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Marketing Teen Services to Non Teen Services Staff, Part 1
Communication, Marketing, Staff Development, Teen Services, Training
|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) […]
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, […]
First off, I realize not everyone has an iPhone and I apologize. Also, I don’t know if the apps are available on other form platforms, but if they are – I recommend you check them out. When trying to come up with images to promote activities, reads, etc – well, sometimes I just can’t find […]
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins imagines a dystopian world in which people are divided into 13 major districts. 1 of the districts no longer exists. Each year 1 teen boy and 1 teen girl is chosen randomly from each district to participate in The Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death in […]
The other day I stumbled across a cool Perks of Being a Wallflower Poster, and as I looked for a good copy to share with you my Google image search revealed a ton of amazing cool fan art that involved teens’ favorite quotes from the book. When I read, I always keep a journal by my side […]
Bullying has become such a problem with today’s teens that it is a huge topic in the news and media. In fact, with a hand full of high profile suicides in the news, a new term has been coined: Bullycide – a suicide that is the result of bullying. As someone who works with and values teenagers, […]
Make the Most of Your Teen Services FB Page
Contests, Facebook, Marketing, Reader's Advisory, Social Media
|Hopefully, you have a teen services FB page. This is a great way for you to remind teens of upcoming programs, new books, popular culture tidbits, great homework sites and have fun, informal contests and chats. When creating a teen services FB page, make sure it is not tied to your personal account but to […]
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 […]
Teen Librarian’s Toolbox 101
Marketing, Meet TLT, Professional Development, Programming, Reader's Advisory
|Using the TLTI created the TLT as a way to keep doing what I love to do – create teen programs and RA tools and discuss teen fiction. Last year I created a Teens Top 10 Trends in Fiction poster which was shared on YALSA-BK and VOYA.com and got a very positive response and you […]
I am in the process of getting this site up and running in this format. Be sure to visit the original Facebook page for for updates, note and photo albums. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Teen-Librarians-Toolbox/222736761085728
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