Author : Miranda Doyle
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 36,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Computers
ISBN :
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.
Author : Megan P. Fink
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 20,84 MB
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838988032
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.
Author : Nancy J. Keane
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,98 MB
Release : 2012-03-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1610691350
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 librariansan 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 BooktalksQuick 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 waysfor 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.
Author : Valerie J. Colston
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 37,84 MB
Release : 2011-12-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1591589304
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.
Author : RoseMary Honnold
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Packed, with games, themes, & other ideas for attracting teens to the library. Well reviewed.
Author : Sarah Flowers
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 19,72 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838935877
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.
Author : Deborah Underwood
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 17,27 MB
Release : 2011-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1410944212
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.
Author : Katie O'Dell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 2002-08-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 031307707X
Libraries can define their service goals to better serve and empower teen girls. This book shows how you can make a difference in your community by establishing partnerships with organizations, offering developmentally appropriate programming, and providing timely reader's advisory services tailored to this population. A short history of girl power, collection development guidelines, library programming ideas, and issues regarding girls and technology, volunteering, collaboration, and outreach are provided. An introduction, epilogue, bibliography, and index complete the book. Make a difference in your community: improve your library services to teen girls! This book describes how libraries can define their service goals to better serve—and even empower—young women. Author O'Dell describes how to establish partnerships with organizations, offer developmentally appropriate programming, and provide timely reader's advisory services. Everything you need to know is presented here: a short history of girl power, collection development guidelines, library programming ideas, and issues regarding girls and technology, volunteering, collaboration, and outreach. An introduction, epilogue, bibliography, and index complete the book.
Author : Sally Gardner Reed
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 34,43 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
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.
Author : Charlotte Guillain
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 2011-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1410944220
You don't have to fly to be a hero! This book is filed with tips and strategies to help readers become better, more responsible citizens.
