The Apps are All Right! Exploring the Role of Apps in Children’s & Teen Services

The  Apps  are  All  Right!  Exploring  the  Role  of  Apps  in  Children’s  &  Teen  Services  

Tess  Prendergast,  Cen  Campbell,    Carisa  Kluver  &  Barbara  Klipper    

 American  Library  Association  Annual  Conference,  June  28th,  2014,  Las  Vegas  

Waking  up  to  touch  screens…  

Picture:  iPad  Dream  #2/  Lance  Shields/Creative  Commons  

And  apps…  

Picture:  iPhone  Apps/Daniel  Go/Creative  Commons  

Giving  the  gift  that  keeps  on  clicking…                

Picture:Present/Jonathan_W@watie/Creative  Commons  

Parents,  their  kids  and  touch  screens…                

Picture:  I  am  an  iPad  Dad/Wayan  Vota/Creative  Commons  

But  what  about  this  stuff  in  children’s  libraries?                    

Picture:Storytime  at  the  Library/Christchurch  City  Libraries/  Creative  Commons    

Digital  technology  in  the  children’s  library…                

Picture:  Families  enjoying  iPads  in  the  children’s  area/Harris  County  Public  Library/Creative  Commons  

With  librarians  doing  what  we  do  best,  we  think  the  apps  are  all  right!                  

Picture:  Oct  23,  2013  Storytime/taylor  library/Creative  Commons