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Town Hall Evaluation

IMLS Community Salute Town Hall: Libraries and Museums Serving Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families.

Thank you for attending the IMLS Community Salute Town Hall: Libraries and Museums Serving Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families (the “Town Hall”). Your responses will help IMLS better plan meetings and educational sessions for the museum, archives, and library fields. We appreciate your time in completing this survey.

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

• Consulting

• Communications/Public Relations

• Healthcare

• Grants Administration or Fundraising

• Library Services

• Archiving/Curation

• Museum Services other than collections management

• Grant-making

• Social services for veterans

• Career Development/Job Placement

• Community investment

• 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

• Policy-focused Organization

• Foundation

• Social Services

• Community Development

• For-profit Organization

• Federal Government Agency

• Tribal Government Agency

• State Government Agency

• Local Government Agency

• Other (please specify)

Please tell us about your experience overall at 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 / Somewhat 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, if any, 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, such as community development, can help museums and libraries be successful in supporting veterans and military families.

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

• Met other professionals with whom I could exchange ideas.

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

• Network with museum and library professionals.

• Network with veteran and military family services professionals.

• Learn from other organizations' projects and practices including funders and veteran service organizations.

• Understand the trends and best practices of museums and libraries in support of services for veterans and military families.

• Understand the trends and best practices of foundations and non-profit organizations in support of services for veterans and military families

• Share my work with others in the field.

• Connect with potential partners or collaborators.

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9. The Town Hall format enabled me to exchange my individual expertise and experiences regarding the draft report. Strongly Agree / Agree / Neutral / Disagree /Strongly Disagree / N/A

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10. Please rate the Keynote/Plenary Speakers: Excellent / Good / Neutral / Fair / Poor

• Kristin Mulvihill’s presentation was appropriate for the conference audience

• Michelle Lugalia-Hollon’s presentation was appropriate for the conference audience

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11. Please rate the Facilitation of the meeting: Excellent / Good / Neutral / Fair / Poor

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12. Please rate the small group activities on Wednesday, November 16:

Excellent / Good / Neutral / Fair / Poor / Did not attend

• 10:00am: Data Placemats

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• 11:45am: Chalk Talk

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• 2:30pm: Experience Mapping

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• 2:30pm: What’s on Your Mind

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13. Please rate the small group activities Thursday, November 17:

Excellent / Good / Neutral / Fair / Poor / Did not attend

• 9:45am: Where to Begin?

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• 11:35am: 3 What’s on Your Mind

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14. 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 Hilton Palacio Del Rio in San Antonio were satisfactory.

• The lodging rooms at the Hilton Palacio Del Rio in San Antonio were satisfactory.

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

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

Email Address (optional)

Yes (please provide your email address) / No

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