Teen Ink

Hi everyone! I'm new here, and I'm pretty excited about reaching out to this community. I work for Teen Ink Magazine, now in its 20th year of publishing works for teens, by teens. We want to hear from teen and YA librarians across the country about how we can better serve you and your teens. Visit our site to read all of our content online. Like it? Follow our simple linking instructions to put a link to TeenInk.com on your library's teen page by visiting http://www.teenink.com/About/link.php!… Continue

Posted by Lacey on June 30, 2008 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Children's Storytime

Hey everyone, I'm new here.

I've recently started an online resource for Youth Services Librarians. Notably a site dedicated to programming material for Children's Librarians. Pleas check it out and let me know what you think.

http://librarystorytime.wordpress.com

Thanks,
-Josh

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Posted by Josh Jubinsky on February 4, 2008 at 5:26pm — No Comments

Summer reading programs - new ning group

If you're interested in sharing ideas for summer reading programs, please take a look at (and join!) the Summer Reading ning group at: http://summerreading.ning.com/ Continue

Posted by Polly Farrington on January 12, 2008 at 5:58pm — No Comments

Hello

Hello everyone, I've just joined up today, and am also new to youth services as well. I'm looking forward to networking and sharing ideas. Continue

Posted by ozlibrarian on August 18, 2007 at 12:38am — No Comments

Scooter, The Library Hamster

Hello everyone,

So I mentioned that my icon is a pic of our dwarf hamster, Scooter. Scooter lives here in the Children's Room and has quite the following among our patrons. However, some people were shocked (rather impolitely, I might add) that Scooter is a DWARF hamster. Several responses to that fact have been : "Really? Are you sure???" or "Wow, that's a big dwarf hamster" or "That's one fat dwarf hamster!".

Let's be clear: perhaps I've been a little overzealous with her… Continue

Posted by Kate Warren on July 27, 2007 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Hello!

Hello!

This isn't my first time blogging, but it is my first time finding a community of youth services librarians on the web! I'm always looking for new ideas on how to integrate technology into the Children's Room as well as ways of solving problems. So let me know what you're up to at your library!
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Posted by Kate Warren on July 26, 2007 at 7:41pm — 1 Comment

Global Youth Culture...Business Week Article

Anyone get a chance to read Business Week's articles about 'Children of the Web'?

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_27/b4041401.htm

I'd love to exchange thoughts/ideas/etc. with anyone interested in emerging global youth culture and what it might mean for libraries...

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Posted by Bonnie on July 4, 2007 at 10:10pm — No Comments

Hello

I have been offline for a while, and I just wanted to say a big Hello to all my new firends that have been added and to let them know I welcome them and this is for all my firends

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Posted by Rhonda on June 24, 2007 at 7:01am — No Comments

Summer Blog Blast Tour (SBBT)

Colleen Mondor came up with a fabulous idea -- have prominent bloggers interview YA authors in a frenzied week of virtual touring. Here's the schedule -- take a look! Mitali Perkins, Justine Larbalestier, Brett Hartinger, Chris Crutcher, Holly Black, Eddie Campbell, and Cecil Castellucci are just some of the people being interviewed. Continue

Posted by Jody Wurl on June 22, 2007 at 10:42am — No Comments

Beth Kanter- Presentation and Wiki Resources

For those of you who won't be in Boston this week...here's a link to Beth Kanter's upcoming presentation at Making Media Conference on Friday...if you are in the Boston area...come and share your ideas at Boston Media Makers on Sunday...

http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/Making+Media+Conference

Making Media Now Con…

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Posted by Bonnie on May 29, 2007 at 10:01am — No Comments

happy dance

This morning I received a call from the County Human Resources department. I was offered the job that I had interviewed for about a month ago. I did accept the position and ever since, I've been doing a happy dance on every surface I can touch. Yeah! I'm a librarian!

I'll be working at elementary school in East Tennessee. It's a K-5 school of about 500 students. I do have a love for young adult literature and I will miss that but I am absolutely thrilled for this opportunity!

I… Continue

Posted by Sarah Belisle on May 24, 2007 at 1:01pm — 2 Comments

Podcorps- Recording Spoken-Word Events Worldwide

Ok, I'm spending the afternoon working on making our library-sponsored events reach a wider audience and allow for greater interactivity with whatever public connects to them...have any of you ever used Podcorps? Recording Spoken-Word Events Worldwide - http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/podcorps. Is anyone a stringer? Any experiences out there with this type of thing? Continue

Posted by Bonnie on May 17, 2007 at 2:11pm — No Comments

MySpace Woes

This is in response to the article posted here.

CNN has an article about Stacy Snyder who was denied her teaching certificate and education degree after one of her mentoring teachers saw a MySpace photo with the caption "drunken pirate." As someone who is 3 days from graduation, it starts to scare me. Not that I have any dangerous photos on any social networking sites, but still, the idea scares me.…
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Posted by Sarah Belisle on May 7, 2007 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Turnitin, Fishes, and other TLA Observations

So as you've all been anxiously awaiting, here's some of my thoughts about the Tennessee Library Association Conference that I attended this weekend. I haven't been to any state conferences before this and had fun. As a school media specialist, I'm not sure that I would try to attend every year, but it's nice to go when I have a chance.

