PITB Services
Different Ways To Engage with Poetry in The Branches
We Come to You: System-Wide Training Session
A system-wide training is a comprehensive introduction to the Poetry in The Branches model, incorporating readily usable information, hands-on experience, and plenty of time for your questions. Suitable for groups as small as 10 or as large as 150, Poets House can tailor the training to meet the goals of your system or region anywhere from Maryland to California.*
Basic Consultancy
The Basic Consultancy is intended to help you determine your system’s “poetry readiness” and develop a plan for increasing access to and visibility for poetry in your library. It includes an evaluation of your site and system and recommendations for collection development, display, publicity, and events. Various kinds of consultancies can take place at your location for librarians of an entire library system or at Poets House.*
Extended Consultancy
Building on the Basic Consultancy, Poets House can expand the scope of the partnership to meet the additional specific needs of the library or system.*
Poets House Poetry Program Administration
Designed for systems where time is the scarce resource, Poets House can serve as your outsource for poetry programming — designing a reading series, lectures and workshops. Poets House will consult with you and your system to shape an initiative that addresses your goals, then implement it from start to finish.*
Full Poetry in The Branches Package
At this level, Poets House can help you create a complete poetry environment in your library, from hands-on assistance with collection development and display to system-wide librarian training, full program administration, and detailed evaluation of your site and system, either on a fee-for-service basis or as a fundraising partner.
*These services are offered on a fee-for-service basis.
You Come to Poets House
If you prefer to come to Poets House in New York for training, you can choose the Poetry in The Branches National Institute, a weekend-long intensive training in the PITB model held at Poets House in New York City.
Independent Implementation
Finally, if you choose, you can implement PITB at your site completely on your own with the help of the Poetry in The Branches Sourcebook. Our Sourcebook is a step-by-step guide to the PITB model, supplemented by bibliographies to help you with collection development, tip sheets to help you integrate poetry into every aspect of your library, and lists to help you find the resources you need.
If you would like to learn how to create a place for poetry by bringing PITB to your library, contact Reggie Harris at (212) 431-7920 x2842 or reggie@poetshouse.org.