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IMLS Community Catalyst Town Hall Evaluation

Your responses will help IMLS better plan meetings and educational sessions for the museum, archive, and library fields. We appreciate your time in completing this survey.

1. What one term best describes your current professional specialty?

• Archiving

• Consulting

• Early Childhood/K-12/Post-Secondary Education

• Communications/Public Relations

• Exhibits or Educational Programs Design/Development

• Grants Administration or Fundraising

• Library Services

• Collections Management/Curation

• Operations/Finance/Technology

• Grant-making

• Social services or youth development provider

• Community development/community organizing

• Other (please specify)

2. What one term best describes your institution type?

• Public Library or Archives

• Private Library or Archives

• University/College Library or Archives

• Private Museum

• Public Museum

• University/College Museum

• Professional Association

• College/University Academic Department

• School (K-12)

• Policy-focused Organization

• Foundation

• Social Services

• Youth Development

• Community Development

• For-profit Organization

• Government Agency

• Cultural Heritage Organization

• Other (please specify)

Please tell us about your experience overall at the IMLS Community Catalyst Town Hall (the “Town Hall”).

3. My expectations were met by the Town Hall.

Strongly Agree / Agree / Neutral / Disagree / Strongly Disagree

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4. How satisfied were you with the Town Hall overall?

Very satisfied / Some what satisfied / Neutral / Somewhat unsatisfied / Very unsatisfied

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5. How likely are you to return to a future town hall of this type?

Very likely / Somewhat likely / Neutral / Somewhat unlikely / Very unlikely

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6. What changes would we have to make for you to give it a higher rating?

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7. At the Town Hall I... Strongly Agree / Agree / Neutral / Disagree /Strongly Disagree / N/A

• Learned a new practice, tool, or resource for my work.

• Improved my understanding of how other fields, other fields such as community development, can help museums and libraries be successful in community work.

• Learned from projects or studies that apply to my field.

• Met other professionals with whom I could exchange ideas.

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9. The Town Hall helped me to... Strongly Agree / Agree / Neutral / Disagree /Strongly Disagree / N/A

• Network with museum and library professionals.

• Learn from other organizations' projects and practices including funders and community developers.

• Understand the trends and best practices in collective impact work as it relates to museums and libraries.

• Share my work with others in the fields.

• Connect with potential partners or collaborators.

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10. The Town Hall format enabled me to provide sufficient feedback on the draft report. Strongly Agree / Agree / Neutral / Disagree /Strongly Disagree / N/A

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11. Please rate the Keynote/Plenary Speakers: Strongly Agree / Agree / Neutral / Disagree / Strongly Disagree /

• Reverend Starsky Wilson’s presentation was appropriate for the conference audience.

• Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco’s presentation was appropriate for the conference audience.

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12. Please rate the Facilitators for the breakout sessions: Excellent / Good / Neutral / Fair / Poor

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13. Please rate the breakout sessions that you attended on Thursday, September 8: Excellent / Good / Neutral / Fair / Poor / Did not attend

• 10:15am: Assessment of Need

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• 11:15am: Continuum of Collaborations

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• 1:30pm: Skills Development for Staff

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• 2:30pm: Evaluation of Impact

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• 3:30pm: Community Topic Areas

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14. Please rate the data walk table exercise that you participated in during lunch on Thursday, September 8: Excellent / Good / Neutral / Fair / Poor / Did not attend

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15. Please rate the large group discussion on consolidated input that you participated in on Friday morning, September 9: Excellent / Good / Neutral / Fair / Poor / Did not attend

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16. Please rate the Town Hall logistics and facilities:

Strongly Agree / Agree / Neutral / Disagree /Strongly Disagree / N/A

• The online registration process was user friendly.

• Communications prior to the Town Hall were adequate and provided useful information.

• The meeting rooms at the Philadelphia Doubletree were satisfactory.

• The lodging rooms at the Philadelphia Doubletree were satisfactory.

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17. Are there any additional comments you would like to share about the Town Hall?

18. May we contact you about your responses to the survey?

Email Address (optional)

Yes (please provide your email address) / No

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