MORE 'TEEN-PROGRAMMING' POSTS
TPiB: Mummies
| archeology, Collaborative Summer Reading Program, Mummies, Teen Program in a Box, Teen Programming, TPIB, Tweens
Tweens and teens in my library are separated not only by that HUGE stretch of year (twelve going to thirteen) but by what they are interested in. My teens seem to want movie programs where they can chill, do crafts, and play games in corners and socialize, or gaming programs where we have a variety […]
Like a lot of Middle and High School students, I started writing angsty teenage poetry with the best of them. And I love doing National Poetry Month (April) activities with my tweens and teens. Actually, you can read some of my poetry as I wrote a few poems as part of the awareness campaign for […]
Prom! That’s right, it is prom season. Last week as the girls and I were out shopping, we couldn’t help but look at the dresses EVERYWHERE. The tween and I spent some time looking at them, apparently you are never to young to start thinking about prom. We told one teen with a group of […]
Sunday Reflections: In our mailbox – How do you talk to teens about issues of consent in light of the Steubenville case?
| In Our Mailbox, Sensitive Issues, Teen Issues, Teen Programming
A reader of TLT e-mailed an and asked: I am a newly started YA librarian in Houston TX. Issues of consent have always been important to me, but in the wake of Steubenville it seems like consent is a vital thing I should be talking about with the teens I work with. So I have […]
TPiB: Peel Away Book Quote Art (guest post by Erinn Batykefer from The Library as Incubator Project)
Whew! National Craft Month is drawing to a close, and I’m a little sad, frankly. As I said in my last post about Story Terrariums, I’ve really enjoyed test-driving craft ideas for this year’s Beneath the Surface theme for the Teen Summer Reading Program– there are just SO MANY good YA books that explore the […]
Crafting: It’s not just about the duct tape
| 40 Developmental Assets, Crafts, National Craft Month, Professional Development, Teen Programming, Uncategorized
If you do craft programs at your library, you know it’s a great way to bring people in and bump up your attendance statistics. But crafting and libraries are an ideal match for many less selfish reasons as well. As National Craft Month comes to a close, let’s reflect on what crafts can bring to […]
TPIB: Kitchen Road Trippin’ – Eat (and Read) Around the Globe
| Book Clubs, Cooking, Teen Programming, TPIB, Uncategorized
If you have ever read my bio here at TLT, you know that I hate to cook. Loathe and detest it. But – I have kids. They insist on eating. Several times a day actually. They will in fact ask if they can have a snack WHILE they are eating dinner. So, I got my […]
Take 5: Pinterest Boards for Crafting with Teens
| Crafts, Pinterest, Programming Resources, Teen Programming, Uncategorized
Love it or hate it, Pinterest collects a wealth of ideas in a graphically pleasing way, and is an especially popular way to access craft ideas. For National Craft Month, we’re highlighting five great Pinterest boards that focus on teen crafts that can be done, have been done, or we dream of getting done in […]
What’s it take to run a book club with teens? Author Teri Brown shares her experience
| Book Clubs, Born of Illusion, Teen Programming, Teri Brown, Uncategorized
When I set out to run a book club for teens at a community center in a low income apartment complex, I thought it would be a piece of cake. I know, I know. Naïve much? At the time, I was working fifteen hours a week for the children’s program at Community Partners of […]
I am an everything librarian. My official title is Senior Librarian, but I am the manager, the adult and teen and tween librarian, the partial youth librarian (I have a part time youth librarian), and the circulation supervisor. I am also crazy about teen programming, and think that it’s extremely important. So much so, that […]
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