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Top Chef Shenanigans: From Olives to Marshmallow Fluff – Teen Programming...
Ilsley Public Library, located in Middlebury, VT, kicked off its 2012 Teen Summer Reading program on June 22 with a fabulous evening of Top Chef Shenanigans, organized by the library’s fledgling Teen...
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The Trouble With Teen Programming
When I meet librarians around the world and across the country, teen programming is by far the number one subject I’m asked about. The questions can be boiled down to: “Why isn’t my library’s...
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In Teen Programming, Value the Process Over the Product
When I was a fledgling teen services librarian, I would plan months of programs, hire presenters, purchase supplies, and post flyers. But consistently, no teens showed up for the events. After a...
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Libraries in California, Maine, and Illinois Lend Ukuleles
Circulating non-traditional items is an exciting trend in libraries. From seed and tool libraries to mobile and maker devices, customers are finding more to check out than ever before. Now, musical...
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Digital Badging and Microcredit | Tech Tidbits
This week, I was helping a teacher with our learning management system, Schoology. She had just designed a quiz but could not make it public for her kids. I am by no means an expert, so I enlisted the...
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Programming 101 | Cupcake Wars with Teens
Cupcakes decorated by teens at L.D. Fargo (WI) Public Library’s Cupcake Wars event. Photos courtesy of Donna Hutson. You prep for weeks. You get all the supplies you need. You set up. Then only six...
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