tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71359177432626739922024-03-05T03:44:37.832-05:00TEENBRARIANBuy my love with pizza. sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-43829631145957560622017-10-13T15:22:00.000-04:002017-10-13T15:22:23.246-04:00I volunteer as tribute!I've done away with my Teen Advisory Council, finally. It hasn't been a really viable group for a few years--kids would come, but they wouldn't have suggestions or ideas, and those kids would never come to regular programs. What we DO have interest in is volunteer hours. Our local schools all require them, and we simply don't have enough opportunities for teens to get hours here. <br />
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My answer to the lack of interest in TAC and the overwhelming interest in volunteer hours was to create a new group called 'Volunteens" which will meet for an hour once a month. During the meeting, I share upcoming volunteer opportunities--from shelf reading to helping with kid's programs. For teens who want regularly scheduled hours, I created Reading Buddies, an idea I blatantly ripped off from another library after my boss sent me an article about it. A quick Google tells me that lots of libraries are doing the same thing under the same name, so I don't feel too badly about it.<br />
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I had the teens sign up with me before registration opened for kids, so that I knew how many to allow. I ended up with 6 teens and 5 littles for our first meeting last night, which was perfect. We can accommodate more, and we will, but It was nice to have a lot of space in the room. We have a LOT of fun early literacy materials that I could use, and we bought a few more flashcards and things.<br />
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FIRST: I set up the room. There were five stations that had a book and manipulative as well as a little stack of easy readers.<br />
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Then there were about six stations that just had an activity, like tracing letters, building letters out of shapes, matching rhymes, or word puzzles:<br />
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The teens arrived first, and I gave them instructions to start with the book/manipulative. The teen would read the books while the little followed along with the pieces. Then the little would read aloud one of the easy readers. I told the teens to help and encourage, but not be hard on the kids at all--that it was all for practice. After they finished their books, they moved on to activity stations. <br />
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I was amazed at the confidence of the littles! They were all VERY excited to spend time with some super cool teenagers. I wasn't sure how much time we would fill, but the program lasted a solid hour. At the end, the kids each filled out a certificate, practicing writing their name and then taking a stab at their new buddies' name. IT WAS ALL VERY, VERY CUTE.<br />
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I talked to the teens after, and they LOVED it. I hope they all come back, and bring friends! <br />
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sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-59214649296173599482016-06-28T10:15:00.002-04:002016-06-28T10:16:22.485-04:00DisplaysIt's been YEARS since I had time to put any real effort into displays. They've been books + book lists for seemingly forever. This summer I have a great intern as well as an aide, so I have slightly more time to make things pretty. I started out with a big PRIDE display for June:<br />
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The best part was how amazing it looks from the other side, too. Most of my displays have just faced into the Teen Room without a lot of regard for how they looked from the other side.<br />
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I almost didn't want to take down the rainbow, especially after Orlando, but I have had my July display planned for a long time....HAMILTON.<br />
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I still need to add, you know, books.<br />
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Portraits of a lot of the major characters from Hamilton, with quotes from Ham underneath saying who they are...<br />
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See? Cute!<br />
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The best part is that it looks great from the other side, too! There are always going to be some visible back-sides of posters, but the flag and fireworks are ON POINT. I decided to make the readable from this direction. There's too much glare to photograph them well but they look great.<br />
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This sort of thing takes a lot of time I don't really have, but the teens love it and it helps them know someone cares about them and their space, so it's worth it. Plus I get a huge sense of accomplishment from a good display!<br />
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Here we go again, Summer Reading articles are due! This *should* be my final plan for this summer, since I've already turned them in! I'm going a little lighter on clubs this year, and doing more stand-alone programs. I've also hired more outside people than i usually do. We're so busy all summer that I'm trying to give myself a break but still lure in a lot of teens! I've broken most of the programs down into a few categories. And yes, I'm using Science as a verb. WE'RE GONNA SCIENCE THE HECK OUT OF SOME STUFF! </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eat:</b></div>
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Test Kitchen: Tuesday,June 21<sup>st</sup>, South Branch 2pm</div>
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Are name brand foods better than store brand?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come take blind taste tests of several types
of snacks to determine which are the best! R</div>
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Cupcake Wars: Tuesday August 2<sup>nd</sup>, Main Library 6pm
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Everyone will get unfrosted cupcakes and a bag of decorating
items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who can use them to make the best
masterpiece?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone’s a winner because
we all get cupcakes. R</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Create:</b></div>
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Tie-Dye: Wednesday June 22, Main Library, 2pm</div>
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Bring your own plain white cotton shirt to tie-dye! All
other materials will be provided, as well as instructions for a few pattern
possibilities. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R</div>
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Jar Etching: Wed. June 29<sup>th</sup>, North Branch 3pm / Mon
July 11<sup>th</sup> South Branch 6pm</div>
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Create a stencil and etch your design onto a mason jar you
can use for drinking or storage! One jar will be provided, but you may bring a
few smooth jars of your own with you if you wish to make additional projects. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R</div>
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Open Mic Night: Tues July 19<sup>th</sup>, South Branch, 6-8pm</div>
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Perform a song, poem, rap, puppet show, interpretive
dance…whatever you do best! Just keep it library appropriate. R</div>
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Writer’s Workshop: Thurs July 7<sup>th</sup> South Branch
6:30, Tues July 12<sup>th</sup> Main Library 6:30</div>
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Come meet other local writers for writing games and activities
to get your creativity flowing! R</div>
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Cat Toys: Wed July 13<sup>th</sup>, North branch, 3pm</div>
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No sewing experience required! Make simple cat toys for
animals at a local shelter. R</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Move:</b></div>
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Retro Recess: Wed. July 27<sup>th</sup>, Main Library, 2pm</div>
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Let’s play outside! We’ll have our giant parachute plus
relays, games, and a WATER BALLOON FIGHT! Make sure to wear clothes that can
get wet! R</div>
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Yoga for Teens: Saturday July 23, Main Library 11am</div>
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Whether you’ve done it before or want to try it for the
first time, come for a relaxing yoga workshop with a certified instructor.
