Access Video On Demand provides countless ideas for engaging community programming. This month’s programming suggestions can help patrons celebrate Earth Day, prepare for Cinco de Mayo, learn about the unique challenges teens face when dealing with mental health issues, and explore Australia as well as teach them about the deadly disease that claimed the life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left of any page in the platform) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a great source for programming ideas throughout the year.
Celebrate Earth Day, April 22
Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:
- Earth Days (Item #60719)
- Earth Day: How Can I Help? (Item #60266)
- Planet Earth: Seven Ways to Help Save the World (Item #37523)
- Earth’s Survival: Decoding the Science (Item #93781)
- Years of Living Dangerously series (Item #60759)
May Is ALS Awareness Month
Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:
- Hawking (Item #58662)
- Lessons on Living: Morrie Schwartz (Item #54906)
- TEDTalks: Nancy Frates—Meet the Mom Who Started the Ice Bucket Challenge (Item #66139)
- Lou Gehrig’s Disease: Insights into ALS (Item #39422)
- ALS: Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Item #33017)
The Real Story behind Cinco de Mayo
Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:
- Cinco de Mayo (Item #43041)
- Mexico: Battle for North America (Item #42768)
- May 5th: Glory of Mexico (Item #93894) (in Spanish only)
- The Siege of Puebla, Tragedy and Heroism (Item #93895) (in Spanish only)
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, May 7–13, 2017
Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:
- Life Skills for a Well-Adjusted Adolescence series (Item #40381)
- Combating Conflict with Character series (Item #42087)
- Bullying and Suicide: Think about It (Item #53277)
Set Your Sights on Australia
Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:
- Travel Wild (Season 1) (Item #50358)
- Australia, with Simon Reeve (Item #57429)
- Travel Oz (Series 1) (Item #50372)
- Australia’s Greatest Islands (Item #50320)
