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Teen Library Events A Month-by-Month Guide
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Kirsten Edwards
ISBN: 0-313-31482-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31482-7
184 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2001
List Price: $62.95 (UK Sterling Price: £43.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: If you are a new young adult librarian or an experienced librarian with little time to plan and execute programs for teens, this book is for you! For each month in the calendar year, two or three programs popular with teens are presented with instructions, sample flyers, letters, and checklists. From simple programs such as a candy raffle to more complex programs such as a mystery night, librarians can keep their teen calendar full of activities with a minimum of effort. Programs that tie into both school events and national events for teens are included as well as those that can be presented at an individual library.

Suggestions for programs range from a poetry contest to a summer job program. Instructions for ongoing procedures for soliciting teens' opinions are provided: a monthly question board, candy raffle, starting and running a Teen Advisory Board and so on. Basic skills for all YA librarians are emphasized in each of the programs; these skills include booktalking, working with the schools, and marketing your programs within the library and to the community. By creating variations in each of the programs, young adult librarians will have a wealth of ideas in this book to keep their YA program calendar filled for years to come.
Table of Contents:
  • January
    The Michael Printz Award
    A Book-Making Craft
    Question Boards
    A Teen Discussion Club
    February
    "Love Bites" Display
    A Guessing Game
    Black History Month
    March
    Summer Jobs
    Youth Art Month
    The American Red Cross
    April
    National Poetry Month
    A Writing Contest
    A Coffee House Event
    May
    School Visits
    A Trivia Game
    A Card Design Program
    June
    Library Lotto
    A Greyhound Rescue Event
    Container Gardening
    July
    New-Fashioned Ice-Cream Social Focus Group
    Spectacular Tie-Dye
    Teen Pen Pals
    August
    Comic and Card Shop and Swap
    Library Booths
    Badge-making
    Card Game Tournaments
    September
    Back-to-school Contacts
    An Internet Scavenger Hunt
    Book Discussion Club Reprise
    Teen Advisory Boards
    October
    An Urban Legends Event
    Teen Read Week
    November
    Live Action Mystery Games
    Finding Money for College
    December
    A Glass Ornament Program
    Games Nights
    Relationship Management Programs
About the Author: KIRSTEN EDWARDS is a Young Adult Librarian for the King County Library System in Duvall, Washington, and a member of the Washington Library Association. This is her first book.
LCC Class: 27
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