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Making Youth Participation Work for Teen Spaces…

Making Youth Participation Work for Teen Spaces…. Dr. Anthony Bernier San Jose State University ABernier@SLIS.SJSU.edu. Shelving Basics: What we get used to in library school. book “butts” out left-to-right same-level shelving open space on right

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Making Youth Participation Work for Teen Spaces…

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  1. Making Youth Participation Work for Teen Spaces… Dr. Anthony Bernier San Jose State University ABernier@SLIS.SJSU.edu

  2. Shelving Basics: What we get used to in library school • book “butts” out • left-to-right • same-level shelving • open space on right • everything to shelf lip…

  3. Shelving Basics 101: What we get used to in library school • Everything in alpha-numeric order • Shelves are for books • Order preserves access • “Consistency is the foundation of virtue”

  4. Library Aesthetics: • “Order” • “Structure” • “Balance” • “Flow” • “Unity” • “Consistency”

  5. Teen Aesthetics: ~asymmetry ~contrast ~exaggeration ~irony ~reuse ~totems

  6. Library Aesthetics: • “Order” • “Structure” • “Balance” • “Flow” • “Unity” • “Consistency” Teen Aesthetics: ~asymmetry ~contrast ~exaggeration ~irony ~reuse ~totems

  7. “HotShelving” Review: • Book Cover Art: • Shelf Space: • Shelving Appliances: • Off-the Shelf Applications:

  8. Book Covers: “While we might feel that no one should judge a book by its cover, the truth is that everyone does. It doesn’t matter how popular the content will be with young adults if the cover design keeps them from picking it up.” Dorothy Broderick, (former editor, Voice of Youth Advocates - VOYA)

  9. Book Cover Art: • Face out book covers • Repetition • Vary height and color

  10. HotShelving asCommunication • Shelf Space: • Use entire shelf, every inch • “Wrap” shelves • Use back of shelves and “end caps” • Use airspace • Vary shelf heights • Use “Book bricks”

  11. HotShelving asCommunication • Stacking and Grouping: • “Pancaking” • Author or series “stacking” • Genre or theme building

  12. “Merchandizing your YA collection means taking an active role in making the collection one that teens will want to browse through and spend time within.” -Mary Ann Nichols, 2002

  13. “Cover a portion of your wall with heavy paper and use that as an ongoing canvas for poetry, doodling, or composing.” -Susan Levitt Teen Feng Shui, 2003

  14. Libraries are spaces of exploration not spaces of collections!

  15. “HotShelving” Concepts: • book cover art • shelf spaces • shelving appliances • off-the-shelf-applications

  16. Repetition • Angularity • Color • Three-dimensionality

  17. “HotShelving” helps poor readers

  18. “HotShelving” helps teens reluctant approach our desks

  19. “HotShelving” entices teens into picking up material they ignore otherwise.

  20. Phase I: Research 4 Steps… Spatial diagnosis User satisfaction survey Develop décor and space change options Focus group

  21. Phase II: Collaboration and Review 3 Steps… Briefing with selected (youth) staff Vetted plan for administration Presentation to system-wide staff

  22. Phase III: Execution and Evaluation 3 Final Steps… Implement accepted plan Do post-occupancy study Final written assessment (for administration and staff)

  23. Teen Advisory Groups • Indeterminate size/number of participants • Regular or on-going meetings • Broad range of activities and interests

  24. Participant limit between 10-15 1 or 2 meetings only Narrow topic range Not brainstorming but responses Discipline the agenda Teen Space Focus Group(10 key factors)

  25. 6. “R-form” the group often 7. Show examples more than once 8. Lots of ways to record responses 9. See sample agenda in packet 10. Have fun! Teen Space Focus Group (10 key factors)

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