Collaborating with Teens to Build Better Library Programs (Part 2)

Programming forms

Space

Collection connection

Promotion/ publicity

“Layering”

today …

How Chuck Norris ate Teen Tech Week…

…and zombies invaded Teen Read Week.

Formalizing teenparticipation/ collaborationas a success measure

Making it part of your teen service mission and vision.

Programming Policy

SAPL - Teen Program Development Guidelines:

•Teen Library Program development will NOT be passive – with the Library in the role of “creator” and the teen patron in the role of “attendee.”•Teen Library Programming will NOT originate from:

•the interests of library personnel •library staffs’ or community members’ perception of the interests of teens •library staffs’ or adult community members’ presumption of what is “good” for teens.

Teen Library Programming WILL originate from:•Teens with library staff assuming the role of facilitator and guide during the process •Teens will actively participate in program development, implementation and play a role in the decision making process.

Programming Policy

Foster and facilitate…

Find resources

Develop partnerships

Grow users

Build community

Advocate

Formalize

Your role:

QUESTION # 1:Do you experience resistance to teen programming? answer in poll:

• Yes (from coworkers)

• Yes (from manager or admin)

• Yes (from community users)

• No, things are pretty much cool

• No, mostly support

Teen Programming Types

Spontaneous / Impromptu

Guerilla / Stealth* Make & Take Make & Leave

Small scale recurring

Linear / Non-linear

Large scale one-off

examining the “geography of no.”

Marking territory: Physical/ virtual

Involving teensFrom micro to macro - including “the rules”

Full scale design – from the ground up

Redesign – remodel of an existing space

“Decorative” means of expression/ interaction/ participation

collaborating w teen @ library space

QUESTION # 2:Does your library location have a dedicated teen space? Please choose & answer in poll:

• Yes (seat & technology, maybe teens only)

• No (YA book shelves – but not a “space”)

• Sort of… (space colonized by adults)

• Space shared w children (or tweens)

• Other (describe in chat)

How do teens want to use space?

Do they use the space designated for them? Or do they choose another space in the library?

What do teens want to do in the space?

Things you can do today:

observe

Ask yourself…

Is the library set-up… a set-up?

Are the rules applied consistently by all staff?

“Libraries create spaces in which youth are told “no” for doing or wanting things entirely appropriate for young people…”

-- Anthony Bernier

Geography of NO!

Afterschool looks like this…

http://www.flickr.cm/photos/travelinlibrarian/

http://besterlibrary.weebly.com/rules.html

“Respect yourself, respect others, and respect property.”

-- Patrick Jones

simple guidelines

simple guidelines

New (from the ground up)

Remodeled/ repurposed

Designated

Decoratedhttp://www.offaly.ie/

linear feetrather thana footprint

Minneapolis Public Library, Teen Area

In the mean time…

QUESTION # 3:Do teens participate in the decoration of the library’s teen area? answer in poll:

Yes (artwork, bulleting boards, etc.)

No, but it sounds like a good idea.

No, that would never fly at our library.

Other (describe in chat)

Welcoming

Casually accessible

Teens get the message they can put their artwork up, too.

Resource displayBulleting boardsThe walls…

Permanent flux.

small “personalization” opportunities

Teens interact with peers & express themselveswithout mediation from staff

bulletin board

“You can’t put anything up on the walls…”

children’s version

teen version

http://buboblog.blogspot.com Berkeley (CA) California Street at Prince, November 2011

Questions??Questions??Questions??

from static to active…

POLL QUESTION # 4:Does library have teen wordpress blog or facebook? answer in poll:

• Yes, teens post to library blog or FB

• Yes, BUT only librarians can post to library blog or FB

• No, teen stuff goes on the main worpress/blooger or FB

• No, no way. I’ve asked.


HTML(nostalgia)

SAPL’steen resource (list) circa 1999

Limited Controlmysapl.org

free range

Be where teens are…

interaction

anywhere

ParticipatoryCultureContribute / create:PhotosVideoPoetryReviewsArt workSuggestions

Share thingmusic/ video

Comment

Build Community

proximityrelevanceopportunity

Connections

Sometimes it is about books…

sometimes it’s not.

engagingreaders &non-readers

The power of ARC

Recommendations

Collectiondevelopment

What did you think?(on blog/ on display)

Clear avenue to suggest a title…

B O O K W O

R M

Don’t geek-out.

Don’t push.

With all due respect

She was just gushing about this book…. (is this a way in…?)

http://www.youtube.com/user/210teenlibrary#p/u/29/mKVL7NvIn6A

peer to peer

POLL QUESTION # 5:How do you think most teens learn about library events & services?answer in poll:

• Library print calendar

• Library flier

• Flier found off-site

• Library on-line calendar

• From their friends


promotion

a deep mystery…

The 6 month publicity “experiment”

Part of taking ownership & planning…

Display +Teen artwork +Event promotion

In-house promotion

promotion

Check yourtone.

In-house promotion

ConsistencyWord of mouthCollaborationPartnershipsProximity

Mushroom?

I love google.

promotion

I love google.

Part of the program

By-products

retro-space’s photoscream flickr

Getting a few successes under your belt…

Calling the press…

funding

…andthen asking for money!

[email protected]

POLL QUESTION # 3:Have you found teen book clubs to be successful at your location? Please choose & answer in poll:

• Yes (popular & attended)

• No (planned, advertised & no attendance)

• Sort of… (it is hit and miss)

• We do not have teen book clubs


Putting traditional things out there as

possibilities…

•Book trailers

•Resource displays

teen created:

Display

peer to peer

youtube video

QR code

booktalk

Collaborating with Teens to Build Better Library Programs (Part 2)

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