Children's and YA Services: Teen Services

From San Antonio Public Library

Transforming Teen Services (T3) is a series of trainings designed to help improve library services for teens. Youth Services and Teen Librarians rely on support from Directors and Supervisors to provide the unique services teens need. Services that will look vastly different from those for a library’s youngest patrons. Directors, supervisors, unit heads, and board members dive into T3.

There’s a lot to consider when we planning teen and tween programming. In this presentation you will learn about using connected learning principals and co-designing to develop programs with teen patrons. We’ll learn the difference between partnerships and supporters and how to identify them using community asset mapping. Create successful teen programs without burnout!

With almost 13% of the CT population between the ages of 10-19, virtually every person working in a library will have some contact with teen and tween patrons. In this webinar, we will explore the science and social aspects behind teen behavior and how to effectively manage teen behavior in your library. We will also cover why teen services are a vital part of the library system. SLIDES IN DESCRIPTION BOX.

In this self-directed course, learners will gain a beginning-level understanding of working with teens in the library setting.

The ConnectedLib Toolkit is a free resource aimed at building library staff capacity to engage and promote connected learning and 21st century skills among today’s digital youth.

One Trusted Adult works with both adults and youth, because having a shared language and understanding of healthy relationships and boundaries, is essential. in addition to high quality programs delivered in person, virtually, or, on-demand interactive online modules, we offer the tools (slides, video, activities), strategies and suggestions for you to lead the next One Trusted Adult discussion in your community, and make it your own.

Each age group of library users requires unique services and programming. Teenagers are the most under-served of all age groups, usually due to library staff’s uncertainty in providing services to a group they know (and/or remember) little about. Learn about the brain development of teenagers and how that should influence your programming and your expectations.

1) understand the connection between teen brain development and teen behavior.
2) meet teen patrons where they are and plan appropriate programs and services for them.
3) manage their own expectations of teen patrons and teach those to their colleagues.

Developing compelling teen programs can be tricky, whether you have limited staff and little-to-no funding or are simply looking for fresh ideas. In this webinar, we'll discuss just what it takes, including budgeting and planning, marketing and publicity, post-event evaluations and much more. You'll learn best practices from other libraries, see creative examples of passive and non-passive programs that have worked well, and discover new resources you can use in your own library.

A trauma-informed approach helps us see patrons as whole people, not just labels or victims of circumstances. Being trauma-informed shifts the focus from what’s wrong with a person to what happened to them.
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to:
-Define trauma
-Apply a trauma-informed approach to services
-Identify signs of secondary trauma and how to address it

Drayton Valley Library does not run traditional book clubs for tweens and teens. Instead of focusing on WHAT to read, our youth book club focuses on the LOVE of reading and encourages kids to participate in whatever works best for them - whether a book talk, participation in contests, or playing book-related games.

Drayton Valley Youth Book Clubs encourage youth to use their local public library as a resource and to think of the public library as a FUN place to be.