She’ll be breaking down poses as well as moving through yoga sequences. Please
bring a yoga mat or a large towel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R</div>
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Jedi Academy: Saturday August 13<sup>th</sup>, 2pm</div>
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Ring of Steel Action Theater and Stunt Troupe are coming to
teach the ways of the Jedi and theatrical light-saber fighting! Space is
limited, make sure to register early for this awesome event! R</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Science:</b></div>
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Exotic Zoo: Sat July 16<sup>th</sup>, Main Library, 1pm</div>
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The Exotic Zoo is bringing LIVE ANIMALS for you to meet and
learn about! R</div>
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Meet Makey-Makey: Monday June 27<sup>th</sup> Main Library
1pm, South Branch 3:30pm </div>
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A makey-makey GO can turn anything into a button for your
computer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What can we invent using the
tools like wires, Scratch (a basic coding program), donuts, and ourselves? R</div>
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Robot Rampage: Saturday August 6<sup>th</sup>, Main Library,
3pm</div>
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The library has amassed a small collection of awesome tech
toys to learn and play with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Build mazes
for our Sphero BB-8 to navigate, draw paths for our Ozobot, and write with our
3-D pen! R</div>
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Learn Coding Basics with Scratch! Saturday May 7<sup>th</sup>,
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Learn how to use the free program Scratch to make a basic
video game, no experience necessary! R</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Play</b></div>
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Trivia! Wednesdays May 18, June 15<sup>th</sup>, July 20<sup>th</sup>,
August 17<sup>th</sup>. Main Library, 6:30 </div>
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Adults and teens in 8<sup>th</sup> grade and up are welcome
to play alone or in teams of up to six.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Questions can be about anything, and the teams with a wide age range
seem to be the most successful! Winners earn serious bragging rights—our trivia
is tough! R</div>
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Brawl Tournament: Saturday, June 25, Main Library 12-6pm</div>
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Teens and Adults are welcome to our all ages BRAWL
tournament!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a serious tournament
for serious players.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R</div>
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We’re bringing back our Minecraft Realm for the summer!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Email <a href="mailto:sjones@cmpl.org">sjones@cmpl.org</a>
with your username, real name, and grade to be added.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this time you must have your own existing
Minecraft account for PC to join. We’ll occasionally arrange meet-up times
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chill:</b></div>
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Pajama Prom: May 20, Main Library 5:30-8pm</div>
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Not going to prom, but looking for something to do on Prom
Night? Come to Pajama Prom at the library!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Wear comfy clothes or PJs and enjoy pizza and snacks while we watch the
original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Current 11<sup>th</sup> and 12<sup>th</sup>
graders only, all schools/districts welcome! R</div>
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Movies: Select dates and locations</div>
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Maze Runner: Tuesday June 28<sup>th</sup>, South branch, 1:30</div>
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Percy Jackson Lightning Thief: Tuesday July 26<sup>th</sup>,
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Pirates of the Caribbean Tuesday August 9<sup>th</sup>, Main
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Paper Towns: Monday August 8, South 1:30</div>
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Pre-Party Movie: Saturday June 18<sup>th</sup>, 3:30 Main
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Come early for the Unbirthday Party and watch the Tim Burton
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Study Hall: June 10 3-6, 11 1-6, 13<sup>th</sup> 3-9</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Need a place to study
for exams? We’ve got you covered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Space
and snacks are available in our auditorium!</div>
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Summer Reading Kick-off: A Very Merry Unbirthday June 18<sup>th</sup>,
Main Library, 5:30-8PM</div>
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Not your birthday? Not ours either! Let’s celebrate with an
after-hours lock-in!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll have pizza, cake,
an ice-cream sundae bar, crafts, and games. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R</div>
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WRAP UP PARTY!</div>
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Save the date, this year’s epic party will be Friday, August
26<sup>th</sup>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Invitation Only—you can
snag an invite by finishing the Teen Summer Reading Program!</div>
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Teen Summer Reading will run from _________ to
_________!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read whatever you want and
win fun prizes! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pick up a form from any
of our three buildings starting ___________ Please note that the Teen program
ends one day before the Kid program!</div>
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grades only.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parents and younger
siblings are not permitted to attend except for special circumstances which
must be approved in advance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After-hours
programs will be cancelled if there are fewer than 15 registered 3 days prior
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sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-38060046011737636842016-01-03T14:57:00.001-05:002016-01-03T14:57:15.200-05:00Board Games!It's been a busy year for my library. Since our millage passed, we are once again fully staffed and able to do a lot of things we didn't have a lot of time to devote to before, like outreach. <br />
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My favorite project this year has been building our Circulating Board Game collection. It's not a new idea or one I came up with on my own. I blatantly stole this from my pal-on-social-media John Pappas, who blogs about his experiences here: http://boardinthelibrary.com/<br />
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It started, for me, with a little extra money in the budget and no physical space for more books. The next step was an email to my direct boss wherein I made excellent points about nontraditional collections and the resurgence of games. Just kidding, it said this:<br />
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Obviously there was some back and forth about specifics, but I am lucky enough to work somewhere where we're encouraged to at least give things a try! So I bought 10 popular games to get us started. When they were ready to go, I posted about them on our FB page.<br />
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This remains our most popular post of all time. 162 likes, 67 shares, over 10,000 page views. This was shared all around the world! Many of the games were checked out by the end of THAT DAY.<br />
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And they stayed out! We'd initially been worried about shelf space, but it turns out that the games are out most of the time. Youth Services chipped in some funds and we added games for kids and more adult games. We're now up to 53 games! Right this minute, 5 are "in", 5 are "just returned" and the rest are checked out or on hold. People LOVE this collection--including staff! One of our pages has taken home almost every game at least once to try out. <br />
