\nPresenter: Jenn Cournoyer<\/p>\n
Mission Part One: Fill the Library with Teens!<\/strong><\/p>\n Their program had a real divide \u2013 most teens from the wrong side of the tracks. Step One: Start with what you have. Step Two: Make the space teen friendly. Step Three: Be Accessible Step Four: Give the Teens a Voice Step Five: Let\u2019s talk programming. Step Six: Bookstore your collection! Step Seven: Outreach Mission Part Two: Create Buy-in<\/strong><\/p>\n Model to other staff how to talk to and interact with teens. Mission Part Three: Keep Your Sanity<\/strong><\/p>\n Only you know how much you can do. Final thoughts: ***<\/p>\n Using Digital Literacy with Teens<\/strong> Vision: Introduce teens to technology and information, opening the gates of creation and communication.<\/p>\n Technology: Makey Makey, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3D printer, Circuit Scribe. First program: Makey Makey \u2013 Piano with cups of water. MIT\u2019s Scratch Lab BookTube 3D Printer Arduino and Raspberry Pi Circuit Scribe Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n STEAM Break \u2013 every day of Spring Break 3D Printing Showcase Summer Camp Visit Expo Teen Tech Lab 3D Printing Resources Don\u2019t tell teens step by step what to do. Show them where to find ideas. Benefits<\/strong> Resources Teen Tech Lab Series Then they took questions. ***<\/p>\n And that\u2019s the end of my notes from YALSA Teen Services Institute. You can see why my head was spinning with ideas! Will I be able to carry any of these out at my library? We\u2019ll see\u2026.<\/p>\n Then there was the fun part of the Institute. There was a Reception Friday night at the top of the hotel. And it ended up with a Teen Poetry Slam.<\/p>\n Saturday night, there was a big room full of authors signing books, and we got tickets for six free books. I met Anne Jacobus and knew I had been to a conference with her. It took a few tries before I realized that she was at the Society of Children\u2019s Book Writers and Illustrators conference I went to in Paris exactly 10 years earlier! And she was one of the organizers.<\/p>\n
\nThey had a quiet place to do homework and changed to a Teen Den.
\nAttitudes you\u2019re fighting: \u201cUs against them,\u201d \u201cThis is how we\u2019ve always done it,\u201d \u201cThat doesn\u2019t work here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe had an anime club, so got to know some of the teens.
\nUse fresh eyes to assess the space and how patrons are using it.<\/p>\n
\nHave available food and drink! After school, they\u2019re hungry! It helps behavior to feed them.
\nThe library will be cleaner when patrons aren\u2019t trying to hide food.
\nWifi and computer access for teens.
\nComfortable seating
\nPositive signage (Watch the tone of signs!)
\nAttractive displays of teen materials<\/p>\n
\nHave a Teen Librarian Desk.
\nDo your teens know how to contact you? Email, Facebook\u2026
\nSAY HELLO! Introduce yourself to teens in the library.
\nHang out. Be yourself.<\/p>\n
\nHave a white board\/ chalkboard.
\nWhat do you Geek? Posters with pictures of the teens
\nTeen Newsletter \u2013 sent electronically to middle school and high school. Let them highlight books.
\nShowcase their work on Facebook, around the library, local news.
\nLet teens create a display.<\/p>\n
\nBuild off the audience you have, not the audience you wish you had. (They started with an anime club rather than a book club.)
\nUse your own passions and interests as a springboard. (Writer\u2019s workshop, coding club, Hour of Code\u2026)
\nDon\u2019t be afraid to try something and fail.
\nDon\u2019t cancel a program just because no one signed up.
\nMarket, market, market!
\nAdvertise on Parent Facebook pages from the schools.
\nHave program reviews. If teens write it, give them a piece of candy at the end of the program.
\nStart listservs for program reminders.
\nPassive Programs \u2013 have at least one every month
\nDon\u2019t forget your volunteers!<\/p>\n
\nThey got rid of spinners and added genre baskets.
\nGet face-out shelving (like bookstores!)
\nNew books display
\nThey have 2-3 displays at any time (use Pinterest for ideas!)<\/p>\n
\nShe\u2019s had trouble with schools, but good relationships with Boys & Girls Clubs, Phoenix House, etc.<\/p>\n
\nIntroduce your teens to other staff and brag about them.
