Leveraging Library & Community Resources to Meet Teen

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Come and discuss how small and rural libraries can increase their overall impact for and with teens through implementation of community driven programs and services.

In this participatory session you will learn strategies for engaging with community groups to plan and implement a range of teen library services. We will talk about college and career readiness services, 21st century skill development, and digital literacies integration.

You will leave the session with resources and real-life examples of successful community partnerships that lead to teen library services success

Leveraging Library & Community Resources to Meet Teen Needs

Published on Feb 17, 2016

Presentation for Alaska Library Association Conference - 2016

Come and discuss how small and rural libraries can increase their overall impact for and with teens through implementation of community driven programs and services.

In this participatory session you will learn strategies for engaging with community groups to plan and implement a range of teen library services. We will talk about college and career readiness services, 21st century skill development, and digital literacies integration.

You will leave the session with resources and real-life examples of successful community partnerships that lead to teen library services success

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Leveraging Library & Community Resources

to Meet Teen Needs & Increase Impact

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Conversation

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Library Role in Community

(in relation to Teen Services)

What role should the library play - does it need to play - in order to support the needs of teens in the community.

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Not

No two communities the same and even if you are in a city or larger location neighborhoods are probably different - at least in some ways.

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in order to learn about the community need to listen to what people are saying and develop services, resources, etc. based on what you hear.

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Defining Community

When you think about community how do you think about it? Is community the whole city, town, area you live in or is it a group that has a similar interest or need or is it sometimes one and sometimes the other?

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Alaska

http://bit.ly/aa3_AK

Data about out of school time use and needs in Alaska.

http://youth.gov/map-my-community

Type in your zip code and see what other programs and services are available - or not - in your area.

Interests and Needs

What are the interests and needs of teens and their families in your community/area and how do you learn about what those interests and needs are?

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WHERE ARE THE GAPS

What impact can you have on the interests and needs? Who already is working to meet those interests and needs? What are the gaps in meeting the interests and needs?

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What's the Impact

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What are the Resources

What are the resources in your community already and how can you leverage those?

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Where

Being outside of the library space can be a great way to leverage resources and so too can giving other groups the chance to use your space for teen programs.

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