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The stats are a little misleading at this point, because I've been adding games in waves--so the ones I added earliest make up most of our top 10 list:<br />
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The biggest thing that held people back from being supportive of this collection can be summed up with the phrase,<br />
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"BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THOSE LITTLE PIECES???"<br />
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So here's the reality, after 6 months. Total number of missing items: 2. Well, 3 if you count a pair of dice as two items. We've lost one tiny red gem (easily replaced, we have closets full of that sort of thing in Youth Services), and a pair of dice--also easily replaced. That's it. The games come back repackaged perfectly, our patrons are very respectful of the game collection.<br />
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Other FAQs:<br />
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Who selects the games?<br />
-me. I started with games I knew were popular, like Ticket to Ride and Cattan. Since then I've been using board game awards and amazon recommendations to pick other games. The only game that hasn't been super popular is Hanabi.<br />
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Who catalogs the games?<br />
-me. They have very very basic cataloging--title, publisher, and the blurb on the back of the box.<br />
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Who checks for all the little pieces?<br />
-me. THOUGH now that we're up to 53 games, the circulation department has been helping out when they can. <br />
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-The games are circulated right in their boxes, which are secured with 4-way rubber bands. I put stickers with our name on the bigger things in the box (instructions, game boards), and keep little pieces in baggies. Most games actually come with little ziplock type bags, and we have some adorable tiny drawstring bags leftover from when we had a library store that I use for things like dice. Some of the boxes are getting a little worn, when they do i give them a round of book tape. So far this has worked just fine.<br />
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<br />-We keep them all next to the video games, in our popular materials department, even the games for little kids. We don't really want people to use them in the building--though they can if they really want to.<br />
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Basic stats: Games are holdable and renewable, circulate for two weeks, and have a $1/day late fee. <br />
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If you want to start a collection but are having trouble getting permission or getting staff on board, the "I will handle everything to do with this" model works, so long as you're, you know, willing to handle it all. It's worth it for me! <br />
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The big news has been that I won The Michigan Library Association's Pletz award, which is such an honor! You can read about it here if you're interested (and want to see my amazing cat print dress) http://www.milibraries.org/about/frances-h-pletz-award/<br />
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At this point Summer Reading is planned and locked down. When people hear about my programming stats (60% improvement my first two years, and still growing albeit at a slower pace!), they always want to know how I do it. The answer is PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM. Summer is the teen librarian's time to shine--the teens too young for jobs/cars usually don't have a lot going on--so give them something! As I work on scheduling my staff for the summer, the first step is to fill in the programs. Here's my June, to give you an idea:<br />
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There are only four days in June when I am working but don't have a program, and some days I have 2-3 programs. Is it a lot to do? sure. But I never understand the librarians who avoid programs or only do a few because they're so concerned about burnout. To me, this is the job. This is how you make it work--by working, a lot! Some of these programs are more work than others--D&D night, for example, is very little work for me. But something like Cupcake Wars takes a fair amount of prep work.<br />
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I'm keeping up my winter focus on providing lots of programs about lots of things in the hopes of creating new "regulars" as my core group grew up and left me! Some of my craft programs have been pretty small, but they are still a lot of fun and I think they'll grow. I'm having trouble with the North Branch still, and having a hard time pinning down why. Last month, no one showed up for book club at all! But I had 7 for DIY Spa Day (write up coming), which is a decent crowd for that branch. I'm trying out some crafty things there this summer to see how that goes. sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-14015877686373451142015-01-10T11:46:00.000-05:002015-01-10T11:46:08.768-05:00Crafternoons #1: Sushi CandlesA lot of my regulars have aged out of library life this year--once they get cars and jobs they stop by and say hey once in a while but are mostly busy doing other things. That means this year will be a year of finding NEW regulars. My fall lineup of programs is focused on things that will appeal to the middle school crowd. One thing I just started is a series of "crafternoons", a once-a-month program with a different craft each time. I do not anticipate a large turnout for these, but another focus for me this year is remembering that small programs are successes too. <br />
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I used these instructions: http://www.instructables.com/id/Beeswax-Sushi-Candles/<br />
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For my materials, I purchased all of the beeswax on amazon. I got two large boxes of white and green, because I figured those would get the most use, and then a smaller box of assorted colors. <br />
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This is a LOT of supplies, I'll be able to do this craft more than once, for sure. I plan to take whatever is left from the crafternoon to the next meeting of the Anime Club. <br />
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I tried the California Roll first. There's no way i'm giving teens kitchen knives, so I used regular scissors to cut the wax and it works just fine. Also, I didn't bother with a blowdryer, I just held the wax in my hands and breathed on it a little to make it a bit more pliable and that seems to have worked fine.<br />
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I cut strips of pink and white...<br />
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and smooshed them together for the...crab? I don't eat sushi.<br />
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I rolled up a bit of white<br />
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Smooshed it down into a sort of wedge shape, and then put a bit of green on the wider end of the wedge. Pretty good! Later cucumber bits looked a little better.<br />
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Some crab and a couple of cucumbers were smooshed together wish a wick in the middle, then wrapped in green (nori) and white (rice!). I later added another layer of white to make it a bit thicker. Not bad! It looks much better than the few times I've tried rolling actual sushi!<br />
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I made a couple of other simple rolls. The tuna is just some red rolled up, the other one is some leftover pink (mystery fish!) with carrot, cucumber, and avocado. Once I got in the groove it was pretty easy to make these! I'm going to take one home tonight to burn to see how that goes.<br />
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Mostly I've just been doing my regular programs: Pizza and Paperbacks book club, Teen Advisory Council meetings, Dungeons and Dragons nights, Trivia Nights, Anime Club, and a couple of movies. I only had one REALLY exciting program, and that was ROBOT DAY.<br />
