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25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • A library card: • Booklists: • Booktalking : • Build relationships: www.connectingya.com

25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Celebrate Teen Read Week: • Contests: • Displays: • Follow-up: www.connectingya.com

25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Freedom and choice: • Get input: • Get out of the library: • Get over yourself: www.connectingya.com

25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Get them in the building : • Go the shelves: • High visibility merchandising: • Honesty: www.connectingya.com

25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Keep current : • Listen: • Non-judgmental attitude: • Reader's advisory: www.connectingya.com

25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Samples: • Wave goodbye to just fiction • Weed the collection: • Zowie! Get graphic www.connectingya.com

25. What’s missing? www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: • BUILDING THE PERFECT LIBRARIAN (#5) www.connectingya.com

Energetic Sharing Perspective Respectful Encouraging Caring Youth involver Empathetic Rule breaker/risk taker Tolerant Sense of humor Enthusiastic Nonjudgmental Patient/persistent Approachable Empowering ~How to talk to teens~ www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 1. Let them know www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 2. Follow-up www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 3. Say yes www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 4. Show you know www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 5. Be sensitive to place and time www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 6. Listen & learn & link www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 7. Triage www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 8. Relax www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 9 .Reward www.connectingya.com

For more information: • Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: A How-To-Do-It Manual, Third EditionBy Patrick Jones, Michele Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop • Neal-Schuman, July 2004 • 1-55570-508-1. 8 1/2 x 11 . 438 pp. www.connectingya.com

Final thoughts • Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:34:26 -0700 (PDT) • From: "Amanda • Subject: Hi ‘‘ I loved your book’’’ • To: Patrick@connectingya.com • My name is Amanda!!! I am 15 years old and I have just finished reading your book "Things Change". It has been the most inspiring thing that I have read in my life!!! See normally I do not enjoy reading but, this book just captured me and sucked me in!!! I have never finished a whole book, but this one I read it in two days flat!!! I have never read a book that related so well to teens today. You were so real when you wrote this book........’’’ I was shocked to find that this was your first book dedicated to teens!!! I only wish that you write more!!! The girl Johanna was so strong it only made feel good about my self!!! I could relate to every single thing in the book....... and it can only show to others that real things can happen to real people!!!’’’’ And you told it like it was in the book..... I just wrote to tell you that you are now my favorite author!!! And I HOPE that you write many more teen books because I can guarantee you I will the first to get one!!! www.connectingya.com

HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-8901-3Price: $16.95224 pagesApril 2004PaperbackISBN: 0-8027-7746-5ISBN 13: 978-0-8027-7746-1Price: $7.95224 pagesApril 2006 www.connectingya.com

nailed HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-8077-6ISBN 13: 978-0-8027-8077-5Price: $16.95224 pagesSize: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4April 2006 www.connectingya.com

Chasing Tail Lights HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-9628-1ISBN 13: 978-0-8027-9628-8Price: $16.95304 pagesAugust 2007 www.connectingya.com

Cheated HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-9699-0Price: $16.95208 pagesSize: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4April 2008 www.connectingya.com

Stolen Car / October 2008 Danielle is drawn to Reid, the quintessential “bad boy.” Even though she should learn from her mother’s poor taste in men, she gets caught in Reid’s lifestyle. Danielle turns a blind eye to his lies, and is soon in way over her head. But her BFF Ashley is determined not to let Danielle become the road kill on Reid’s joy ride through life. Once she forces Dani to see through Reid’s deception, they take off on a revenge-injected road trip that starts with a stolen car and ends with some harsh truths. www.connectingya.com

Where you stand, depends on where you sit- • Divide into pairs / find your partner • Writing and reflection: what will I do different based upon this training? www.connectingya.com

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries:Delivering Plus One Percent More 10. Moment of truth www.connectingya.com

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Consulting, training, and coaching for providing powerful youth services including library card campaigns and web projects patrick@connectingYA.com Connecting Young Adults and LibrariesPatrick Joneshttp://www.connectingya.com www.connectingya.com

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