Club Programs for Teens 100 Activities for the Entire Year

Want to keep the momentum going after a successful teen event? That "one off" can easily be turned into a popular monthly club that will keep young adults coming back. Alessio, co-author of the bestsellers A Year of Programs for Teens and A Year of Programs for Teens 2, and Booth, co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services, show you how. Designed to be used in school or public library settings, this uniquely themed program guide Offers guidance on how to handle summer, winter and year-round reading programs, with activities ranging from easy to elaborate Provides activities useful for libraries with monthly teen clubs as well as those who want to plan occasional fun events Saves planning time and offers maximum flexibility by cross-referencing programs by themes, allowing one program to be used with different audiences Includes resource lists, readlikes, tips for success, and lessons learned from programs that went awry Whether you're a teen program novice or simply want to make your existing programming more effective, the club programs presented here will make teens excited to return to your library week after week.

Amy J. Alessio is a teen librarian at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Illinois. She writes and edits fiction and nonfiction, including two books coauthored with Kim Patton: A Year of Programs for Teens (2007) and A Year of Programs for Teens 2 (2011). Alessio s reviews have appeared in Booklist and Crimespree Magazine. She served two terms on the YALSA Board of Directors and was honored in 2013 with the first Illinois Library Association Young Adult Librarian of the Year Award.

Heather Booth is committed to serving the dynamic needs and interests of young people in a community setting. She has been a teen services librarian in the Chicago suburbs since 2002, currently at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library, in Western Springs. She is the author of Serving Teens through Readers Advisory (ALA Editions, 2007) and several chapters on readers advisory for teens in other professional works. She reviews books for youth and audiobooks for Booklist. Her article RA for YA won the feature article award from Public Libraries in 2006.