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Teen Empowerment

July 19, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Moments with TLT; By Teen Contributor Riley Jensen

Teen contributor Riley Jensen shares 10 things she has loved about TLT for this final post celebrating TLT's 10 year anniversary. Riley has been a part of TLT all 10 years, but especially in the last 5.

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How I Changed My Teen Advisory Board by Michelle Biwer

Teen Volunteer Home Base I identified a number of ways that my library’s teen volunteering program could be improved and give more of the responsibility back to the teens. With over 150 teen volunteers I was having a hard time recognizing teen volunteers who go above-and-beyond, keeping track of the number of active volunteers, and […]

June 26, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

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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Not a Punch Line, Not Something Everyone Should Go Through: Sexual Assault and What We Can Do In the Library to Help Our Teens

April 8, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

If you are a teen librarian, a teen specialist, a youth librarian, or someone who works with teens, you need to be aware of sexual assault and what is going on in the schools and communities we work in, and not just when particularly harsh cases make headlines. Steubenville was atrocious, and things like this go on […]

If Not You, Then Whom? Taking a Stand For What You Believe In

August 1, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

By now you might have heard of the debate going on about Chick-Fil-A, Chick-Fil-A’s President’s Dan Cathy’s statement about the company’s statement that they support the “biblical definition of the family unit” which does not include same-sex couples.  The company actively gives money to anti-gay organizations.  YA author Jackson A. Pearce has a couple of […]

Is There Power in the Message? Putting positive images of teens in the press

August 1, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teens often get a bad rap.  Especially in libraries.  Especially with non-teen services staff.  Right now in your head you are thinking of the one or two members on your staff who hate when the clock strikes 3:30 and the teens comes bustling in through the front doors.  Some of them carry skateboards.  Some of […]

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Cut Through the Static, Get Feedback

June 8, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

You have heard me say it time and time again but my mantra is simple: you can’t serve teens unless you care about them, know them, and value them.  And if you are really good at your job, you will empower them and help give them a voice. (Think 40 Developmental Assets!)  One of the […]

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