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School’s out for summer, as you’ve probably noticed because of the recent influx of tots and teens participating in your story hours and book clubs. Public librarians with experience in youth outreach will spend this hour sharing what has worked and what has not when it comes to reaching this patron population at their libraries. Bring your own best practices to share with the group as well.
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Reaching the Youth at Your Library
July 9, 2012
Best Practices
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Introduction to Our Speakers
Amanda LissYouth Services Librarian
Loudoun County Public Library
Michelle ChrzanowskiTeen Outreach Specialist
Newport News Public Library System
Reaching the Youth @ Your LibraryYouth Outreach
Amanda Liss, Youth Services Librarian, Loudoun County Public Library System
INSIDE OUTREACH: STARTING @ YOUR LIBRARY
• This segment will focus on outreach to children ages birth through twelve.
• Outreach to this age begins with the parents and caregivers, teachers, and other adults in the kids’ lives.
• You can begin reaching out to this group in the library itself.
•Promoting within your programs:
• Have the information available about what else is going on at the library. Hand out flyers, bookmarks, brochures.
• Think about what else you can offer this group or ask them what they would like to see.
• There is so much out there for young children and their parents.
• Early Literacy workshops such as Every Child Ready to Read.
• Unstructured playtimes/playdates allow for kids to play and parents to socialize.
• Baby Sign.
• Baby Yoga.
•Bringing in community partners.
• Scout groups.
• Parks and Recreation.
• Community helpers.
• Local museums, farms, petting zoos.
• What events are taking place in your area?
Outreach Inside: Bringing the Community In
Educators @ Your Library: An Open House
10:00 AM -12:30 PM: Drop- In•Meet the librarians!•Peruse a book display of new books for elementary school students. •Project Drop-off: Major projects for the school year? Drop off the topics and time frames, and we will pull items for the kids as the projects come up. •Convenient Visit planning: We would love to visit you during the school year and talk about a topic of your choice. We will note your information along with possible visiting opportunities… a lunchtime book club, for example… so that we can make the visits happen.
1:00-2:00 PM: Library Resources Workshop•Learn about the database resources available for elementary school students. •Learn the basics of downloading e-books! •Ahead for the school year: brief program overview & One Book One Community overview.•Pick up your 2011 One Book, One Community books! The book this year is Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick.
•Activities and promotions specifically for homeschoolers.
• Summer Reading promotions in the library.
• Programs during the week in time slots convenient to them.
Reaching Out: Beyond the Schools•Community Centers
•Daycares
•Preschools
•4H
•YMCA
Schools: The First and Last Frontier
Your School Contact(s):
The school librarian!
Parent liaison
PTO or PTA member
A designated teacher
Not Just for Summer Reading
•Career Day
•Book Talks
•After school programs
•E-book demonstrations
• ESOL groups
Reaching the Youth @ Your Library
Teen Outreach
Michelle Chrzanowski, Teen Outreach Specialist, Newport News Public Library System
Teen Outreach: Going Beyond the Library This segment will focus on outreach to ages
12 – 18 yearsOutreach to this age group continues from
the outreach done with parents, caregivers, and schools
Bring the library to the community
Teen Outreach BasicsCommunity Contacts
Most important part of teen outreachCan be difficult and frustrating
How to Get ContactsTalk to other City AgenciesSearch OnlineEmail Go to Community Events
Municipal OrganizationsLocal Government/City Organizations
Partner with any Department that has a Youth Focus Human Services Department Juvenile Detention Center Parks & Recreation Department Police Department Schools (Public, Private, and Homeschoolers)
Community OrganizationsBoys and Girls Club - http://www.bgca.org/Big Brothers, Big Sisters -
http://www.bbbs.org/ Community Centers Girls Inc. - http://www.girlsinc.org/ Hospitals or Hospice Care Museums or Educational CentersWorkforce Development
Community and School Events School Career DayYouth Job FairFamily Focused Community EventLocal Conventions
Anime Anime Cons – http://animecons.com/
Book FestivalScience Fiction
Manga LibraryAnime Mid-Atlantic 2012http://www.animemidatlantic.com/
June 15-17, 2012 Chesapeake, VA
Teen Outreach IdeasSchools, Boys and Girls Club, and Recreation
CentersBook Club/Discussion GroupAnime and/or Manga ClubsTechnology Instruction
Showcase Library Databases Homework Help eBooks
Juvenile Detention CentersBook Discussion Groups
Teen Outreach IdeasHospitals, Health Care Centers, Hospice
ProvidersBooklistsBook Discussion GroupCollaborate with other agencies to assist with
counseling or other services
Virtual OutreachLibrary Site or BlogFacebookTwitterPinterest – http://www.pinterest.com/ Online Book or Writing Clubs
GoodReads - http://www.goodreads.com/Figment - http://www.figment.com/
NewsletterCan be online or sent through emailSend to schools and other community agencies
Book Deposit CollectionsLaundromatsHospitals, Health Care Centers, Hospice
ProvidersJuvenile Detention Centers Airports
Can Link to eBook Collection - http://bit.ly/MBtzCi
Book Vending Machines
Questions and CommentsLet us know what has worked with you or other cool ideas that you want to try out!
Find Me Online!http://www.slideshare.net/mlchrzanowski/
@cjspock facebook.com/michelle.l.chrzanowski
plus.google.com/u/0/112225609556858602927
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