[OPLINLIST] Calling all Teen/Young Adult Librarians

[Marsha Wagner]

We just got our TAB going strong when we had a change in personnel.
Jennifer Morton our wonderful YA librarian is now working for Cuyahoga
Falls Library.  She can tell you about some of our more successful
programs: tie dye t-shirts; Japanese food program.  We have a small budget
and offer pizza and pop for TAB meetings.  Even with that it has taken a
couple of year to build the group.  FYI we just hired Kathleen Walker from
the Massillon Library for the position, so we hope to start up again soon.
Marsha Wagner Canal Fulton Public Library

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Nancy Koebel <
nancy.koebel at birchard.lib.oh.us> wrote:

> We tried a TAB when they first became popular and had a negligible group.
>  By the time I took over YA it had stopped and I just haven't had the time
> to restart one.
>
> One of the suggestions I got from a webinar I took last month on teen
> programming through Webjunction was if you can't have an official board
> that meets at regular times, try putting a teen program suggestion box out.
>  Once they see their suggestions come to life they might be more interested
> in participating in an official TAB.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sheena Striker" <sstriker at mljlibrary.org>
> To: Oplinlist at oplin.org
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 3:21:18 PM
> Subject: [OPLINLIST] Calling all Teen/Young Adult Librarians
>
>
> We have been looking at our numbers for adult programming and are not
> happy with what we are seeing. It has become clear that our focus needs to
> be more on teens and young adults. Therefore we are talking about starting
> a youth advisory board and expanding our youth programs. I would like some
> advice/information about how things are done at other libraries. How do you
> go about finding teens for the board? Do you have a close working
> relationship with local school districts? What are some of the
> struggles/triumphs you have faces? Is there a specific type of program that
> goes over the best? Any information or advice you can give me would be
> greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! Sheena
>
> --
> Sheena Striker
> Adult Programming Coordinator
> MLJ-Hardin County Library
> 419-673-2278
> sstriker at mljlibrary.org
>
>
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-- 
Marsha Wagner
Library Director M. L. S. 1981
Canal Fulton Public Library
154 Market St. NE
Canal Fulton, OH 44708
330 854-4148; fax 330 854-9520

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