What Are Librarians Doing for Teens During Shutdown?

Last week, Stacey Shapiro shared with us some thoughts on virtual programming during shutdowns. You can read that post here.
Last night I asked on Twitter what everyone was doing and got some great responses. Some librarians are hosting online gaming and D&D sessions using Discord. If Discord is new to you, you might want to check out this Discord 101 tutorial.
You can see all of the replies and get some inspiration by following this Tweet and reading through the replies:
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About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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