{"id":62617,"date":"2014-02-24T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T16:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=62617"},"modified":"2014-02-23T16:58:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T21:58:35","slug":"great-resources-for-developing-services-to-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=62617","title":{"rendered":"Great Resources for Developing Services to Teens!"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Sara Dixon, Head Editor,\u00a0INALJ Kansas<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Great Resources for Developing Services to Teens!<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"saradixon\"<\/a>At my small library, I felt that the teen population was getting largely overlooked. Unfortunately, the sad truth is it’s because no one had much time to devote to the group. I think this has often been the case in smaller libraries. We’re so focused on early literacy and budding readers, which we should be focused on because they are very important, that we tend to lose the kids after about 5th grade. Since coming on board in August, this has been one of my main goals: to get the young adults in the library! But I focused on adult services in library school, and I know some teens, but I don’t know that that makes me qualifies to do a teen program.<\/p>\n

Luckily\u00a0for\u00a0me,\u00a0there\u00a0are\u00a0wonderful\u00a0resources\u00a0available\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0someone\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0situation!\u00a0We\u00a0are\u00a0starting our teen programming slowly\u00a0and\u00a0have\u00a0lots\u00a0of\u00a0great\u00a0things\u00a0planned\u00a0for\u00a0summer\u00a0reading.\u00a0This\u00a0month,\u00a0I wanted to share some of the great resources I’ve found and used in my quest to start the teen services at my library, So here are my top 4 online resources for teens’ services.<\/p>\n

Teen Librarian Toolbox<\/a>:\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0checked\u00a0out\u00a0this\u00a0website,\u00a0and\u00a0teen\u00a0librarianship\u00a0interests\u00a0you,\u00a0you need to get on it right away!\u00a0Written\u00a0by\u00a0several\u00a0librarians\u00a0in\u00a0different\u00a0areas\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0country,\u00a0with\u00a0input\u00a0and contributions from real teens\u00a0and\u00a0tweens,\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0great\u00a0ideas\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0just\u00a0share\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0sake of sharing. I love that mentality. They\u00a0have\u00a0plenty\u00a0of\u00a0program\u00a0ideas,\u00a0booktalk\u00a0ideas\u00a0(which\u00a0is\u00a0scary\u00a0to\u00a0me,\u00a0even though I recommend books all the time), advocacy and marketing ideas, and information on working with special needs teens. Bur there’s so much more! It’s like a one stop shop and perfect for someone that sort of “fell into” teen librarianship.<\/p>\n

Young\u00a0Adult\u00a0Literacy\u00a0Services\u00a0Association<\/a>:\u00a0or\u00a0YALSA\u00a0is\u00a0pretty\u00a0much\u00a0the\u00a0mother\u00a0 ship\u00a0of\u00a0resources\u00a0on\u00a0teen\u00a0librarianship.\u00a0YALSA\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0official\u00a0division\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0American\u00a0Library\u00a0Association.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0 still\u00a0learning\u00a0about\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0initiatives\u00a0like\u00a0Teen\u00a0Tech\u00a0Week\u00a0coming\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0March\u00a0(I\u00a0got\u00a0some\u00a0great\u00a0ideas\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0DIY\u00a0 theme\u00a0from\u00a0theTeen\u00a0Librarian\u00a0Toolbox!).\u00a0Their\u00a0website\u00a0has\u00a0professional\u00a0tools,\u00a0publications,\u00a0and\u00a0information\u00a0on\u00a0book awards\u00a0and\u00a0ALA\u00a0events\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0YA\u00a0community.\u00a0They\u00a0even\u00a0have\u00a0some\u00a0information\u00a0for\u00a0parents\u00a0and\u00a0teens.<\/p>\n

Teen\u00a0Programming\u00a0in\u00a0Libraries<\/a>:\u00a0A\u00a0collaborative\u00a0Board\u00a0on\u00a0Pinterest,\u00a0this\u00a0site\u00a0allows\u00a0librarians\u00a0to\u00a0share what\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0doing\u00a0at\u00a0their\u00a0libraries\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0ideas\u00a0for\u00a0future\u00a0activities.\u00a0They\u00a0even\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0Facebook\u00a0group\u00a0to\u00a0 discuss\u00a0teen\u00a0programming\u00a0ideas.\u00a0Pinterest\u00a0in\u00a0general\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0useful\u00a0tool\u00a0in\u00a0collecting\u00a0different,\u00a0fun\u00a0activities\u00a0and\u00a0programs\u00a0\u2013\u00a0especially\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0planning\u00a0for\u00a0Summer\u00a0Reading.<\/p>\n

What\u00a0I\u00a0Wish\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0Known\u00a0About\u00a0Building\u00a0Teen\u00a0Services\u00a0From\u00a0Scratch<\/a>:\u00a0This\u00a0one\u00a0is\u00a0more\u00a0of\u00a0an\u00a0article\u00a0than\u00a0a website,\u00a0and\u00a0published\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Library\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Lead\u00a0Pipe.\u00a0One\u00a0woman\u00a0shares\u00a0her\u00a0experiences\u00a0from raising circulation numbers\u00a0to\u00a0building\u00a0relationships.\u00a0I\u00a0like\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0also\u00a0discusses\u00a0how\u00a0important\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0to utilize your professional community.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0not\u00a0heard\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0more\u00a0open,\u00a0sharing\u00a0profession.\u00a0Your professional community exists to help you, and your profession\u00a0loves\u00a0to\u00a0share\u00a0information.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0total\u00a0win.<\/p>\n

OK!\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0round-up.\u00a0What\u00a0other\u00a0resources\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0use\u00a0for\u00a0teen\u00a0services?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Sara Dixon, Head Editor,\u00a0INALJ Kansas Great Resources for Developing Services to Teens! At my small library, I felt that the teen population was getting largely overlooked. Unfortunately, the sad truth is it’s because no one had much time to devote to the group. I think this has often been the case in smaller libraries.…<\/p>\n

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