be at the beginning of the semester. 
  • Helpful / Learned Something:
    • Excellent way to get students interested in the library!
    • Very helpful!
    • Learned about the different departments in the library to get help with my research. 
    • Very informative; I loved it. 
    • Thank you for all of the resources; I use them for my research papers. 
    • Very informative and interesting (x5)
    • I learned a lot about the library resources. (x2)
    • I spend a lot of time at the library but had no idea about the tools available.
    • I am a transfer new this semester and events like this make me fall in love with FIU with great Panther Pride. So tank you for all of these resources and school spirit. 
    • I learned a lot. 
    • I felt honored to attend the fair and it was very helpful.
    • It is really good to learn about the library services!
    • I loved all the opportunities to find data, primary sources, and research topics. (x2)
  • Food:
    • 2 slices of pizza. 
    • Vegan options
    • More snickers.
    • More food.
    • The smell of popcorn made me really hungry. 
    • Please get more food to accommodate everyone. 
  • Marketing (hmm, I am not sure we have the space, funds, or capacity to grow beyond 400+ students)
    • I think publicizing the fair through email might make more students aware and participate.
    • I didn't know about the fair until last minute; you should advertise it more. I had fun!
    • I would say advertise and have someone downstairs to tell students.
    • Maybe at a different time because I had class and didn't have enough time to see everything.
    • Better event advertising (x5)
    • Take advantage of social media. 
    • I think the only thing to improve is advertising. POST IT EVERYWHERE!