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The Tween Scene A year of programming for ages 10-14

The Tween Scene A year of programming for ages 10-14. Tiffany Balducci Brianne Wilkins-Bester. Meet the Team. Brianne Wilkins-Bester Branch Manager/Teen Librarian, Innisfil Public Library (2004-6) Children’s Librarian, Oshawa Public Libraries (2008-10)

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The Tween Scene A year of programming for ages 10-14

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  1. The Tween SceneA year of programming for ages 10-14 Tiffany Balducci Brianne Wilkins-Bester

  2. Meet the Team • Brianne Wilkins-Bester • Branch Manager/Teen Librarian, Innisfil Public Library (2004-6) • Children’s Librarian, Oshawa Public Libraries (2008-10) • Believes the library should be a fun and wacky place for kids of all ages! • Tiffany Balducci • Former Teen Librarian, Oshawa Public Libraries, began February 2008 • Currently Branch Librarian, Oshawa Public Libraries • Worked in both Public and Academic libraries since 1999 • MLIS with a concentration in Youth Services • Currently a member of the White Pine Selection Committee • Obsessed with Pop Culture including, but not limited to: Perez Hilton, MTV, Degrassi, 90210, Gossip Magazines, and reality television

  3. Who are “Tweens”? • “The time between childhood and adolescence” • Consistently 8-14 years old

  4. Why Serve “Tweens?” • KAGOY (kids are getting older younger) • They are powerful! • There are more of them! • 1,920,355 tweens • 1,809,895 school age children • 1,877,095 birth to 4 ….(2011 Canadian Census) • To create life-long library users

  5. Where to Begin • Ask the Tweens • Pop Culture • Look online • Practice what you know • It’s nice if you can relate it to reading. . But you don’t have to! • If you feed them, they will come • Break the ice • Swag

  6. Oshawa Public Library Tween Programs • For ages 10-15 • Average age: 12 • Monday nights 6:30-7:30 • Advertising via posters, newsletters, newspapers, online events listings, social media • Budget • Prizes

  7. Oshawa Public Library Tween Programs • 2008: 2 programs • 40 participants • 2009: 12 programs • 165 participants • 2010: 18 programs • 324 participants • 2011: 24 programs • 465 participants • 2012: 43 programs (system-wide) • 600+ participants Average attendance: 16 participants

  8. A Year of Tween Programs!

  9. January: The Amazing Race

  10. February: Anti-Valentines Day Party

  11. Oshawa This Week Toronto Star

  12. March: Iron Chef

  13. April: Party Like an April Fool!

  14. May: Greek Out!

  15. June: Chocolate, Chocolate Everywhere

  16. July: Evidence Hunter

  17. August: Relic Hunter

  18. September: TWIG

  19. October: Urban Legends

  20. Urban Legends Can you tell Fact from Fiction?

  21. Poppy Seed Problem • THE LEGEND: • Eating poppy seeds plain or on bagels can cause you to fail a drug test. • THE VERDICT? TRUE • The opium contained in poppy seeds is enough to cause a reading in some sensitive tests, though not enough to affect the person who eats them.

  22. The Tooth about Coca Cola • THE LEGEND: • A tooth left in a glass of Coke over night will be mostly dissolved by morning. • THE VERDICT? FALSE • A tooth will NOT dissolve overnight, though it would eventually given enough time. This is true of many drinks we consume such as orange juice, and in all cases the acid concentration are low enough that our bodies can deal with them.

  23. The Great Molasses Flood • THE LEGEND: • A great wave of molasses once swept through Boston killing and injuring citizens. • THE VERDICT? TRUE • The event occurred on January 15, 1919. Unusually warm temperatures added more stress to an already dangerously full molasses tank and caused it to burst. The molasses was as deadly as a flood and caused twenty one deaths. It also made rescue efforts far more difficult than water would have due to the stickiness of the substance which many became stuck in.

  24. November: Is the Price Right?

  25. SWITCH? $2599 $2679

  26. SWITCH? $2599 $2679

  27. SQUEEZE PLAY $3249

  28. SQUEEZE PLAY $329

  29. PICK –A-NUMBER $17_

  30. PICK –A-NUMBER $179

  31. SHOW CASE #1

  32. Showcase #1 $ 14 585

  33. December: Harry Potter Potions

  34. More Great Programming Ideas… • A Wee Bit of Fun • Poetry Pwnage • Bling a Birdhouse! • Journey to Japan • Jungle Boogie Rock Band Tournament • Treasure Hunt in the Jungle

  35. For more information. . . • Visit our web site or email us: http://sites.google.com/site/thetweenscene/ tweenscenelibrary@gmail.com • Look for our upcoming publication “The Tween Scene” available from VOYA Press and E.L. Kurdyla Publishing.

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