Everything YA in One Day

Everything YA in One Day
Presented by the ILS Young Adult Services Committee
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Upland Public Library, Carnegie Library
Upland, CA
Forming Your Own
Teen Advisory Committee
Alysha Cisneros
Stefanie Ulate
Finding the Teens
• Start with your regulars
• The acronyms: ASB, NHS, CSF
• School visits
• Government hours
Committee Structure
• To Officer, or Not to Officer
• Meetings
• Day & time
• Feed them and they will come
• Membership requirements
• Code of Conduct
Getting Teens Comfortable - Ice Breakers
• Rant Moment/ Happy Moment
• One (small/short) complaint
• One thing you’re grateful for
• “Storytime” with the Teen Librarian
Bringing Teens Together
• Create an Advisory Board Zine
• Exclusive afterhours party
• Exclusive field trips
Take a Trip – Benefits
• Reward Advisory Board
• Teens are (usually) more behaved and accountable
• Encourages others to join board
• Gets your name out there
Take a Trip – Stuff to Remember
• Get everyone to sign permission slips/ photo release forms
• Give a due date and stick to it!
• Have a plan – Give it to teens and chaperones
• Set up an emergency meeting spot
The Messy Bits & Advice
Messy Bits
• Scheduling conflicts
• Lack of commitment
Advice
• Have a back up plan for your back up
plan
• Lack of knowledge
• Don’t be afraid to change it
• Team morale, relationships
• Build in breaks
• Time, members leave
• Know your teens, let them know you
Contact Us!
Alysha (Ally) Cisneros
Teen Librarian
Ontario City Library
acisneros@ontarioca.gov
Stefanie Ulate
Digital & Teen Services Librarian
(909) 931-4328
stefanie.ulate@uplandlibrary.org
International Games Day
Stefanie Ulate
The W’s of IGD
• What:
Games @ your Library!
• Who:
ALA Games & Gaming Round Table, Nordic Game Day,
Australian Library and Information Association
• When:
November 19th, 2016
• Why:
“…reconnect communities through their libraries
around the educational, recreational, and social value
of all types of games.”
IGD Website & Other Resources
• Register: http://igd.ala.org/
• Free games from official sponsors
• Volunteers
• Press kit
• Local comic/hobby shops
• Local game meetup groups
• Library staff
All You Need is Games
• Video Games
• Wii-U & Nintendo
• Playstation
• Xbox
• Board Games
• Card Games
• “Rainy Day” Games
• Apps
Leveraging Pokémon Go
• If you don’t already know, ask your teens.
• You need a gym or pokéstop--both is ideal!
• If you’re not already, hit level 5 and pick a team. (VALOR)
• Money to burn? Buy lures!
• Set up camp at the nearest gym(s) or pokéstop(s). Get creative.
• Gym battles & egg hatching
• Safety first!
Game time featuring The Resistance: Avalon!
Contact Me!
Stefanie Ulate
Digital & Teen Services Librarian
Upland Public Library
(909) 931-4328
stefanie.ulate@uplandlibrary.org
Annually Recurring Events
Banned Books Week, Money Smart Week, Teen Read Week
Teen Tech Week, DEAR Day/Month, GLBT Book Month
Banned Books Week
September 25th – October 1st, 2016
Alyson Hamlin
Calimesa Library
Part I: Displays
Source: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Banned-Books-Caution-Labels-2131148
Soure: http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/51787/Banned-Books-Week-Celebrating-30-Years-of-Liberating-Literature/#vars!date=1994-04-23_08:37:55!
http://smellslikelibrary.blogspot.com/2011/09/banned-books-week-2011-10-stupid.html
Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books Lists of the 21st Century
Banned & Challenged Classics
100 Most Frequently Challenged Books by Decade
Most Frequently Challenged Authors of the 21st Century
Part II: Passive Programming
Source: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/freedownloads
Source:
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/events/make
-some-thing-black-out-poetry-north
Source: http://newspaperblackout.com/
Source:
http://makeblackoutpoetry.tumblr.com/post/9304713
2462/complementary-colors-makeblackoutpoetry
Source: https://academylibrary.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/blackout-poetry-contest2/
“In honor of Banned Books Week, we
have taken a commonly banned book,
shredded it to pieces and put it on
display for all to see. How does it
make you feel when you see a book
torn to pieces? Our shredded book is a
symbolic representation of what it
means to ban a book. It’s also a
fantastic contest. If you can guess
what book this is you can enter into a
drawing to win a pretty great prize.
Oh and don’t worry– we have extra
copies of this book… we would not
dare remove it from our shelves– it’s
awesome! We believe in letting you
make the choice when it comes to
what you read so stop by the library
and check out a banned book.”