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A long-time library teen who still hangs out sometimes but has mostly outgrown teen programs approached me about robot day. She's a member of an award winning robotics team that draws teens from a number of local school districts, and they were interested in doing an outreach program at my library. I said YES! before she managed to get the phrase "Can I bring my giant robots to the library?" out of her mouth. <br />
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The teens involved in the robotics team were EXCEPTIONAL. They were extremely polite, organized, and enthusiastic. They planned everything--including creating coloring sheets for the little kids who attended. It was a big program--in one of our meeting rooms we had a ton of small robots that the kids and teens who came to Robot Day could drive and play around with. <br />
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In our auditorium, we had two of their BIG competition robots, as well as several stations demonstrating how they robots are coded, a few 3-D printers, and a station where kids could rivet a piece of metal. <br />
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It was a drop in program, they were in the library for about 4 hours and people could show up whenever and stay however long they wanted. I didn't require any registration. We had an AMAZING turnout of about 300 people! It was mostly parents and kids, but we had some teens as well--and it was totally run by the teens from The Thunderchickens (best robotics team name ever!) If you have a local robotics team, I highly recommend contacting them!<br />
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They gave me a Thunderchickens shirt!!!<br /><br />
<br />sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-22124906469392149492014-07-25T15:19:00.004-04:002014-07-25T15:20:49.447-04:00Tech Project 2: Circuit ArtI, like all of you, have been in full Summer Reading mode for the past couple of months. I had about 40 teen programs all told, luckily all that's left other than my monthly clubs is the Wrap Up Party.<br />
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I've been doing more tech projects, at least one per newsletter cycle. This time around I did Circuit Art, which was really fun even though the teens were a bit apprehensive at first.<br />
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What is Circuit Art? Using paper and other stuff lying around (buttons, googly eyes), teens could make any type of picture they wanted and add LEDs to it. Here's my sample:<br />
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Using a coin cell battery, conductive paint, and an LED I made a robot who learns to love when you pet his kitty. In this case, the cat acts as the "switch" that makes the light turn on when it's connected to the battery.<br />
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This is the conductive paint product that we used: http://www.bareconductive.com/<br />
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I bought one tub, which was plenty for the 12 teens that showed up plus all of my practice projects. So long as you're making smallish things one tub should be just fine. I have plenty leftover. You can get LEDs cheaply wherever--mine were just found on Amazon. I bought a variety of colors.<br />
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This project was a little difficult, if only because the teens couldn't decide what to make. Next time I will probably make it less open-ended and have a basic project ready to go--for example, we'd ALL make robots or something. Still, we had some cute projects in the end, including one TARDIS with working light! Fun Fact: All the girls finished functional projects, and none of the boys did. Heh. sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-74619771989570332302014-05-02T12:10:00.001-04:002014-05-02T12:10:35.874-04:00Oh hey, it's MayLate Winter and Spring are slow-ish times for programming, as the teens are busy with school stuff and I'm getting ready for Summer Reading. The programs I've done lately have been all the same old stuff--all of my clubs plus a couple of crafty things. I had two pretty big flops--both things that my Teen Advisory Council asked me to do. I made Duct Tape tote bags at both branches and had very low attendance, and then I did egg decorating at the main library and had ZERO attendance. I mostly know better than to listen to the suggestions of my TAC by now, but this pretty much cements it! The egg decorating was saved by making an announcement that anyone in the library who wanted to decorate an egg RIGHT NOW could do so. It ended up being very fun anyway!<br />
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My big project this month is my kickoff party for the The Fault in Our Stars movie! I'm having a 5 hour party in our auditorium. So far I'm planning:<br />
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1) To build a giant fort for reading in. I was fretting about how i'd get enough blankets and things to make this happen, and then I remembered that I own a 1500 sq. ft. parachute. That'll work! <br />
2) To watch lots of Vlogborthers/Sci-Show/Crash Course videos, plus the trailers. <br />
3) To play a couple of games. Haven't really planned these yet. Trivia of some kind, and maybe a scavenger hunt or something?<br />
4) Pizza AND an ice-cream sundae bar. My usual start to summer reading is an ice cream social, which I'm skipping this year in favor of this party, so I figured I'd combine them!<br />
5) To give out 100 free copies of TFiOS! I'm really excited to be able to do this. My Friends of the Library group is awesome and generous with their funding! The books arrived yesterday.<br />
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The teens are encouraged to wear PJs and spend the day reading and lounging and, of course, sobbing. It's going to be really fun! sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-25723576118139510152014-03-07T16:03:00.000-05:002014-03-07T16:04:29.386-05:00Screen Printing!I'm going to apologize in advance for the quality of the photos on this post---I was working quickly and with hands covered in stuff so I used my phone, and now I'm working on a sloooooow computer and so i'm forgoing editing!<br />
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For this project I'm starting with <a href="http://makeitatyourlibrary.org/living/diy-screen-printing-easy-detailed-inexpensive#.UxoqpZb-oYU" target="_blank">these instructions</a>. For the most part they worked fine, though there were once again a few things that were a little unclear. Also I fudged some things to keep it cheap.<br />
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FIRSTLY: I started out using the directions to make a screen with embroidery hoops and mesh fabric. The instructions just say to buy mesh fabric, but when you get to the fabric store you'll see that there are a LOT OF OPTIONS. I ended up purchasing something that was pretty much what you'd use for window sheers, and that worked OK. If you could find something finer it would probably be better--there were some problems with too much ink getting through the screen and making things a little gloppy. <br />
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See? It works, but my attempts that did anything finer than a basic shape didn't come out very well.<br />
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While I was searching our supply closet for tote bags to practice on, I found an entire tub of printing supplies. No one here has any idea where they came from or who bought them, but the tub included a bunch of pre stretched silk hoops! Very similar to these: <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/items/63005-1003/">http://www.dickblick.com/items/63005-1003/</a><br />
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I decided to give those a try, and WOAH, way less hassle. A little pricey, but the embroidery hoops were too. I'll probably let the teens make one of each.<br />
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Step 1: decide what you want to make. I made stencils with our diecuts and had some success with those, but of all my practice attempts (4 total), the freehand drawing turned out the best.<br />
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Here's my mysterious hoop of unknown provenance. Where did you come from, hoop?<br />
