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Teen Advisory Groups

Teen Advisory Groups. Sharon Taylor Assistant Director Weeks Public Library (603) 436-8548  weeks1897@yahoo.com. Jenn Jasinski Supervisor, Young Adult Services Nashua Public Library (603) 589-4612 jenn.jasinski@nashualibrary.org. What’s the Point?.

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Teen Advisory Groups

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  1. Teen Advisory Groups Sharon Taylor Assistant Director Weeks Public Library(603) 436-8548  weeks1897@yahoo.com Jenn Jasinski Supervisor, Young Adult Services Nashua Public Library (603) 589-4612 jenn.jasinski@nashualibrary.org

  2. What’s the Point? • Shows teens the library values them as community members • Builds relationships • creates life long library users • Knowledge of the teen scene • Makes you more effective

  3. Getting Started • Define your need • Plan and market • Recruit

  4. Keep it Going • Record keeping • Structuring meetings • Choosing activities

  5. Challenges • Launching the group • Retaining members • Establishing age ranges • Working with volunteer restrictions • Maintaining meeting focus

  6. Additional Resources Books Alessio, Amy J., and Kimberly A. Patton. A Year of Programs for Teens. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007.   Gillepsie, Kellie M. Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press VOYA Books, 2004. Jones, Ella W. Start to finish YA Programs: Hip-Hop Symposiums, Summer Reading Programs, Virtual Tours, Poetry Slam, Teen Advisory Boards, Term Paper Clinics and more. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2009. Miller, Donna. Crash Course in Teen Services. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2008. Tuccillo, Diane P. Library Teen Advisory Groups.Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press VOYA Books, 2005. Listserv TAGD-L Subscribe by sending a blank email to: tagad-l-subscribe@topica.com Websites YALSA Teen Advisory Groupshttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/tags/tagsresources/tagsresources.cfm Even for the Faint of Heart www.jervislibrary.org/yaweb/teenparticipate.html

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