Lately I’ve been struggling with my teen programs. They seem to be hit or miss and programs the teens are excited about seem to go completely unattended or only have two teens. My Teen Tech Week Bowling Tournament last week was very well attended with four kids signing up at the last minute. The Texting [...]
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Struggling for motivation
Posted in on the job, programming, Teens on March 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My first workshop experience
Posted in on the job, summer reading on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Just over a week ago, I was honored to be one of the presenters at our consortium’s Summer Reading Workshop. With Summer Reading right around the corner, it was the perfect time to get new ideas for programs. My topic was Programs for All Ages. Over the last month, I’d been scouring the Internet and [...]
Just an ordinary day…
Posted in just an ordinary day, on the job on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On this cold February Tuesday… 9 a.m. — Arrived at work and was intercepted on my way to my mailbox to talk about some materials in the manga library’s manga collection. 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. — Met separately with the Youth Services Manager, the Library Director, and our Support Services (cataloging) Librarian about making changes [...]
Some words about my opening…finally!
Posted in on the job, Teen Center on February 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
As you, our dear readers know, I opened Teen Central at my library 3 weeks ago (note my total blog absence–it’s been crazy!!). We estimate about 300 community members came to our grand opening party and things have gone from crazy to crazier over the last couple of weeks. Yesterday at 5 p.m., our room [...]
Teen Central Grand Opening!
Posted in on the job, Teen Center, Uncategorized on January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s finally here! As I wrote here many months ago, we have a new teen center opening at my library–THIS SATURDAY!! A year ago, the managers at my library visited The Edge at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. They had a focus groups with teens in April, I started my job in May. [...]
Local libraries
Posted in on the job, reader's advisory on January 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Each year there is the Metro Youth Services Librarian’s Read Challenge for all librarians in the Kansas City area. This year is the 12th year and the first in which I get to participate. Librarians from all over the metro area are reading juvenile and young adult literature and logging the number of pages. The [...]
Heard it on the radio
Posted in on the job on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, I caught Neil Gaiman’s story on NPR about audiobooks. As a frequent listener of audiobooks on my commute, I’ve really grown to love audiobooks. The audiobook reader can make or break a book for me. Many times I’m so involved in a book that it’s all that I think about at work. The [...]
A little promotion
Posted in on the job, programming, schools, Teens on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last week when I held my Teen Writing Group, a reporter from the local newspaper visited the group. I wasn’t sure how the teens would feel about it but they were definitely showing off at times. Today the weekly paper came out and we were the feature story. It feels so great to have our [...]
Further Librarian Initiations…
Posted in on the job on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This week I made one kid cry and got so stern with a second one that he gave me a “yes, ma’am.” All I can say is, what a week.
Yu-Gi-UH-Oh!
Posted in on the job, programming, Uncategorized on September 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have a situation at my library that most librarians *dream* about. Boys come to my programs. Mostly boys. So, in an attempt to stike a balance, I started out September trying to schedule a few more “girl” programs, e.g. not video games (which is by far my most consistently successful event). In keeping with [...]