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My narwhal went through a few different facial expressions before I got his essence right. The drawing is on a piece of paper under the hoop. NOW. If your hoop has a bit of a lip to it, you want to put down the hoop in such a way that it is raised up a little. Like, if it were a very shallow cup, you'd be putting it top down. Is this making sense? Ok good. Now you'll use your <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Speedball-Screen-Drawing-Fluid-Quart/dp/B0007ZDVSQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1394224728&sr=8-4&keywords=speedball+drawing+fluid" target="_blank">screen drawing fluid</a> to drawn on your design. <span style="color: red;">IMPORTANT! You are drawing your design BACKWARDS. Mostly this isn't going to matter, but it will matter if you're using any letters. LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES. </span><br />
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Here he is! <br />
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I cheated and did the lettering lightly on the wrong side of the screen, and then covered it from the correct side. That worked out fine.<br />
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This is the BACK of the screen. See how you can see the lip there?<br />
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Let it dry completely. This will take a few hours unless you want to bust out a hairdryer. I left it overnight. When it's dry, cover the whole thing (on the same side you put the drawing fluid on) with your <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Speedball-Screen-Filler-oz-jar/dp/B003IFX97U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394224956&sr=8-2&keywords=speedball+screen+filler" target="_blank">screen filler</a>. It needs to be thick enough that all the holes are plugged, but be careful not to get too much on the drawing fluid or it runs a little. I didn't manage to get a photo of this step. I used a piece of cardboard to spread it around, which worked fine--though try not to leave any streaks--aim for a nice even layer.<br />
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Let it dry again. I'm doing this with the teens as a two part program--one day they will make the screens (we'll dry the drawing fluid with a hairdryer and then let the filler set overnight) and the second day they'll do the actual printing. After your filler is dry (overnight), rinse the screen under cold water. The drawing fluid magically rinses out, leaving just the screen filler. On the real silk screens it did leave a bit of blue dye behind.<br />
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The rinsed screen! I will do this for the teens in the days between programs. Make sure the water isn't hot--cold was best for me. Once it's dry, you're ready to print! Yay!<br />
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If you're printing on a bag or t-shirt, make sure to put some cardboard or paper inside so the ink doesn't leak through to the back. Put your screen where you want it, this time so that it lays FLAT and the lip faces up. Glop a bit of your<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Speedball-Fabric-Screenprinting-Ink-Starter/dp/B001E0JFOM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394226088&sr=8-2&keywords=speedball+printing+ink" target="_blank"> printing ink </a>at the top, and pull it downward. I'm trying to keep things cheap, so I used a pink rubber eraser instead of buying an expensive rubber squeegee, and it totally worked great. Be wary of using TOO MUCH ink, or it will seep outside the lines of your drawing.<br />
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Here's the back of my inky screen...<br />
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and here's the front. You can rinse the ink out afterward, though I haven't tried re-using it yet.<br />
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And here's my amazing shirt! There are a couple of areas where it could have used a little more ink, but that just makes it look screen-printed, to me.<br />
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Shirts were on sale 4 for $10 at Michels, so I grabbed a few to practice on. For the program, the teens are bringing their own shirts or whatever to print on.<br />
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Overall I think this will go pretty well with the teens, but I'm glad I gave myself plenty of time to practice! <br />
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<br />sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-77414083535646680062014-02-17T16:37:00.000-05:002014-02-17T16:37:23.716-05:00Teen Tech Project #1 : Solar BugsFor the past few years, library makerspaces have become quite The Thing. Unfortunately we don't all have the space, staff, or $$ that it takes to set something like that up as a permanent thing. Starting with the current round of programming (we divide the year up into 3 newsletters, and plan things far in advance so that we can get them printed and out to residents), I'm doing at least one Teen Tech Project every time. This was my first, and required a bit of self education. I've never messed with electronics and things like that, but I'm glad to be learning! For this project I had to learn to solder, which was very easy. <br />
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<a href="http://makeitatyourlibrary.org/technology/solar-cockroach-virbobot#.UwJjBhDDs6o" target="_blank">This is the project we did</a>. Once again I found myself in a position where the instructions are written assuming a certain amount of prior knowledge that I didn't have. For example, at one point it says you need "Scrap Wire...they can be anything". Now, I know enough to know that PROBABLY there are at least a few things that wouldn't work. But I don't know enough to know the difference between something that obviously WILL or obviously WON'T work. So I'm going to break it down for you here in excruciating detail.<br />
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<b>To make the Solar Bug function:</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FC25K8I/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">2v Solar Cells </a><br />
It looks like the seller I bought from doesn't have anymore, but the description should help you. There aren't a lot of non-shady places to get these, most people I talked to said to use e-bay. I lucked out that this seller had them on Amazon.<br />
<a href="http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/DCM-371/MINI-MOTOR-VIBRATOR/1.html" target="_blank">Tiny Motors</a><br />
Soldering iron and Solder (Ask your IT and facilities departments, they probably have these!)<br />
Wire Cutters (again, IT and facilities)<br />
<a href="http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/1N4002/RECTIFIER-DIODE-1-AMP/100-PIV/1.html" target="_blank">Wire to connect the Motor to the Solar Cell </a>(link goes to what I used, which is what he used in his instructions. If you have a better knowledge of what counts as useable "scrap wire", use what you like!)<br />
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<b>To make the solar bug into a creature:</b><br />
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Big paper clips, cut down with wire snips<br />
Hot glue gun and glue sticks<br />
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<b>totally optional: </b><br />
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Pipe Cleaners<br />
Googly Eyes<br />
Tiny Bells<br />
Anything else you may want to add--though keep in mind you have to keep the solar panel uncovered! <br />
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Decide how much soldering you want the teens to do. I decided "just a little" and so I did the first bit myself and had them do the less fiddly bit.<br />
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There exists a tool called a "helping hand" and if you have one, they look like they would be super helpful. If you don't, you can totally rig a system of binder clips. The first step is to solder your "scrap wire" or resistor (snip it apart from the thing in the middle so you have two plain wire pieces) to the motor. <br />
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The quick-and-dirty of soldering is that you want to hold the hot tip of the soldering iron to your wire near where you want to solder two things together. The heat will travel down the wire---you are NOT touching the solder to the soldering iron! After 10-20 seconds, touch your solder to the wire, keeping the iron in place. Does the solder melt? Great! Goop that all in there to hold things together. If it doesn't, give it a few more seconds. It's important to keep contact between the iron and the wire, or else it will cool off and you start over.<br />
