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Unlocking Student Engagement: Success And Failure In Redesigning A First-Year Library Orientation, Pamela N. Martin, Katie Strand, Teagan Eastman

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

Are you struggling to find the balance between an informative and entertaining library orientation program? This interactive presentation will explore how librarians overcame numerous challenges to develop an engaging, scalable first-year library orientation session. During the orientation, students use the library’s virtual and physical spaces to solve clues and reveal a four-digit lockbox combination. Presenters will share strategies for adopting a similar session and lead attendees in a simulation of the lockbox activity.