Collaborating with Teens to Build Better Library Programs A Workshop with Jennifer Velásquez Two 90-minute sessions on Wednesdays, December 5 and 12, 2012 2:30pm Eastern | 1:30 Central |12:30 Mountain | 11:30am Pacific
Jennifer Velásquez, Coordinator of Teen Services for the San Antonio Public Library System (TX) and a 2011 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, will offer practical strategies for giving teens the lead in developing high-appeal collections and services. You'll learn how to draw from the insights of teens to create an online presence that is both relevant and effective. Please see this link: http://ala-publishing.informz.net/InformzDataService/OnlineVersion/Individual?mailingInstanceId=2682827&subscriberId=1026624330 Topics Include: . How to position teens for success in program development and implementation . Designing teen-friendly library spaces . Developing, maintaining, and displaying your collection for teens . How teens can offer lessons in customer service training for staff . Publicizing your library effectively with social media and the web . Motivating teen volunteers . Developing library policy that works for teens, by teens Jennifer Velásquez is also a lecturer in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University (CA). In 2005, she was awarded the New York Times Librarian Award in recognition of her work in teen library services. YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN: Using Social Media and Mobile Technology to Engage Teens A Workshop with Jennifer LaGarde A 4-part workshop from November 12-15; each part takes place at 7:30pm Eastern and lasts 60 minutes Today's teenagers and college students live, work, study, and communicate in a world where social media and mobile technology are ubiquitous. Emerging research even suggests that students' brains are developing differently as a result of their connected, technology-driven world. Even tech-savvy librarians can feel challenged reaching out to this age group using these tools. In this weeklong workshop Jennifer LaGarde will show you how to engage with teens by "speaking their language," using technology to connect with young adults on their own level. You'll also learn how you can harness social media and mobile technology to build innovative library programming and instruction. Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Chair, AJL Mentoring Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 212.960.5442 __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