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Here's how I held things steady. My first attempt included a clip torn from an old conference badge.<br />
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Both sides are in place and soldered! <br />
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I did this step for all of the motors, and then assembled kits for each teen that had all the basic parts:<br />
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Then the teens bent the wires so that they would touch the contact points of the solar cell (not seen above...they're on the underside). We used binder clips for this too, along the long edge of the cell leaving plenty of wire exposed. Then you can lift the motor up a bit so that it has a little more room to turn. <br />
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There you go! At this point, take it outside to see if it works! You will definitely know if it does. I found that we needed direct, outdoor sunlight to make them go.<br />
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To make it into a jiggly creature, unbend the paperclip wire into legs and hot glue them to the bottom. After that it's all a matter of personal taste. This is my little practice bug:<br />
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He looks depressed. Probably wishes he were dancing!<br />
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From the side.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axVcqz9VE4E&feature=c4-overview&list=UUz0g7p60WNQ_fQSSYfKmR8Q" target="_blank">Here's a link to a video of mine moving</a><br />
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I liked adding googly eyes and bells because they add some movement and noise. Some of my teens added things to the spinning part of the motor, so that their bots would have a tails that twirled! So cute! Here are some photos of their projects:<br />
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<br />sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-7580769283909719952014-02-07T09:53:00.000-05:002014-02-07T09:53:18.790-05:00YALSA Hub Reading ChallengeI just found out about this via twitter, and made the snap decision to join in! The goal is to read 25 books from a list of award winners that YALSA provides by June 22nd---I appreciate their having it wrap up around when Summer Reading starts and we all get too busy to do anything but run around crazily chasing teens with forms!<br />
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Weirdly, I've only read about 8 titles on the list, so this is proooobably a good idea. With exceptions, I tend to dislike award winning books. They tend to be the book that everyone on the committee agrees is okay, as opposed to a book someone feels really passionately about. When I was on the Thumbs Up! Committee, that's exactly how it went. Don't get me wrong, Hate List was great, but it was no Monstrumologist! <br />
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<br />sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-10011677714508627272014-01-29T20:14:00.001-05:002014-01-29T20:15:17.953-05:00Winter Reading 2014I'm not sure how many libraries do a Winter Reading program, but we do! It was initially just for kids, but when I became the teenbrarian I expanded it to teens. This year the adult librarians have gotten on board as well!<br />
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It is nowhere near as big as Summer Reading. This is a much more chill (groan) program. Last year the teens talked me into doing a bingo style form, similar to the kid form, but in practice they didn't really like it. This year I'm back to my favorite style of contest; one hour of reading = one entry into a prize drawing. I don't care at all what they read, and homework reading totally counts. I like using a "time" based model, because an hour is an hour whether you read 10 pages or 100 in that time, so everyone is included no matter their reading level.<br />
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I pick prizes based on what I notice is popular, and this year it's Doctor Who, Supernatural, and Minecraft. I also do a few generic prizes--one set of pretty nice art supplies, and a couple of Visa gift cards.<br />
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Today was Gingerbread House day. This is a good example of adapting kid's programs for teens...you might assume they've grown out of gingerbread houses, but they definitely haven't. I had a dozen teens--equally divided between boys and girls--here tonight with me. This is another program that is as expensive as you want it to be--some years I've gone a little overboard at the bulk candy store, but this year I kept it pretty simple. You can get graham crackers and frosting at Gordon Food Service, and they have a pretty good selection of candy too. I bought Twizzlers, holiday M&Ms, small pretzel rods, gumdrops, and holiday candy corn. I got a few kinds of sprinkles, and we have a lot around from past years too. <br />
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I've found that frosting is NOT enough to hold the houses together, so for the past few years I've been hot-gluing them ahead of time. Then all the teens have to do is decorate them. They tend to eat the candy and socialize while decorating, so I've never had any real masterpieces come out of this event, but it is a GREAT time. <br />
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Instead of giving away junk prizes for the teen SRP, I give away grab bags that MOSTLY contain just candy, though some contain little junk prizes and gift cards. The real prize though, is the invitation to the wrap-up party that every teen who completes the SRP gets. It's the most expensive part of summer reading for me, and really the most expensive thing I do all year. This year was my third year in a row of doing the SRP this way. The first year was just a big party with LASER TAG, the second year had a Hunger Games theme, and this year I went with a circus/carnival theme. The teens were encouraged to come in costume if they wished, and many did! My teens are the best teens ever. I'm including pictures, but since I will only use one where any teens are unidentifiable they are not always the best ones. You get the idea, though! <br />
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Because we have outgrown the laser tag arena (we had it for the HG party, and each kid got to play ONCE for all of about 3 minutes. They loved it, but it costs about $1000 to rent, so I knew I could better spend the money) so this year I decided to rent 3 smaller/cheaper inflatables. I got:<br />
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<b>The Bungee Run:</b><br />
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In this game two kids put on harnesses and race to the end of the lanes, trying to slap their flag down as far as possible before they get pulled back. Hilarious!<br />
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They stand on pedestals and try to knock each other off with an inflatable wrecking ball (SO HILARIOUSLY hard just to stand up on the pedestal!)<br />
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Pretty sure you've all seen this one before. Way harder to do than it seems!<br />
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In addition to the inflatable games, I had a midway with carnival games.<br />
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I bought a bottle toss game and a tic-tac-toe game from Oriental Trading. They were both way harder than they looked! I also created a game called "Twilight Toss" where the teens threw suction cup balls at cardboard standups of Jacob and Edward. They LOVED it, because they HATE Twilight!<br />
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When I was looking into renting carnival games (Don't do it! Around here they were asking about $60 bucks for one evening. You can make it yourself with a roll of red and white striped tablecloth and cheap stuff, and then you have it forever), I saw a PLINKO board and was immediately smitten. I looked around the internets to see if I could find instructions to make one. I found them, but it was a little beyond my abilities. I emailed our amazing facilities guy, and not only was he happy to make me one, he suggested improvements to the plans I sent him. Mega thanks to Phil!<br />
