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Most of your teen patrons are now counting down the days they have left of summer. And spending copious amounts of money on back to school clothes and school supplies. Make sure you make the library one of their stops as you help them “Rock Your Locker”. Lockers don’t have to be boring and drab […]
There is a tweener in my house collecting Smurfs. I wonder what happened to all of mine, I had quite the collection of little blue men. It turns out, all things old are new again. Transformers. Thundercats. Smurfs. Strawberry Shortcake. My Little Pony. And the other day, there were fluorescent yellow and orange and green […]
Traditionally, teens turn to babysitting to make some quick, cold hard cash. There are a couple of things you can do to help teens with their babysitting career while you promote literacy and get teens in using your library. The American Red Cross offers a 1 day babysitting class that teaches teens basic babysitting skills […]
One of the challenges of teen services is trying to come up with programs that will bring teens into the library, and keep them coming back for more. Time and money create barriers. So can the amount of staff you have on board. Have no fear, TLT is here! Welcome to TLT: Teen Programs in […]
You may have heard that there are some problems with today’s economy, those same problems are affecting the very teen patrons that you serve. This is a great time to remind your teens about the value of your library and your teen services program . . . Today’s unemployment rate hovers somewhere around 9%. […]
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, […]
Everything you do is another building block in creating the overall image for your library and teen services program: Every piece of paper you put out. Every poster you put up. The overall look of your area (Is it neat and organized? Are you merchandising titles face out and filling holes and straightening throughout the day?). […]
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 […]
Geek (n.) – a person with enthusiastic interest in a particular interest or devotion. Typically technology, science fiction and fantasy, comic books, etc. Urban dictionary defines Geek as: The person you make fun of in high school and wind up working for as an adult. Right now, geek is cool. This past weekend was a […]
Every once in a while, an amazing new book comes along that moves you. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs is that book for me, right now. This is an amazing story: creative, moving and just inspiring. There are also a lot of great programming opportunities that tie in to it. As […]
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