Teen Services
Teen Services 101: What Keeps Teens Coming Back to the Public Library?
What keeps teens coming back for more in the public library? It's complicated, but probably not as complicated as we think.
Friday Reflections: Hispanic/Latino YA and A Discussion with My Teens by Christie G
Christie G and I work at two separate branches for the same library system. Like most library branches, they each have their own unique clientele. Christie’s branch, she calls it a “twig”, is a smaller branch that is also part of a recreation center. It’s a pretty cool set up. And she has a lot […]
My Journey as a Teen Blogger: Guest post by Aneeqah
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: the best way – the very best way – to serve teens well is to know them, spend time with them. And to spend time reading their blogs! There are some amazing teen bloggers out there reading books and sharing what they think. We’ve talked […]
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Sometimes trying to find creative library programs that will interests teens is difficult, but there is a great resource for us that we don’t offer consider: the teens themselves. Teens are singing, acting, making short films, designing web sites, making models and so much more. They have talents and hobbies that they want to share, […]
Library Bootcamp
Reach out to your incoming 6th graders now and help them develop the library skills they need by creating a library book camp, reel them in to your teen services program and really catch their attention. In the fitness world, boot camps are popular – so let’s take it a step further and help teens […]
Marketing Teen Services to Non Teen Services Staff, A Teen Services Plan Example
In the previous note Talking with Non Teen Services Staff About Teen Services, part 1, we discussed the importance of having a Teen Services outline to train incoming staff and use as a background for communicating with all staff. We also discussed how communication is a marketing tool. The final basic element we discussed was […]
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Marketing Teen Services to Non Teen Services Staff, Part 1
When working with teens, you will run across other library staff members that don’t necessarily jump on board (you know right this very moment a name has come up in your head). But there are things you can do to help them support your cause.First make sure you have these basic elements in place: (1) […]
The “Be”-Attitudes of Communicating with Staff
Training staff to understand and work with teens is not a one time affair, but an ongoing process. After you have your initial service plan and training module in place, you should develop an ongoing communication tool to keep all staff informed about teen services. Just as you must market your services to your teens, […]
A Teen Programming Primer
At some point or another, as a teen librarian, you may find yourself having to talk to staff and administrators about library programming. Sometimes you may have to address funding issues. Other times you may find yourself having to justify the amount of staff time that is spend developing, marketing and executing teen programs. And […]
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