Program Fails
Saying goodbye to a successful program
Last month I hosted another Career Conversation event at my library. I really enjoy these evenings. I’ve learned interesting things at every single one of them, even when the jobs that the panelists hold are nothing like the kind of work that suits me. The same has seemed to be true of the teens who attended. Those who […]
The origami revelation: 1 program fail; 3 reminders
The other day I hosted a very regrettable program. In addition to my role as a teen librarian I also host a regular craft night for adults. It’s a nice way to extend my service population, and to be perfectly honest, I like seeing how an adult group handles a project before I hand it […]
Minecraft After Hours & Letting Teens Lead… and Fall
Maybe it was because it was on Friday the 13th.Maybe it was the heat, or all of the 5th grade classes I talked it up to.Maybe it was those 4th graders who snuck in under the age limit.Whatever it was, the Minecraft hangout and building contest that I hosted was both one of the biggest […]
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Program FAILS: Another thing I didn’t learn about in library school.
It was a Friday afternoon – my day off – and I was in a panic. I had to set up for my big summer program, an open mic night, and things were falling apart, starting with the fact that I had no key with which to let myself in to the library for this […]
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