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We plan on using this for all sorts of things at the library. Can't decide where to go for lunch? LET PLINKO DECIDE!<br />
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They won candy and tickets by playing these games.<br />
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The tickets were entries into prize drawings. I had some leftover gift cards, and I gave them away this way. The more they participated in the activities, the more chances they had to win Minecraft accounts and Barnes and Noble/Game Stop cards! It was a great incentive for them to keep playing the games, though they loved them anyway.<br />
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I also had a couple of games going upstairs--because I really think it's best to have A LOT going on at an event like this where there will be more than 100 teens in the building. I bought giant inflatable bowling from OT, and made giant Jenga from the cardboard boxes some of our kid's SRP prizes had come in.<br />
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There were also a scavenger hunt, tarot readings, and I had Sing Star and Just Dance set up in our conference rooms. Because I have a lot of friends who are involved in the circus arts, I hired a few to wander around juggling, making balloon animals, and just generally goofing off to create some atmosphere. Anthony always had a crowd of girls around him, I can't imagine why!<br />
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Around 8PM anyone who wanted played a game of Sardines. Toward the end of the evening I did the prize drawings, and then sent everyone home! It was a great success, and I think we had about 140 attend this year. A smaller crowd than last year (216!), but I think the Hunger Games theme drew in a LOT of teens. I always want my programs to grow every year, but I'll be honest---I was okay with a smaller crowd!<br />
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The party went from 6 (closing time) until 9, and the library was closed to the general public. I do not allow parents to attend teen events, but I had LOTS of adult volunteers--Staff members and friends of mine. It all went very smoothly, no problems at all.<br />
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I have no idea what I'm going to do next year to top it!sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-75715386302254641092013-10-28T11:37:00.001-04:002013-10-28T11:37:42.640-04:00Welcome!To anyone visiting from my MLA presentation...Hello! I have a lot to write about this week once I get settled into my routine again-- I was on vacation last week, and the week before was a madhouse! Posts about my teen SRP Wrap Up party and Zombie Night are coming up!sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-90986834641582307082013-10-10T18:41:00.000-04:002013-10-10T18:41:23.509-04:00Minecraft CraftsFor the kids and teens of my area, Minecraft isn't just a videogame it's a way of life. So this newsletter cycle I did Minecraft Crafts for teens, and because I'm nice I repeated the program for kids in third through fifth grades. <br />
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There are tons of papercraft templates online, I trust you can google those yourself. I had the inspired thought to also make awesome stuff out of Perler beads---those little beads you stick on a plastic template and then iron so they melt together. I had the idea on my own, however it's something LOTS OF PEOPLE are doing. They turned out great, and both the kids and teens managed to muster up the patience for such a finicky project because they REALLY wanted the resulting product. I let them turn their creations into pins and keychains if they wanted. Findings are pretty cheap at craft stores and it made their stuff more useful. I had a great time at both programs. I capped attendance at 20 and did it alone, though next time I'll have one of our adult volunteers come help. I hadn't really considered how busy ironing I would be! <br />
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The Minecraft perler stuff I found online was great but not quite what I needed for a room full of 20 kids/teens, so I made my own. Feel free to use. These make a nice size for pins or keychains when they are done. <br />
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sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-54835439043251345842013-09-25T19:38:00.001-04:002013-09-25T19:38:32.276-04:00Minecraft, Part the ThirdI'm still here, and mostly recovered from Summer Reading, which I'll have more to say about later. Right now, though, let's talk crafting.<br />
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My server has been hosted in my boyfriend's basement for the past 6 months. FINALLY everything is in place and I've just moved to a new server hosted from my library--which means instead of a string of nonsense, my teens now just have to use www.cmpl.org to log in (I'm clearly not an anonymous blogger).<br />
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I decided to take this opportunity for a fresh start, and just make a brand new server. The steps are all the same as they were before, but now I'm really researching and adding anti-griefing software. Those sixth grade boys, you guys. They are destructive MONSTERS! Right now my list of plugins is:<br />
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That last one is something new and untested, but the description sounds good and I can't wait to try it. It says it can tell me exactly WHO messed with a block, which will help with the banning of the griefers! <br />
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I'm most excited about World Guard, though. As I get to know it I will post more about how it works and how I use it in the world. I should be able to use it to make different zones, so that players who want PVP can have an arena for that, and people who want to build in peace can do that. I'll let you know how it works out!<br />
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I've been getting LOTS and lots of basic questions from people looking to start new servers, and my best advice is to just GO FOR IT and try things! Also, for me it's important to regain a decent amount of control over the server. Some people have trouble accessing theirs to try out different plugins and things, and I do so much tinkering that that would certainly not work for me!<br />
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Here's that first "How to Get Started" post, if that's where your server is right now!<br />
http://teenbrarian.blogspot.com/2013/04/minecraaaaaft.htmlsarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-3003062630341850972013-08-06T10:00:00.000-04:002013-09-25T15:10:47.063-04:00Duct TapeWhen I presented at MLA last year, my co-presenter and I called it "Beyond Duct Tape: Programming for Today's Teens". Really though, I have no beef with duct tape. It remains a staple in my programming wheelhouse--a sentence that I'm not sure makes sense and which also makes me want to slap myself in the face. ANYWAY!<br />
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I've found that teens need a lot more instruction than you would expect them to. I always hope that they will just play and create and end up with awesome stuff, but their imaginations just don't seem to go that way. I usually provide them with samples and instructions for roses and wallets, and this time around I had put in the newsletter that they could bring a t-shirt if they wanted to make a t-shirt bag.<br />
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While we did have a couple of reluctant ladies who I don't think ended up making anything other than a bit of a mess, most of the teens came well prepared this time around. I'd only allocated an hour--next time I'll make it two. They weren't ready to leave! I let them stay over for about half an hour, but I had tickets to that night's Tiger's game so I had to kick them out eventually.<br />
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Lots of the instructions that I have used before haven't been detailed enough for teens who haven't done these kinds of projects before, so I drew my own. Please admire my awesome skillz! <br />
