Taking Services to Teens to the Next Level
Teen programming, services and engagement @ Evanston Public Library
Renee NeumeierYoung Adult Librarian SupervisorEvanston Public [email protected]
Twitter: @ReadRen#OFTL2014Copy of presentation slides and outline:slideshare.net/reneeneumeier
The Loft @ Evanston Public
Library
Background
Justifying
Teen Involvement
ProgrammingTry anything!
Teen Advisory Board
A Menagerie of Programs
From Films to the Living Dead
Partnerships and Engaging Teens Outside the Library
Unique programming opportunities and funding
Taking the show on the road
FUSE
Project Excite
The Art of the Handmade Book Camp
Maker Corps – Maker Education Initiative
How Long Will I Cry?
Schools
Community
Professional Development/ Sustaining Yourself
Final Take Aways
• Try/collaborate- say yes (unless you say yes too much and have a lot on your plate)
• Fail• Evaluate and
document• Venture outside the
library• Toot your own horn