Source: https://severnlibrary.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/banned-books-contest/
Part III: Programming
Mugshots
Mugshots
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/banned-books-characters_n_4004487.html
Sources: http://jeffcolibrary.org/library-news-blog/teen-fashion-show &
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyKVAflwit8N0ksOZj5yD6gUOYtrEFsWKl
kFkkY-mp7AqSIw/viewform?c=0&w=1
Soure: http://www.scholastic.com/parents/blogs/scholastic-parents-raise-reader/beautiful-quotes-bannedbooks?eml=PAR/smd/20150924/pinterest/rrblogbeautifulbannedbooks//PAR/content/9am
Banned Book Trading Cards Contest
Source: http://bookriot.com/2013/12/29/14-badass-banned-book-trading-cards/
Adult/Teen Debates
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/simonschuster/11-quotes-from-authors-oncensorship-banned-bookcpw7?sub=2624405_1679720&utm_term=.hxxqKKmL2#.kb70KK2bz
Adult/Teen Debates
Source: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/freedownloads
Alyson Hamlin
Calimesa Library Branch Manager
ILS YA Committee Chair
Alyson.Hamlin@rivlib.net
Money Smart Week
What is Money Smart Week?
• Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002
• Public awareness campaign, designed to help consumers better
manage their personal finances
• 2016 was its 6th year
Websites to Check Out
• http://www.ala.org/offices/money-smart-week
• ALA official website for Money Smart Week
• http://www.moneysmartweekpartners.org/ala_teens_and_money
• List of several websites
• http://apps.finra.org/moneytopia/
• Fun Game for Teens
Beyond the Computer
What if I don’t want to do everything on computers???
The Serious Options
Host a Essay Contest
• An idea from San Jose State Library
• Possible Prompt
• “Why is it important to make smart money choices?”
– San Jose State Library
• “How will making smart money choices now help you
out in the future?”
• “What smart money choices are you making? Which
ones do you plan to do in the future?”
Ask Your Local Bank/ Credit Union
Be Money Aware - Try a Currency Quiz
http://www.atissuejournal.com/2009/07/07/quiztest-your-money-symbol-skills/
The Price is Right! / Learning the Value of $$$
Don’t Forget the Goodies!
Contact Me!
Alysha (Ally) Cisneros
Teen Librarian
Ontario City Library
acisneros@ontarioca.gov
Teen Tech Week
Choose your comfort level
•High-Tech
•Low-Tech
•(Almost) No Tech
Hi-Tech: Convert a Mobile Phone Into a
Projector
Items Needed:
Shoebox, Paperclip, magnifying glass.
Full Instructions at:
http://content.photojojo.com/diy/turn-yourphone-into-a-photo-projector-for-1/
Hi-Tech: Wi-Fi Password as QR Code
Items Needed:
Wi-Fi Usernames and logins, computer/printer
access, paper, frame (optional)
Full Instructions at:
https://tixeertne.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/ho
w-to-trick-people-into-thinking-youre-tech-savvy/
Continued
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Lo-Tech
Items Needed:
2 cassette tapes, needle and thread, and
constructions paper.
Full Instructions at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5158j3pv2G8
Lo-Tech
Items Needed: Old Keyboard, photo frames,
colored paper, white spray paint, letter stickers.
Full Instructions at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/craf
t-of-the-day-gift-made-keyboard_n_1472208.html
(Almost) No-tech
Alyson Hamlin
Calimesa Library Branch Manager
ILS YA Committee Chair
Alyson.Hamlin@rivlib.net
DEAR Day/Month
D.E.A.R. Day
Inspired by Ramona Quimby, Age 8.
D.E.A.R. Day = April 12th = Beverly Cleary’s Birthday
A celebratory reminder to make reading a priority activity.
“Because, what’s more fun(damental)
than reading, really?”
http://dropeverythingandread.com/
D.E.A.R. Month
D.E.A.R. Month = April
April = Everything but the SRP Sink
• Coloring
Have coloring items
available for the duration of
the audiobook.
• Cuddles
Make it a pajama
“sleepover” afterhours with
teens bringing pillows and
stuffed animals.
Cash-Money Kerplunk
Kerplunk with a twist!
• All players begin with an amount of “money”
(use Monopoly money or colored paper)
• Assign a $ amount to each colored ball/marble
• As they begin dropping balls/marbles, they
have to pay that amount to the pot
• Winners of each round get that pot
• They can use their “money” to “purchase”
items (Friends of the Library, books, toys, etc.)
Drop It Like It’s Hot Potato
• Use a trash bag or pillow case stuffed with
super-silly accessories (oversized sun
glasses, funny hats, wigs, bikinis, ugly ties,
etc.)
• The bag is the “potato” and teens that get
stuck with the “potato” have to randomly
pull out one item from the bag and must
wear it for the duration of the round.
• Winners will have the least amount of silly
clothing on!
Dropping STEAM
“drop”
Dropping STEAM: Crater Face
• Place a container filled with flour and a layer of
sprinkles/cocoa powder inside a larger container.
• Teens will use various size rocks and marbles to
simulate crater creation on the moon’s surface.
BEST PART!
• Video the drops with
teens watching. Play
back in slo-mo. Trust
me—it’s awesome!
• Take it a step further by
printing their faces from
the slo-mo video 
Dani Perez-Granado-Cox
Programming Librarian
Corona Public Library
951-279-3721
danielle.perez-granado@ci.corona.ca.us
GLBT Book Month
Alyson Hamlin
Calimesa Library
What is GLBT Book Month?
