Teen and young adult program services is tricky. Typically, depending on when you start serving your kids (and if you’re like me, they are your kids), you either have them from tween (8 or 10) or teen (12 or 13) until they age out of the teen programs. Usually, teen services are either a. their own department […]
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Back to the Future Program Ideas
If you have not been on the internet for the past year, I’m going to let you know now, THIS IS THE YEAR that Marty from Back to the Future II arrives in the FUTURE. Now, whether you celebrated on New Year’s, in June, or on another date, I can forgive you, because there are a ton […]
Halloween ComicFest
Today, I’m over at Cosplay, Comics and Geek Culture in Libraries talking about Halloween ComicFest. Launched in 2012 by the awesome people who have been bringing you Free Comic Book Day, Halloween ComicFest works to bring free comics into the hands of readers over Halloween. Click on over to CCGCLibraries to read about why you should […]
To Theme or Not to Theme?
Today I’m over at Teen Services Underground discussing the importance (or lack thereof) of a theme in programming- the hype, the pressure, the usefulness, and what it all means. Come on over and take a look.
Last Minute iREAD Programming Ideas
Yesterday I shared some of my favorite last-minute program ideas for the CSRP theme. Today, I wanted to share some of my favorite iREAD programming ideas. I always get envious when I like another library’s programming ideas more than the ones that we have, especially when I can’t figure out a way to use them in […]
Last Minute CSRP Programming Ideas
Summer reading is either right around the corner or already started and programs have been set for ages! (Thank you and start passing our the daiquiris!) However, there’s always a chance that something goes wrong- a performer fails to show up, or someone calls in sick and you can’t find their materials, or you just […]
Summer Movie Lookout: Family Movies
We’ve looked at the blockbuster movies and the book-based movies, so today we’re focusing on the family movies. These are the ones that are aimed for everyone- hopefully written to engage not only the younger kids but adults as well, so that there’s something for everyone and they become timeless in their own right. Some […]
TSU: Self Directed Programs
Today I’m over on Teen Services Underground sharing ideas on self directed programs for summer reading programs. Self directed programs are often called passive programs in library speak; these are programs that we don’t “actively” run, where there’s not someone there from beginning to end like Makerspaces or Movie nights. These are the ones like: […]
DNA Program
My teens are completely excited over Jurassic World coming to theaters June 12- now whether it’s because of the giant dinosaurs or the huge carnage count, I’m not quite sure. However, it’s a wonderful thing to use to tie in to the Collaborative Summer Reading Program’s Every Hero Has a Story and STEAM programming with science and […]
Star Wars Day Programming
This year more than ever, think about celebrating the two big days in Star Wars/library land- Star Wars Reads Day (traditionally in October) and May 4th, which for years has been known Star Wars Day, with May 5th fast becoming becoming more and more known for Revenge of the Fifth, with those leaning more to the […]