I’m starting a new series on my blog called ‘10 Ideas’. The idea is that I give a business/person/something 10 Ideas for itself.

The first place I’m going to list 10 Ideas for is my library system, Pike’s Peak Library District. First off I LOVE our library. I mean L-O-V-E it. I just think these could do a few things to make it even more awesome.

10 Ideas: Pikes Peak Library District

1. Newsletter – What’s happening at the library – Include a coupon for the coffee shops. Embed Video clips (YouTube) in the newsletter.
2. Put a coffee shop in each library (only a couple have them).
3. Make it fun to donate. Some cool change contraption thingy that kids can play with (much like Cheyenne Mountain Zoo).
4. Leverage Meetup.com – Look for meetups around town and invite them to use your facility.
5. Used Book Drop Off Bin – Like Goodwill…but for books. Give people tax write off.
6. Figure a way to integrate with the school system. Mabye work with the art classes and put pieces of art that kids made all throughout the library.
7. Free Book Room – Let folks come in and take a book…for FREE
8. Add point system – Check out a book = 3 points, Magazine = 2 points, Movie = 1 point. When kids get a certain number of points they get a prize.
9. App – Let me view my holds, check out books, read my digital library on my smartphone.
10. Movie Theater – Put a movie theater in each location. Show local films.
11. (Bonus Idea) – Delivery system for senior citizens.

So there is my first 10, well 11, Ideas. Stay tuned for more.