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<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Nancy Koebel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nancy.koebel@birchard.lib.oh.us">nancy.koebel@birchard.lib.oh.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Subject: [OPLINLIST] Calling all Teen/Young Adult Librarians<br>
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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<br>
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