Teen Program Ideas

Teen Program IdeasJoanna Axelrod

Youth Services Librarian IIEscondido Public Libraryjaxelrod@escondido.org

@txtinglibrarian

Jennifer LawsonProgram Services Librarian II

San Diego County LibraryJennifer.lawson1@sdcounty.ca.gov

Creatures of the Night Party• Lock-in or limited # of hours• Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires, Oh My!• Look for after-Halloween sales for décor and

game components

Creatures… Active Games

Creatures…Passive Games

Creatures…Passive Games Cont.

Creatures…Food Creepy Treats

Severed toes with or without bandages

Brains from icing Brain from candy mold Werewolves

Werewolf “puppy” chow(served in dog bowls)

Werewolf Claws

Creatures…Other StuffDecorGiveaways

Werewolf Sucker Masks - $2.99

Dismember me zombie doll - $9.99

Gummy body parts - $16 for 100

Undead Mad Libs - $3.99

Halloween Party Favors - < $3

Thriller Flash Mob!

Great Resources…

http://teenlibrarianstoolbox.blogspot.com

Great Resources…

Staci Terrell’s Own the Night Wikihttp://aplownthenight.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/46528706/ownthenight.pdf

Book ClubZombie Titles

• Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris • The Dead and The Enemy by Charles

Higson• Dust and Decay & Rot and Ruin by

Jonathan Mayberry• Forest of Hands and Teeth series by

Carrie Ryan• The Fury by Alexander Gordon Smith• Generation Dead by Dan Walters• I Kissed a Zombie & I Liked It• World War Z by Max Brooks• Zombie Chasers by John Kloepfer • Zombie Blondes by Brian James• Zombies v. Unicorns by Holly Black• Z by Michael Thomas Form

Werewolf Titles

• The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group by Catherine Jinks

• 13 to Life series by Shannon Delaney• Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith• Blood Beast by Darren Shan• Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson• Dead is Just a Rumor by Marlene Perez• Fateful by Claudia Gray• The Frenzy by Francesca Lia Block• Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride• Nightshade by Andrea Cremer• Red Riding Hood by • Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater• Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce • Strange Angels series by Lili St. Crow• Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer• Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer

Astronomy Program Astronomy Clubs across CAhttp://www.go-astronomy.com/astro-clubs-state.php?State=CA

Kevin Manning, Astrophysicist

http://www.lookuptothestars.com/programs.html

13 programs to choose from

$350 – no travel expenses with block booking

Glow-in-the-DarkScavenger Hunt

Cost = $40 for 20 teens

Night-Time Ninja Challenge

Cost = FREE & up

Depends on what activities you use and what supplies you canfind around your library and home.

Patience

Agility

Acuteness

Composure

Endurance

Posture

Strength

Bravery

Camping Party

Cost = $15 (S’mores)

Jeopardy – Night Edition

Cost = FREE & up (prizes)

Famous Sleepers

Night Sky

It Glows

Shadow Animals

Nocturnal Animals

Astrological Signs

Insomniac Cafe

Cost = varies depending on recipes you choose.

Midnight Snacks!

Glow-in-the-Dark Shrinky Dinks

Cost = $40 for 20 teens

Planet Mobile

Cost = $5 (glow paint)

Glow-in-the-Dark Bracelet

Cost = $11 for 20 teens

Lanterns

Cost = $20-30 for 20 teens

OR

Star Chart (Passive)

Cost = FREE & up (prizes)

Fake Neon Sign

Cost = $30 for 20 teens

Joanna AxelrodYouth Services Librarian IIEscondido Public Libraryjaxelrod@escondido.org @txtinglibrarian

Jennifer LawsonProgram Services Librarian IISan Diego County LibraryJennifer.lawson1@sdcounty.ca.gov

The California Summer Reading Program is a project of the California Library Association, supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.