101+ Great Ideas for Teen Library Web Sites

101+ Great Ideas for Teen Library Web Sites

Author: Miranda Doyle

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

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Presents ideas on how to create websites for teenagers, from the basics such as links and catalogs to technical skills relating to elements like blogs, feeds, and podcasting.


Teen Services 101: A Practical Guide for Busy Library Staff

Teen Services 101: A Practical Guide for Busy Library Staff

Author: Megan P. Fink

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2015-02-02

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 0838988032

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Need to amp up teen services, but you’re short on time or not sure where to start? Teen Services 101: A Practical Guide for Busy Library Staff provides useful information that will help staff put together a basic teen services program with minimal time and hassle. The author, Megan Fink, along with contributions from Maria Kramer, provides practical tips and instructions on how to build core teen services into the overall library program. Whether you’re a new teen services librarian, or staff in a one person library, this how-to guide on teen services can help you effectively serve teen patrons. Let’s face it, teens are sometimes overlooked by libraries when it comes to services and programs. However, there are over 42 million teens in the US, which makes them a sizeable and important demographic to serve. Many of today’s teens are struggling. More are living in poverty than before and nearly 7,000 teens drop out of high school per day. By setting aside some time to increase your library’s focus on teens, you will be providing a vital service and positioning your library as an indispensable part of the community. The resources and information in this book can help you achieve that.


The Whole Library Handbook

The Whole Library Handbook

Author: Heather Booth

Publisher: ALA Editions

Published: 2014-05-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780838912249

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ALA's popular and respected Whole Library Handbook series continues with a volume specifically geared towards those who serve young adults, gathering stellar articles and commentary from some of the country's most innovative and successful teen services librarians.


101+ Teen Programs that Work

101+ Teen Programs that Work

Author: RoseMary Honnold

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13:

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Packed, with games, themes, & other ideas for attracting teens to the library. Well reviewed.


101 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Teens

101 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Teens

Author: Nancy J. Keane

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-03-14

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1610691350

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Building on the author's work in The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists, this book provides 101 new and revised reading lists created in consultation with teachers and public librarians—an invaluable resource for any educator who plans activities for children that involve using literature. Nancy J. Keane is the author of the award-winning website Booktalks—Quick and Simple (nancykeane.com/booktalks), as well as the creator of the open collaboration wiki ATN Book Lists. With her latest book, 101 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Teens, she provides another indispensable resource for librarians and teachers. The lists in this book are the result of careful consultation with teachers and public librarians, and from discussions on professional email lists. These indispensable lists can be utilized in many ways—for example, as handouts to teachers as suggested reading, to create book displays, or as display posters in the library. This collection will facilitate the creation of valuable reading lists to support the extended reading demands of today's teens.


Teens Go Green!

Teens Go Green!

Author: Valerie J. Colston

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2011-12-03

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1591589304

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Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for engaging teens and 'tweens with ecofriendly, low-cost art programs that are appropriate for the library or classroom. Being "green" is a hot topic today, not only for businesses and adults interested in being socially responsible, but also for 'tweens, teens, and young adults. Today's young adults are keenly aware of environmental issues, locally and globally. They are also in need of art programs that provide a hands-on, creative outlet. Teens Go Green!: Tips, Technique, Tools and Themes for YA Programming is an approachable reference book for librarians or high school teachers looking for low-cost, environmentally themed art projects and programs that teens will relate to and find fun. In Part 1, the author explains the needs for these programs, offers tips for teaching them, and suggests ways to expand teen involvement in the library. Part 2 provides dozens of practical, easy-to-follow art project ideas that demonstrate how simple teaching green teen art projects can be.


101 Ways to Organize Your Life

101 Ways to Organize Your Life

Author: Deborah Underwood

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2011-07

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 1410944212

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This book gives 101 strategies for keeping on top of your life. From schoolwork to chores, these tips will help readers plan their days and weeks.


Young Adults Deserve the Best

Young Adults Deserve the Best

Author: Sarah Flowers

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0838935877

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As high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. "Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth,” developed by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Sarah Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includes Anecdotes and success stories from the field Guidelines which can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptions Additional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practiceThe first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.


101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends

101+ Great Ideas for Libraries and Friends

Author: Sally Gardner Reed

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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FOLUSA's (Friends of Libraries U.S.A.) groups constantly produce new ideas and inventive strategies for helping libraries and their communities. Here are more than 100 simple, innovative, and tested marketing and fundraising ideas collected from friends groups across the country.


Be a Changemaker

Be a Changemaker

Author: Laurie Ann Thompson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-16

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1481401696

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Empower yourself in today’s highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond. At age eleven, Jessica Markowitz learned that girls in Rwanda are often not allowed to attend school, and Richards Rwanda took shape. During his sophomore year of high school, Zach Steinfeld put his love of baking to good use and started the Baking for Breast Cancer Club. Do you wish you could make a difference in your community or even the world? Are you one of the millions of high school teens with a service-learning requirement? Either way, Be a Changemaker will empower you with the confidence and knowledge you need to affect real change. You’ll find all the tools you need right here—through engaging youth profiles, step-by-step exercises, and practical tips, you can start making a difference today. This inspiring guide will teach you how to research ideas, build a team, recruit supportive adults, fundraise, host events, work the media, and, most importantly, create lasting positive change. Apply lessons from the business world to problems that need solving and become a savvy activist with valuable skills that will benefit you for a lifetime!