• A “nationwide celebration of the authors and writings that reflect
the lives and experiences of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender community.”
• Begun in 2015, it is an initiative of ALA, coordinated through its
Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services and the Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT)
• Runs concurrently with National Lesbian and Gay Book Month,
established in the early 1990s by The Publishing Triangle: The
Association of Lesbian and Gay Men in Publishing
Source: http://www.ala.org/glbtrt/glbt-book-month
Why Observe It?
To promote well-being among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ) teens.
LGBTQ Teens Face the same pressures and
problems as all teens—and then some…
LGBTQ teens are more likely to
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Be sexually active
Drink and drive
Be injured in a physical fight
Experience dating violence
Be sexually assaulted
Be threatened or injured by a weapon on school property
Stay home from school because they feel unsafe
Feel sad or hopeless
Attempt suicide
Source: Center for Disease Control. “Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9--12 --- Youth Risk Behavior
Surveillance, Selected Sites, United States, 2001—2009.” 2011. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6007a1.htm?s_cid=ss6007a1_w#Tab3
“Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death
among young people ages 10-24…
…The rate of suicide attempts is 4 times
greater for LGB youth and 2 times greater for
questioning youth than that of straight
youth….
…Nearly half of young transgender people have
seriously thought about taking their lives, and one
quarter report having made a suicide attempt.”
Source: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/pages/facts-about-suicide
GLBT Book Month is a great way for your library to
promote well-being among LGBTQ teens
Source: https://www.bookish.com/articles/bookish-and-proud-literary-lgbt-pride-month-flag/
GLBT Book Month is as easy as G-L-B-T
Go-to sources for book titles
Loud & Proud Displays
Be inclusive
Take a step outside your comfort zone
Have “Go-To” Sources for Book Titles
http://www.gayya.org – Offers book reviews, author interviews, and a
comprehensive list of titles organized by sexual orientation/gender identity.
https://lgbtqreads.com -Offers lists for Middle Grade, Young Adult, New Adult,
Non-Fiction, and Manga/Comics/Graphic Novels. Titles link to descriptions on
Amazon.com
http://queerya.org – UK site with in-depth reviews of individual titles.
http://www.leewind.org – AKA “I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read?”
Updated regularly, extensive lists of titles, reviews are short and to the point
ALA GLBTRT Resources
Loud & Proud Displays
Loud & Proud Displays
Be Inclusive
Sources: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/publicawareness/campaign@yourlibrary/you-belongyour-library, http://www.noh8campaign.com/
Take a step outside your comfort zone
Programming: It Gets Better
Author Meme Maker: Pride Night Edition
Color Outside the Lines Night
Alyson Hamlin
Calimesa Library Branch Manager
ILS YA Committee Chair
Alyson.Hamlin@rivlib.net
Graphic Novels, Manga, & Anime
Graphic Novels
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DC
Marvel
Dark Horse, Image, Boom, even smaller publishers
Movies
Where do you Start?
Issues vs Volumes
Cancellation and Controversy
YA Graphics and Adult Graphics sections
Determining Factors
What goes in YA? What goes in Adult?
What is your Community like?
Vol 1’s vs getting the whole series
Your budget
Maintaining a balance between girl and guy centric titles is very
important.
• Get to know your local comic book shop owners and bookstores.
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Anime
• Japanese Animation
• Sub vs Dub
• Legit sources: Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu,
Funimation, Viz, Adult Swim, etc.
• YA vs Adult Anime
• Genres(touched on in manga section)
• Violence, Fanservice, and Lolita issues
• Fans are passionate, so be prepared to harness
that passion for programs. 
Manga
Translated Japanese Comics
Chapters vs Volumes
2n1s, 3n1s, Vizbig
Long series vs Short series
Main US Publishers: Viz, Kodansha, Yenpress, and
Seven Seas
• Average prices
• Light Novels
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Manga Terms/Genres
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Shonen
Shojo
Ecchi/Harem
Reverse Harem
Nosebleeds
Bishies/Bishounen
Sweat drop
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Chibi
Comrades
Yaoi/BL
Yuri
Josei
Ongoing
Hiatus
Dropped
The Big 4
• Naruto
• Bleach
• One Piece
• FairyTail
Manga Collection Development
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Budget
Popularity
Manga Update/Baka Manga
Publisher Websites
Con Buzz
Teen recommendations
Balance of genre and publisher
STEAM
Creating a Bridge
Why we do what we do
We are more than books
• Inform
• Facilitators
• Engage
• Community
• Connect
• Change agents
STEAM in your library
• Accessibility
• Working to make it fun
• Variety
• We don’t know everything
Resources
• Helping hands
• YALSA
• Blogs
• Our library community
• Searching for that partnership
• Local Schools
• Small businesses- Tinker Robot
JoJo’s So Creative
Create and learn
References
Helpful Websites
http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com/p/all-things-steam.html
http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2013/11/the-pop-upmobilemakerspace-moment/
https://www.pinterest.com/d_t/steam-workshop-ideas/
Contact Me!
Dedria Tillett
Upland Public Library
Youth Services Programming Coordinator
(909) 931-4216
dedria.tillett@uplandlibrary.org