Benefits of Participating in the Community Calendar

Participation provides you with the opportunity to

• Increase visibility and awareness of your organization within your community and the surrounding communities!

• Reach out and form new partnerships.  This cooperative service gives you the opportunity to collaborate with your local library, a respected and valued agency within your community.

• Network with other community leaders who are participating in the program.  Participants have access to an e-mail-based discussion group and occasional local and regional meetings for the sharing of ideas, information and expertise.

• Receive technical and outreach support. Community Calendar and NorthStarNet participation offers access to tools such as the Administrative Toolbox and FrontPage extensions to help you build and maintain your community site.  And the library can offer some technical and outreach support as you build your web presence.  Plus, you have access to training courses at the library system level.

• Customize your NorthStarNet-based website to meet your needs.  Your site can be as sophisticated or streamlined as your needs dictate.  There are no limits on the number of pages or graphical images allowed.  You can even have your own Web domain name (i.e., www.yourname.com)*

• If you choose NorthStarNet as the host for your website, you can track visits to your site with monthly statistics.  Find out how many page views you’ve received that month, which pages are most popular, and much more!

• Include your organization’s events in the NorthStarNet Community Calendar!  When searching the calendar, Web visitors can see events by subject, date, and community.   Make sure they see your special activities!

And, best of all, this valuable service is available to you at no charge!

For more information, contact Tom Kern by email or by phone (847-526-6225).