Politics in Practice
Karen Jensen, MLS, October 11, 2011 | Programming, Teen Read Week
Every year teen librarians put together amazing programs at their library in celebration of Teen Read Week. There are craft programs. Zombie proms. Sometimes there are even author events. But how do you put the read in Teen Read Week? Read Around the Clock Me, I encourage my teens to read by offering incentives. I know […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, September 30, 2011 | Crafts, Creativity, Programming, Teen Programming
This year’s Teen Read Week theme is Picture It @ Your Library. It runs from October 16-22. But don’t worry, during the month of September TLT has been helping you get ready! The truth is, you can do a wide variety of fun things with this type of a theme. You can challenge your teens […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, September 28, 2011 | Programming, Technology, Teen Development
On September 13th I attended my second Wild Child Conference in Marion, Ohio. The Wild Child Conference looks at contemporary issues in the lives of teens and seeks to give participants the tools to recognize and deal with important issues. Last year’s topic was the role and impact of technology in the lives of teens. […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, August 19, 2011 | Olympians, Programming, Teen Programming, Teen Programs in a Box, TPIB
October 4th – 10th has been declared Olympian Week in celebration of the release of Son of Neptune, the next title by Rick Riordan. You know what that means? Toga party! So get planning! Walk over to the 200s and brush up on your Greek and Roman mythology. And brush up on your toga wrapping. […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, July 25, 2011 | Geek is the New Black, Marketing, Teen Programming, Tools
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 […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, July 23, 2011 | Creativity, Programming, Teen Fiction, Teen Involvement
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 […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, July 21, 2011 | Communication, Marketing, Staff Development, Teen Services, Training
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 […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, July 18, 2011 | Bullying, Programming
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, […]
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