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<br />sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-12729050807326943662013-08-02T16:35:00.003-04:002013-08-02T16:35:52.023-04:00PRO TIP #1Pro Tip! If your scissors are all gunky (let's say, hypothetically, that you and 25 or so teens have been using them to cut duct tape), close them on a clorox wipe and let them sit for a while. Scrub at them with the wipe a bit, and they'll be as good as new! sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-2356616873246159402013-07-31T20:07:00.003-04:002013-07-31T20:07:32.103-04:00ALMOST THERE! It's July 31st! That means Summer Reading is ov----hmm? What's that? Oh? But...all my friends are done with Summer Reading at THEIR libraries? Oh. Oooooh. 24 more days? Well, I guess I can maybe..... ::thud::<br />
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HI THERE! 24 days to go here at my li-berry before we're through with Summer Reading! That's good, because I'm nowhere near my goal. I'm still about 150 shy of last year, but there are usually a lot of teens who come in for their prizes and sign up at the same time, so I'm not too worried. I also noticed that one branch didn't get the memo about 6th graders being teens this year (in past years we've offered them the choice. This year they were all supposed to be teens, unless they had some strong objection), which accounts for about 50 lost teens. Still, I'm at 480 right now, and for a library my size I think that's quite reasonable. If I can get to 600 I'll be happy.<br />
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<br />sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-18770987393216652792013-07-11T17:45:00.000-04:002013-07-11T17:45:41.658-04:00Quick and Dirty Book Review #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I bought a book for the library after reading some good reviews, and had high hopes for it. Link here: http://www.amazon.com/Winger-Smith-Andrew/dp/1442444924<br />
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You guys, I need more people to read this book and discuss it with me. I'm not particularly sensitive to sexism in pop culture--in fact I've gotten into arguments where I'm siding WITH the appropriateness to sometimes have a movie or book where there isn't a strong female character. It's okay to have a buddy movie! Or a movie set in a men's prison! But this book definitely rattled me. I recognize what Andrew Smith is TRYING to do here. The main character definitely grows throughout the book--he starts off simply thinking every girl is super hot (even mustachioed ones, gee thanks) but completely ignores little things like personality. By the end he realizes that he really DOES like one girl for who she is, even if he totally keeps making out with another girl. So, he's a standard 14 year old boy. I get it. I just don't think it was well executed, and it took away from the whole book for me. It had promise--the comics are well drawn and I love a good boarding school novel, but it was just a little too much. Am I getting old and lame?<br />
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Really, I am usually pretty lax about getting riled up about books like this. I LOVE Swim the Fly, which is about a group of boys spending their summer trying to see a real live naked girl. THis one though...there's just something about this one. sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-75985343915275268502013-07-11T17:35:00.001-04:002013-07-11T17:35:36.250-04:00It's "dont' have time to stop for a free slurpee" day!Things are still going well over here! Programs left and right. On Tuesday I was at both branches for tie-dye programs. I did the same thing last year--I buy the dye but each teen brings something to dye. That ensures that they'll end up with something that fits, and also cuts the costs for me down significantly. I let them do two things, if they want. Most do shirts, but I had a couple of girls do shorts and 4-5 did pillow cases. I bought plastic tablecloths from GFS to protect the carpet, some Tulip brand dye kits, and I stole rubber bands from all of the assorted places we hide rubber bands around the library. The dye I use doesn't require that weird ash soak thing, you just get the item damp. I made kits ahead of time for each teen--a gallon sized ziplock bag with about 10 rubber bands, a pair of latex gloves, instructions on how to create a few different looks (photocopies of the instructions that come with the kit) and instructions for what to do after they get it home. Because of space issues and also "room full of teenagers holding permanent dye" issues, I only let 15 register for each building. Both filled up, and 13 showed up in each building---a great turnout! We only dyed the carpet a tiny bit---and it was in the building we're leaving within a year so I wasn't too horrified. <br />
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3.5 weeks in and we're at 352 teens registered for summer reading. 7 weeks to go! sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-70723751275271627042013-06-25T12:15:00.000-04:002013-06-25T12:15:30.066-04:00I need to find a .gif of someone being extremely busy, but I'M TOO BUSY!<br />
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Summer Reading registration started one week ago and we already have about 135 teens signed up! That's pretty good, since teens tend to sign up when they come for their first prize--and prizes started today so those 135 are the super responsible ones. (edit: I had to stop here on this post yesterday--today we're up to 160!)<br />
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I'm excited about the prizes this year--especially the Above-and-Beyond. The teens are too, I know this because there's a poster up behind me with the prizes and I can hear the squealing. Here's what I went with:<br />
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Last year my final number of registered teens was about 620, and I've increased by about 50% every year for the past few years. That means I'm aiming for 1000 this year, which is insane and probably out of reach but that doesn't mean I'm not going to try! I'm hoping to spend more time at the branches this summer pushing it--at the main library (where I spend most of my time) I track down teens and tell them enthusiastically about how they can win CANDY AND MONEY YOU GUYS! and it totally works. The branch librarians do their best but many are not as comfortable engaging teens as I am. Understandable, I'm totally nuts. sarahjeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833478675522843212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135917743262673992.post-41853088514414762182013-06-08T10:18:00.000-04:002013-06-08T10:18:32.251-04:00The Fifth Wave - Rick YanceyI confess: I'm a huge fan of disaster/apocalyptic/dystopian teen novels. You'd think I'd be tired of them by now, since nearly every other book published follows something along those lines, but so long as the author throws in some element that is new or different I'm generally totally in. This means I've read quite a few really terrible books, but sometimes one really shines.<br />
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It's no secret that I'm a fan of Rick Yancey. When I was on the Thumbs Up! award committee, I lobbied hard for The Monstrumologist. The committee felt it was a little too terrifying for the younger end of the age group that the award is for, so they went another direction, but I still think it was the best thing written that year. I have made all of my book clubs read it, and I recommend it all the time, usually with the statement "DON'T TRY TO READ IT IF YOU'RE HOME ALONE!"<br />
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Obviously I have been anxiously waiting for The 5th Wave to come out. It's possible I swiped it from the in-process cart...shhhhh don't tell. It did not let me down. I'd hate to spoil it for anyone, so I'll just say that the general premise is that aliens have come to earth and started wiping out the human race in a series of waves. We have a tough but realistic female protagonist who is not perfect. I love love love survival books, and the living in the woods and foraging for stuff elements of this one are great. An offhand comment early on about how she is worried about her supply of tampons (I totally think about that when reading other books where the ladies are just tromping around happily) made me realize that the author really thought through what a woman alone and on the move might worry about. There's a tough of romance but it's good and necessary, not just thrown over the top of a shaky plot like it is in so many cases. <br />
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Read it!<br />
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