Justin Checks In

Justin Hoenke, one time Teen Librarian at the Clarion Free Library has checked in and included an article about his video game program at his new library. He also attached a link to his new Teen Site. I know many of you were fond of him and admired his work at CFL and that he assisted some of you with your library's Teen Programs. Below is a link to his new Teen Site.

http://cmclibraryteens.blogspot.com/

Revolution in the Stacks

The City Manager of Oil City sent a copy of the article "Revolution in the Stacks" from the journal Governing to the Oil City Library; Bruce was then kind enough to share it with me. It is about making the public library more appealing to Teens, an effort many of you have already successfully undertaken. The journal Governing goes out to many of the elected & non-elected officials in Pennsylvania. It might be a good idea to draw your local officials attention to both the article and how your library is implementing the recommendations made therein.

A particularly bright feather in our cap is that the article quotes Kim Bolan who the District had the pleasure of hosting for the creating Teen Spaces Workshop last Autumn. I know many of you attended and enjoyed that session.

Please see the link below.

http://www.governing.com/articles/0806libraries.htm

Teen/YA Summer Reading

One of the requirements of the District's Summer Reading Grant ($500/library) was that each library do at least one Summer Reading Program for Teen or Young Adults. Has your library done this yet? Was it successful? What would you do differantly? What would make your Teen Summer Reading better in the future and what can the District do to assist you?

Please respond with your tales of Teen Summer Reading.

Marketing to Teens

Take a look at this great article in School Library Journal about Marketing to Teens.

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6555544.html

Be sure to check out the "If you're over 30..." link, some of that is pretty interesting too and whats more, some of it I didnt know about and I am still in my early Twenties.....ha ha