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Self Directed Programming

September 19, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

TPiB: Self Directed and Free Range Program Ideas

Not all teen programming has to be a come to the library at this time and place and do this activity type of an event. Sometimes, we can put together programming where teens participate in their own time. Many libraries call this “passive programming”, but thanks to the brilliance of someone at a webinar I […]

April 3, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Wrap-Up: Book Fight!

So in case you haven’t been following me on Twitter or Tumblr, I’ve been hosting my first ever Book Battle at my library. The original dates were March 1 – April 5, but I miscalculated a bit and redid my posters so that the battle ended with the end of the month: I made brackets, […]

March 5, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Self Directed Programming: Book Fight!

Self Directed (or Passive) programming can be anything you want it to be. They can be as intimate as filling up a jar full of Legos or Skittles and having patrons guess the number in the jar, or printing out a variety of cubee creatures and setting out tape and kid scissors for an hour, […]

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January 11, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

My library is abuzz with all things Sherlock Holmes, but it has nothing (well, almost nothing) to do with the premiere of the third season of Sherlock. We just launched our first independent community reading event, Westmont Reads, and The Hound of the Baskervilles is our chosen book. And while it might be too soon […]

TPiB: Self Directed Game Day Contest

November 6, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

  International Games Day is November 16, and it is a wonderful way to get tweens and teens involved in the library. I’ve put together a neat self-directed contest to get them interested in the program that we’re having that Saturday, and also to get them involved in the library itself. First, I took a […]

TPiB: Self Directed Displays in Action

October 11, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

A few weeks back I posted about self-directed displays and how they are a life-saver for when things go wrong and you NEED something to pop. However, they are also particularly awesome for gaining interest in things you are already doing- whether it’s a program, or drawing interest to a particular collection, or anything else […]

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TPiB: Self Directed Displays for the Last Minute

September 20, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

We all have the best of intentions for our libraries and the most creative ideas. We’ve scoured the internet and pinterest, culled and shared ideas through listservs and friends, and made plans to do the most AMAZING things. And then that thing known as life smacks you upside the head and laughs and says, “HAHAHAHAHAHA, […]

TPiB: Free Comic Book Day

May 1, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This Saturday marks the 11th year of Free Comic Book Day, and I LOVE this day. Started in 2002, and coordinated by Diamond Comics, participating comic shops AND libraries across the country give comics AWAY FREE to those who come by. These comics are free to customers (not the stores), and the day has three […]

Things I Never Learned in Library School: Self Directed Porgramming (formerly Contests! Everyone is winning)

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Although I now live in Texas, I spent the first 18 years of my teen librarian career in a cold state where everyone hibernates during the months of January and February.  Programming is hard as it is – but add in winter storms and it becomes downright unpredictable. Doing a variety of contests can be […]

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