\nTalk about how you handle issues. It\u2019s not a secret.
\nEmpower staff to use behavior modification they are comfortable with.
\nHave a staff training with role playing.
\nRemind staff they don\u2019t have to be you, or use your style.
\nAcknowledge the power of a name \u2013 Get to know and use the names of regulars.
\nGet your Admin\u2019s blessing \u2013 use the YALSA report.<\/p>\n
\nConsider your budget and your time.
\nAsk for what you need. The worst that can happen is \u201cNo.\u201d
\nFind a formula and go with it for as long as it works. (Try a monthly routine for programs.)
\nDon\u2019t reinvent the wheel! Your colleagues \u2013 and Pinterest \u2013 are great resources.
\nTake a vacation! You should want to come to work.
\nGood is not the enemy of perfect.<\/p>\n
\nNever make it you and the teens against the other staff.
\nBack up your colleagues.
\nAsk for your colleagues\u2019 input.
\nChange your story: What\u2019s one thing you can change? (More programs? Contact with PTO?)
\nIt\u2019s ultimately about the teens!!!<\/p>\n
\nDarlene Encomio, Martin County Library System, Florida<\/p>\n
\nMost of the technology came through grants and donations.
\nUsed open source software and social media.<\/p>\n
\nTheir website is great \u2013 Watch the 2-minute video with them and have them go to the How-to page.<\/p>\n
\nPulled up video. Show them the ideas from Pinterest \u2013 let teens decide what to do.<\/p>\n
\nTeens love to see themselves on film. They posted the videos on the library\u2019s YouTube channel \u2013 The library\u2019s stats went right up!
\nUsed a MacBook and had the teens write their own booktalks.
\nEdited in YouTube video editor and sound editor \u2013 FREE.<\/p>\n
\nThey had a small Mini Makerbot<\/p>\n
\n\u201cwonderful for the advanced tech teens\u201d especially those who want to mentor others.
\nUse instructables. Patron base will be smaller groups for this.
\nFor ideas, show them Hackster.io and Kickstarter. Get them thinking about inventing\u2026
\nShow them the Arduino TED talk.
\nIt\u2019s a great way to introduce technology and engineering. (Though arguably Lego Mindstorms does it a little better.)
\nThey often start Teen Tech Lab with a video.<\/p>\n
\nGreat website and Pinterest pages.<\/p>\n
\n10-12 Technology. (Got funding to order subs for lunch.)
\n12-2 Science program (Teachers came in and did experiments)
\n2-3 Art programs<\/p>\n
\nVendor came in and set up 3D printers in the hallway<\/p>\n
\nWhen summer camps visited the library (groups of 30), they brought out the technology.<\/p>\n
\nOnce a month, 2 hours on a Saturday.
\n(Would also bring out Makey Makeys on demand.)<\/p>\n
\n(They\u2019d allow one 3D print-out per day.)
\nThingiverse
\nTinkercad \u2013 need to be a little more familiar with this
\n3DHubs \u2013 locate 3D printer vendors. (Do a showcase?)
\nMakerbot<\/p>\n
\nSeek out donors and grants. (They got $80,000 from Jim Moran Foundation for Homework Center.)<\/p>\n
\nVolunTeens \u2013 Teens helping teens. Empowerment and resume building.
\nQuality Programming
\nGot teens into the library. Allows them to fail in a safe place and try things out.
\n(If just starting a program, Lego Mindstorms are good value for the money.)<\/p>\n
\nInstructables.com
\nMakeymakey.com
\nBooktube
\nhttps:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/<\/p>\n
\n1)\t Ice breakers and creating YouTube videos. (Bean Boozled challenge was their ice breaker. They filmed the challenge and uploaded onto YouTube.
\n2)\tMakey Makey
\n3)\tCreate a story using Scratch.
\n4)\tArduino and Raspberry Pi
\n5)\tDigital Art Portfolio\/Online Resume
\n6)\t3D printing
\n7)\tCircuit Scribe (This is a little more involved \u2013 use Pinterest.)
\n8)\tStop Motion Videos (Programs: Stop Motion Studio app and YouTube. Make a challenge, with prizes.)<\/p>\n
\nThey had four Makey Makey kits \u2013 4 kids per kit.
\nCheck their Make It Idaho Facebook page.
\n\u201cMakerspaces and the participatory library.\u201d<\/p>\n
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