August 21, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Twice every year, right around Martin Luther King Jr. weekend and the beginning of school, I hold a lock-in for teens who have reached a particular reading goal. For the Summer Reading Lock-In, they must read 65 hours or more in order to stay 13 hours in […]
August 16, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This week has been interesting. One of the two water mains broke in my town Monday night, causing us to massively conserve water on Tuesday (it’s now fixed). A storm came through on Tuesday, and knocked down tree limbs that took out my power on Wednesday. I have a teen lock-in tonight into tomorrow […]
January 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
A lock-in can be extremely rewarding for teens and libraries if done the proper way. You, the teen services specialist, need buy in not only from your teens (which is relatively easy- I mean, if you don’t have teens clamoring to stay all night in the library, email me, we need to talk), but also […]
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December 27, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“Don’t count every hour in the day; make every hour in the day count.” – unknown Everyone always has their favorite things that they love to do at work, things that just make your day. Mine is doing things with the kids, whether it’s just sitting down and hanging out or having a formal program. […]
July 19, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“There’s a plan in everything, kid, and I love it when a plan comes together.” -Col. Hannibal Smith, A-Team (2010) Lock-ins are wonderful when you have the right mindset at the beginning; however, they can easily snowball into a mess if you look the other way for a minute. Every library is different; the community […]
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