engaging teen library users
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Teen Library Users: Engaging the Next Generation
Margaret PortierDirector of Innovative Family ServicesFayetteville Free Library
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Fayetteville Free Library Suburban library Chartered to serve 10,000 School district highly ranked in
science and math Supportive community Active volunteer base 7 full-time librarians
+Fayetteville Free Library Culture of Innovation
Open discussions
Monthly staff forum and directors’ meeting
Flexibility
LIS student clerks
Universal staff buy-in
Maker culture
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Full STEAM Ahead!Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math aren’t just for schools.
+Common Core and STEAM
More age-interesting nonfiction
More historically accurate fiction
Displays that match current school projects
Growing graphic novel and manga collections Fiction and nonfiction
More programming around these core subjects
Maker Culture
Embrace the community’s interests
Trick teens into learning
Start young
Don’t leave out the parents and educators
Common Core STEAM
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Teen Programming at the FFLLEGO Robotics
First Lego League
Mission:LEGO
STEAMPunk Club!
Creation Club
Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Future Teen Engagement
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FIRST® LEGO® LeagueFIRST LEGO League is an international competitive LEGO Robotics team for 9-14 year-olds that involves programming LEGO robots, completing a public service research project, and learning teamwork and cooperation.
+FFL’s The Inside Joke
10 members
Ages 9-14
All levels of abilities
2012 Challenge: Senior Solutions Robot Game Project Core Values
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Mission:LEGOAn opportunity for teens to learn about programming and LEGO robotics in a hands-on mission based after-school program
+Your Mission:LEGO, should you choose to accept it…
Materials: LEGO Mindstorms Kits Computers (one per kit) Kids
Process Introduce the pieces Introduce the software Separate into teams Announce the Mission
Or have them come up with it
Materials Process
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STEAMPunk Club!A steampunk genre reading club that includes Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math projects.
+STEAMPunk Club!
• Each month sponsored by a steampunk YA novel
• Book discussion
• Hands on projects
+ STEAMPunk! Projects• Hot air balloons• Salt water and air
batteries• Wind turbines• Takeapart • Skeletons
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Creation ClubAn afterschool club for middle school students interested in digital media.
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FFL Community Creation Lab(and FFL Fab Lab)
Adobe Creative Suite
Green screen wall
Video cameras
Podcast station
iLife Suite
iPads
3D Printers
3D modelling software
http://fflib.org/learn/make
+ Creation Club
•1st week of the month – Workshop on how to use something in the Creation Lab•Last week of the month – Share what you made this month
+Creation Club
February – Podcast Audacity
March – Image editing Adobe Photoshop
April – Movie editing iMovie
3D modelling Google Sketch-up Autodesk 123D Blender
Advanced video editing Using the green screen Adding effects
Music creation Garageband Audacity
So far in 2013… Coming soon…
+Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Creation Club’s creations!
+Teen Volunteer OpportunitiesGetting teens to volunteer to do what they do best.
+Teen Corps of Volunteers
Adopt a Shelf
Event support
Display arrangement
Program prep support
Processing project assistance
Smart Play
+Teen Tech Squad
One-on-one technology assistance
Drop-in help desk
Trained on troubleshooting most common technology issues
Assist with FFL IT initiatives
+Digital Media Expert League
Trained on all technologies in the Creation Lab
Provide support and training of patrons during drop-in hours in the Creation Lab
Create digital content for the FFL
+Bookworms
Prepare and run FFL Book Sales
Use detective skills to determine category/genre of books
Add books to FFL Book Sale LibraryThing account
Shelve FFL Book Sale books
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Future Teen EngagementTo infinity and beyond…
+Onward and Upward!
Minecraft free play drop-in program
Comic and Manga Read/Write Forum
Recruit teen volunteers
More Making
More STEAM programming
More involvement with families
More opportunities for teens to participate collaboratively
More teen leaders
More fun!
Coming Soon Big Goals
