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40 Developmental Assets. You provide the passionate programs, the Assets will provide you with the powerful purposes behind them. Ned Parks and Jennifer Stencel September 22, 2011.
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40 Developmental Assets You provide the passionate programs, the Assets will provide you with the powerful purposes behind them Ned Parks and Jennifer Stencel September 22, 2011
Jennifer Stencel, Branch Manager, Teen Librarian and Adult Librarian at the Richfield Branch Library of Akron Summit County Public Library • Kent State University MLS program 1997 • Baldwin Wallace, 1996, Teaching degree • Orange Branch Library of CCPL part time Teen Librarian • Brunswick Branch Library of Medina County Temporary/Seasonal Children’s Librarian • Shaker Heights Public Library Teen librarian established new Teen Center - 1998-2001 • Former YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers Committee, 2002-05
Richfield, Ohio • Rural • 6,100+ Population • Surrounding Communities • Revere High School – 1,000 students
Richfield Branch – Akron Public Library, Akron, Ohio • 2 staff librarians • 3 public service assistants • 1 part time library assistant/3 student shelvers • 163,848 circulation
Volunteens • 2009 18 teens 108 hours • 2010 22 teens 141 hours • 2011 24 teens 181 hours • Traditional teen programs - Dead
What are the 40 Developmental Assets?Who is the Search Institute? • 1958 • Promotes positive change on behalf of young people www.search-institute.org
What the Search Institute discovered: They represent the relationships, opportunities, and personal qualities that young people need to avoid risks and to thrive.
Youth Assets and Libraries: A Recipe for Vibrant Youth Service Part 2Thursday, October 6th at 10:00 am