Start-to-Finish YA Programs: Hip-Hop Symposiums, Summer Reading Programs, Virtual Tours, Poetry Slams, Teen Advisory Boards, Term Paper Clinics, and More! - Softcover

Ella W. Jones

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555706010 ISBN 13: 9781555706012

Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2009

Synopsis

What teen wouldn't be interested in a poetry slam, hosting a cable TV show, or learning to be a DJ? In "Start-to-Finish YA Programs", author Ella Jones gives you the "411" about planning powerful programs for teens. With high school enrollments increasing by 13 per cent, the role of both school and public libraries is growing too. The author provides 25 successful teen programs from public libraries based on the Search Institute's "40 Developmental Assets for Teens". If you're looking for engaging, high-impact teen programming breakthroughs, buy this book and give some of these concepts a try: Brown-Bag Concerts; Library Teen Cable Show; Commitment to Fitness; Dance 360; Oral History Video Projects; Hip-Hop Symposium; Youth Gospel Fest; and more. The companion CD-ROM provides all of the sign-up forms, promotional posters, evaluation worksheets, permission slips, and more for easy reproduction and personalization.

About this title

From School Library Journal

Jones uses the Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets as the foundation for teen library programming. She firmly believes that the library can and should provide opportunities in which teens (who represent nearly 25 percent of public library users) can develop. The innovative ideas in this text include "DJ Workshop—Who Wants to Be a DJ," "Teen Top Models Fashion Course," "Brown Bag Concerts @ the Library," "Library Teen Idol Competition," "Check It Out @ the Library" (Teen Cable Show), and "Word-Up" (Radio Program). "Virtual Tours" outlines in-service training for teachers designed to increase collaboration between schools and public libraries. Each of the 25 programs includes descriptions, goals, and a how-to-do-it section, complete with book display and program-evaluation suggestions. Although some programs are designed to be hosted on a system-wide basis, all are easily adaptable for local communities. The accompanying CD includes customizable forms, promotional flyers, evaluation worksheets, permission slips, and four PowerPoint presentations. This creative and innovative text, with interesting and worthwhile program ideas and tools, is an excellent purchase for any library seeking to serve teens.—Rebecca Sheridan, Easttown Library & Information Center, Berwyn, PA
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Review

...very useful to urban libraries that already have strong teen participation in programs. The ideas are creative (many are music-related) and include everything you need to know to carry them out. --Catholic Library World, Vol 80, No. 2, December 2009

The kind of teen programming guide we've been waiting for: not only does it provide great ideas and suggestions, but follows through with step-by-step instructions on how to make them a reality... Especially useful for new librarians in urban areas who are willing to try a wide variety of programs, or those established YA librarians who just need a batch of fresh ideas. --YALS, Summer 2009

Every librarian who works with young people could use this book...A readable, practical guide to teen programming. --Booklist, July 1, 2009

"This book is an easy-to-read, large format paperback with many illustrations, including sample forms, flyers, invitation letters and even a sample proposal for funding to complement the text...The simple format and the addition of a CD make the book an item that will become [a] valued resource for reader education in a library or school environment." --The Australian Library Journal, August 2010

Every librarian who works with young people could use this book...A readable, practical guide to teen programming. --Booklist, July 1, 2009

Edition details

• Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1555706010
• ISBN 13: 9781555706012
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 218