Today’s Teens: 2BZ4 the Library?

Join us to focus on a segment of your community often not served by the public library. Learn about basics of teen development and behavior and fold that into setting up strong teen services. Gather ideas on how to educate your board and staff on the need to provide for this segment of the population. Find out what constitutes a worthwhile collection, print and non-print for teens. Also covered will be how to market services to teens through outreach, publicity, and providing a teen-friendly website. Learn how to create a space just for teens and build programs to have them return.

Presented by Sheila (Anderson) Mikkelson
Author of Serving Older Teens, Libraries Unlimited 2004 / Extreme Teens: Library Services to Nontraditional Young Adults, Libraries Unlimited 2005 / Serving Young Teens and ‘Tweens, Libraries Unlimited 2007

The benefits of attending the workshop:
· Learn how to create a teen-friendly environment that will have them returning to your public library.
· Hear why teens travel in packs and ways to redirect negative behaviors.
·Discover how to build or improve a teen services program.
·Receive useful statistics to plan and implement an exemplary teen program.
·Learn about print and non-print materials including new technologies geared for teens.
·Receive information on creating collaboration with schools and other agencies to promote teen services.

Visit Sheila’s website http://www.sheilabanderson.com/ for more information. Door prizes - copies of Sheila’s books will be given away at each workshop.

Wednesday, September 17 — The Casino at Lakemont Park, Altoona

This program will be repeated in the eastern half of the state in the fall of 2009.

Agenda

9:00 am Registration
9:30 am Morning session begins
10:30 am Break
12:00 pm Lunch* (included in fee)
1:00 pm Program continues
2:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Wrap up and Evaluations

Cost of the workshop is $10.00 and includes coffee/lunch

Please make checks payable to Altoona Area Public Library.
Registration deadline is Monday, September 8, 2008.

Public library staff will be granted five hours of continuing education credit.

If you require any accommodations to make this program accessible, please call:
Voice: 717-783-5738 OR TTY: 717-772-2863

Please refer to the attached information for registration form. Teen Workshop dates and registration

Confirmations with directions will be emailed with a the week before the workshops. A survey will be available prior to the workshop so your specific issues can be addressed.