Good Comics for Kids
November 30, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The end of the year is a busy time of year. Hopefully you are working on putting together some good end of the year reports to share with your administration, staff and community showing how your teen services is helping everyone in the community. Remember to show it, not say it: include pictures from programs […]
November 21, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I am not a graphic design artist, but I play one on the Internet. In fact almost all teen librarians are forced to play one at some time or another in their career as they make program flyers, teen area displays, and put stuff up online. Over the years I have learned some basic design […]
November 15, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
At TLT we (I) recognize that libraries everywhere are facing staff and budget cuts. We want to help you provide quality service to your tween and teen patrons while recognizing that today’s teen librarians are short on time, short on staff, and short on money – but not short on passion. At the blog site you will […]
November 14, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“Why did you do it man, I thought you were stronger than that.” That was the Facebook post last week that made me realize that something very horrible had happened to a young man who had spent several years coming to some of my teen programs at a previous library position. A boy that had just graduated […]
November 10, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I was recently asked an interesting question: what should customer service to teens look like in the library? The truth is that customer service to teens should look the same as customer service to any other library patron looks. Every library patron who walks through the library door should get the same high quality and […]
November 9, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When I was in the 5th grade, there was a girl at my bus stop that hated me. I don’t know why. I had the wrong clothes or the wrong hair or whatever. As if those things really matter. As if somehow what you put on the outside of your body is more important then […]
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November 8, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players:They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in his time plays many parts,” – William Shakespeare If all the world’s a stage, you can help teens play their part with some fun, theater themed programming. Right after Halloween your local stores will […]
November 7, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
A movie trailer is designed to make you want to go see a movie. If they do it right, they show you just enough of the movie to get you interested so you’ll shell out your $14 bucks on opening night. A booktrailer is the same thing, except for books. If you search online you […]
November 3, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
You can download the poster athttp://www.box.net/shared/6l8dhcbtl657z4lz1nno November 12th is National Gaming Day @ Your Library. For several years now there has been a huge increase in libraries that offer gaming programs as a way to get teens into the library. Many libraries are building teen areas with an emphasis on technology and gaming in hopes […]
November 2, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I recently finished reading Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride (which I loved and totally recommend). The title is a play on the famous (and awesome) song Tiny Dancer by Elton John. In fact, every chapter title in the book is a musical reference. This book has a built in playlist, and it is […]
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