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Show Me the Awesome: Staying Awesome on Hiatus
Artwork by John LeMasney, lemasney.com Today I’m participating in Show Me the Awesome: 30 Days of Self- Promotion. You can read more about the project itself from our awesome hosts Sophie, Kelly,...
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The Subscription Box Trend? A Library What-if
If you hang around Pinterest or any kind of child or parenting websites you’ve probably noticed a hot new trend for parents with disposable income: subscription boxes. Parents sign up and pay and...
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Sneaky Literacy: The Great Debate
Teens love to argue. Just suggest they might have broken a rule and watch them go. Why not harness that for good and get them thinking at the same time by hosting a great debate? Pick a book related...
View ArticleDoing More With Summer Reading Data
Pretty soon youth services librarians across the country will heave a giant sigh of relief and wrap up their summer reading programs for the year. Beyond soothing over-competitive or under-organized...
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The Land of Stories: Five Activity Ideas for Library Programs
Today the second book in the Land of Stories series, The Enchantress Returns, will be released. I’m pretty biased when it comes to the author so instead of a review I bring you program ideas. This...
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Serving NICU Parents: Or How the Reason I Quit Reminded Me Why I Love What We Do
Early in December the specialist I was seeing at the end of my pregnancy decided that it was safer for both me and my little girl to deliver her at 35 weeks rather than wait. I won’t bore you with the...
View ArticleBeyond Bookmarks: Ways to Promote Databases and Electronic Resources to Youth
As Youth Services Librarians we are very good at promoting books to kids. We booktalk, create displays, offer programs, and compile lists. When it comes to marketing our electronic resources we can...
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8 Signs You Don’t Belong in Youth Services
Given the library job market and youth services being a typical entry level position we occasionally see people that really shouldn’t be here. All of us can use a reminder of what kind of attitudes...
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How to Burn Out as a Youth Services Librarian
It happens to the best librarians, sometimes you just don’t have any more to give. Here are some thoughts on what leads to youth librarian burnout and hopefully it can be prevented. How To Burn Out:...
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Writing Wednesday: First Lines
Welcome to my new weekly feature: Writing Program Wednesdays. Every week I’ll be sharing a different idea to encourage writing. Some weeks will feature teen ideas, some weeks school-age, and some...
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