Tag: Staff Training

July 18, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Summer Reading Programs: The importance of staff training and the summer reading pep rally

Summer reading programs are one of the biggest parts of most, if not all, youth services departments. In this, my 25th year as a YA Librarian, I have put together 25 SRPs and executed 24. I have only had one summer, when we were moving between states, where I did not spend my summer hosting […]

October 18, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Things I Never Learned in Library School: Dealing with Minors and Pornography

Does your library have a plan for what to do in case a patron is caught viewing child pornography on your public computers? What about if you suspect that a child or teen in your library is being subjected to pornography, such as receiving nude pics? In my library career, I have had a couple […]