ra for teens

RA for Teens

Yuma County Library District

A flowchart to get you started…

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Take a look at your communityWhat are they reading?Based on what they are

reading, what can you order that would appeal to them?

Cater to their interests

In Yuma County…YA Stats - October 2014

Dateland Foothills Heritage Main Roll San Luis Somerton Wellton TotalBIOGRAPHY 0 1 3 5 0 2 2 0 13

NONFICTION 0 23 26 115 0 37 21 0 222

YA-FICTION 14 125 49 466 10 154 46 26 890

YA-GRA-FIC 7 184 40 844 0 415 132 0 1622

YA-MYSTERY 0 13 1 11 3 4 6 0

YA-SC-FI 16 36 18 82 1 49 19 7 228

What I do in Yuma…

My teens… Play video games

Insignia by S.J. Kincaid Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

LOVE (like, really) love superheroes and comics Pulse by Patrick Carman Super Human by Michael Carroll Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

My teens… Watch Supernatural

Unbreakable by Kami Garcia Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar

Children by Ransom Riggs Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Watch Marvel/DC movies and shows The Green Arrow comics Batman comics The Flash comics

Average teen reference interview…

“Can you help me find a book?” “Absolutely! What kind of book?” Potential responses:

“Something with vampires.” “Something like The Fault In Our Stars (or

insert book here)” *Blank stare, a little drool*

Questions we can ask them “What was the last thing you read and

enjoyed?” “What kind of books have you liked in

the past?” “What shows do you watch/games do

you play?” “What books do you hate?”

Ten Rules of Basic RA Service by RA For all

1.   Betty Rosenberg: “Never apologize for your reading tastes.”2.   Suggest don’t Recommend.3.   Everyone reads a different version of the same book.4.   Write down adjectives about what you read; plot you can find.5.   Read widely (at least speed read widely).6.   Read about books (RSS feeds).7.   Share what you read- with staff and patrons.8.   Never let a patron leave unsatisfied.9.   Get out from behind the desk.10. Bridge the physical-virtual divide.

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Resources to help bridge that physical-virtual divide Pinterest (For you)

“20 books if you liked “The Fault In Our Stars” Flow charts Library Pinterest pages

Snapchat (for them) Snap a pic of new books and anyone who is

‘friends’ with you will see Twitter (also for them)

The “New Facebook” Tweet a 140-character book talk/snippet

Goodreads

Know your audience! (Again) Teens are always changing! They change

interests and styles and fads. Stay ahead of the game!

Don’t underestimate them. They’ll question you and fight just because they can. Be patient with them!

Know your collection. If you have to search for ten minutes to locate something, you’ll lose them.

DISPLAYS!!

Think about your Space If you have a teen room, that’s

automatically reader’s advisory. Have the books shelved there so while they’re playing games, watching movies, etc., they see the books.

If you don’t, make a space! Even a corner with a display or bulletin board. Draw their attention and keep it!

Questions? Thank you!