Teen TechWeekTM

Teen Read WeekTM

National literacy & technology campaigns

of the Young Adult Library Services Association

TEEN READ WEEK

to engage teens in activities

centered around

BOOKS & READING

OBJECTIVE

Web Site

FAQs Booklists Press kits

Program Ideas etc,etc,etc

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/teenreadweek.htm

To help you plan your event!

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2006/programs.htm

Get Physical @ your libraryGet Outdoors @ your library

Get Active in Politics @ your libraryGet Literary @ your library

Get Crafty @ your libraryGet Philanthropic @ your library

Contest Ideas @ your libraryDisplay Ideas @ your library

Ideas

http://www.lvccld.lib.nv.us/teen/trw/index.cfm

http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/teens/

http://www.colapublib.org/teenread2006/

Libraries

http://www.yalibrarian.com/wordpress/2006/10/teen-read-week-update-6/ When asked what the library should offer, “I need a music studio,”.

Another teen wrote, “Youth Talent Shows”, as a possible library event.

http://www.teenreads.com/index.aspScholastic, Inc.

http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=121free, Internet-based instruction & resources

Others

Get Free Downloads

Win a free poster

BOOK CLUB SWEEPSTAKES

Win a Years Supply of Books!

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Teen Tech Weekis a new initiative that acknowledges the important role technology plays in the lives of teens

get connected @ your library

March 4-10, 2007

• Harris Interactive 2005– 86% have a computer in home / 74% Internet access– On average, 6 hours and 21 minutes per day using

media (TV, video/DVDs/movies, video games, audio media, computers and print media)

• Pew Internet Research– 71% primary source for completing school projects is

the Internet

Ages 8-18

To get teens to use their libraries for

non-print resources, i.e.

DVDs, databases, electronic games,

audio-books, & more

Objective

Librarians--be seen as, as well as become--experts

who can help teens develop the skills they need to use electronic

resources effectively and efficiently

Objective

Resource Center

• Wiki Software

• Blogging Software

• Teen Technology Trends

• “Booklists” – titles of books, DVDs, videos, audiobooks, graphic novels

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teentechweek/ttw.htm

Web Site

Wanda Wong-Services in Libraries-Dr Knuth-2006