YA ProgrammingMy experiences in:

Paterson Free Public Library, PatersonLouis Bay 2nd Library & Community Center,

Hawthorne

Michelle PetrasekYA Librarian

Louis Bay 2nd Library & Community Center

Ideas: Where to startLike other libraries’ pages, follow authors on twitter, attend conferences,

USE PINTEREST, utilize holidays / monthly themes, follow blogs, & be prepared for YA books-turned-movies!

Ideas: Start at HomeWhat skills do you & your coworkers have?

Miss Yanet’s Hedgehog Show-&-Tell

Miss Ruth helping with Knitting Club

8-week How to Read Music course

Ideas: Who you know!

Look at your own list of friends & colleagues. You’d be surprised who would come in & run a program for you for free!

Choreographer

State Trooper

Folk Rock Band

Henna Artist

Organic Chef

Local Author

Teens: Where to start

• Start with who you have: TAB• Get them in the door? Well, that’s

harder.- Partner with community organizations- Partner with your school librarian(s) & school clubs- Make an appearance at Back to School night & PTO

mtgs!- Twitter & Instagram!- Parents are still on Facebook!- Grass roots & word of mouth can go a long way!

Program examples!

YA Author PanelKate Brian, Elizabeth Kiem, & Lisa Amowitz

Internet Safety with the Sheriff’s Dept

Superhero contest

Pajama “storytime”

“Fireworks”

Duct tape!

Alien craft

Program examples!

Mask-making

Bleach pens

Anime club

Nerdfighters club

Gaming

Gaming

Take a chance! Try something new!

Don’t be afraid to think outside the box!

And please, have a sense of humor!

Everything has a shelf life…(& some things have 9 lives!)

• Don’t “overuse” a program.– Make it special & end on a high note!– Give programs time frame (6-week series?)– RECYCLE & REVISIT AWESOME PROGRAMS!

• Timing is everything!– Didn’t work in the Winter? Try Spring!– Didn’t work on a weeknight? Try Saturday!– (Always check the school calendar BTW)

• Start small & build. – A TAB of 3 is still awesome!– Offer incentives for bringing friends!

• Always ask for feedback – Surveys, TAB feedback, etc.

There’s always Passive Programming

No but really, use Pinterest.

Sharing is Caring(So is citing sources)

• All programming photos in this presentation can be found on the Facebook pages of both Paterson Free Public Library & Louis Bay 2nd Library.

• Additional photos: Logos borrowed from ALA, NJLA, Pinterest, Book Expo, Twitter, & Facebook.• Ryan Gosling meme: www.appleyarns.com / Taylor swift meme: www.ink361.com• Golden Girls meme: www.foreveryoungadult.com / Harry Styles meme: www.fansshare.com

Michelle PetrasekYA Librarian

Louis Bay 2nd Library & Community CenterMichelle.Petrasek@Hawthorne.BCCLS.org

973-427-5745 ext. 14@LouisBayLibrary

www.Facebook.com/HawthorneLibrary

I highly recommend:

Hayat Gul Henna:www.facebook.com/pages/hayat-gul-henna

Chef Trish Sebben-Krupka:Localgirlmakesfood.blogspot.com

The band Cold Weather Company:www.ColdWeatherCompany.com