First of all, the keynote speaker of the event was ALA President-Elect Dr. Lorie… Continue

Posted by Sarah Belisle on April 21, 2007 at 2:59pm — No Comments

childrens discovery center

I am very interested in to know about childrens discovery center in combination with public liberaries/childrens libraries

I have visit Carlotte (ImagionOn) and know about interesting ideas from some other places also in US.

Elisabet Håkansson

Sweden

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Posted by Elisabet Håkansson on April 20, 2007 at 9:04am — No Comments

How interns spend their free time

So tomorrow I'm taking the next two days off of interning with high schoolers to spend time with fellow librarians in the state of Tennessee.

I've just mapped out my game plan of sessions to hit in the next two days. I'll be sure to post musings after I return. I'm sure you'll be anxiously awaiting my return...
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Posted by Sarah Belisle on April 18, 2007 at 11:28pm — No Comments

MySpace - Whose Space?

Hi,

I'm from Sweden and would like to know your opinion about making library profiles on MySpace. I have understood that many libraries in the US do this. I don't think any Swedish libraries have started there yet. I have tried to convince some, but they are either not interested or don't have time. Some people say we should leave this place to the young and not interfere by making profiles of public authorities at their space. What do the teens say? Has the library work a
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Posted by Lo Claesson on April 16, 2007 at 2:48pm — 3 Comments

Teen 2.0 Programs: Skateboarding Program

Skateboarding Program

Watch skate videos, recommend books/magazines/websites to others, and share insights on skateboarding in your city.

Set up a room to be comfortable to chat and watch movies in.

Request some books on some related topic each session to display in room. (Graffiti Art, Skate Magazines, Counterculture Classics

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Posted by Melissa Wasilewski on April 13, 2007 at 4:38pm — 1 Comment

I'm new at this too!

I've been in Children's services since I graduated from library school - six years ago. During school, I always knew what was new and interesting in technology, but now it is a little harder to keep up. I am so busy with the things that I do on a daily basis, that it is hard to take the time to be involved with what is happening in the bigger world. So when I saw this Ning, I thought it would be a way to stay involved in a different way. I'm glad to be here and hoping to have enough time to part… Continue

Posted by Leslie Johnson on April 13, 2007 at 11:41am — 2 Comments

Mobilephone-readable physical hyperlinks...?

Is anyone out there doing anything fun with physical hyperlinks and mobilephone barcode readers? I discovered Semapedia over the summer at Wikimania and have been playing around with it...interested to see what you all are doing with it...

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Posted by Bonnie on April 12, 2007 at 3:18pm — 2 Comments

Urban Books for Teens!

Books that are easy to push on teens waiting for computers:

(meaning they have covers that are attractive to urban teens and gripping first pages)

Tyrell by Booth Coe

Drama High series by L. Devine

Played by Dana Davidson

Upstate by Kalisha Buchanan

Rooftop by Paul Volponi

Haters by Alicia Valdez-Rodriguez

A Bad Boy Can be Good for a Girl by Tanya Lee Stone

AB-Solute Truth by Juwell

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Posted by Melissa Wasilewski on April 12, 2007 at 2:46pm — 1 Comment

2.0 Teen Programs: Digital Imaging for Teens

Library 2.0 Teen Programs at New Scotland Branch

Digital Imaging for Teens

Explore the library with a digital camera and learn to work with the images you make!

Teens get a signed photo release form from home then sign up for session.

Buy/Borrow a cheap digital camera for library use. Let the group use the camera for

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Posted by Melissa Wasilewski on April 12, 2007 at 2:44pm — No Comments

Eric Carle Museum

I had the pleasure of visiting the Eric Carle Museum about a year ago. Located in Amherst, MA, it displays children's book illustrations. On the day I went, it just so happened that Chris Raschka, the 2006 winner of the Caldecott Award, was speaking. Not only was he entertaining, but he told us how the words of a picture book inspire his drawings. I encourage anyone in the New England area, or anyone visiting this locale to head over to the museum. It's great fun!

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Posted by Judi Long on April 12, 2007 at 9:01am — No Comments

Proper Introductions

So I've posted very similar introductions on my other two Ning blogs, but I'm feeling different so we'll try something new here.

I'm 29 days (and counting!) away from graduating with my MS from UT's School of Informaion Sciences. I'll have my teacher certification in hand and I'm determined to stay in East Tennessee as a teacher-librarian. Somewhere along the way I found that term and really I think it has a nicer ring than "school media specialist." I'll answer to anything, though, so… Continue

Posted by Sarah Belisle on April 11, 2007 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Introduction

This is great! I'm in my 5th year as a school librarian, 5 years classroom teaching before that. I've enjoyed using technology for a long time, but haven't often been in an environment that's conducive to its use. Currently I work in a low-income, Title I middle school. We're technology-rich and I'm trying to get it used, but still have some old school staff who aren't interested. I recently completed the Five Weeks to a Social Library course, so I'm really rarin' to go! It takes time, though. H… Continue

Posted by Fred Jahns on April 10, 2007 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Thank you for creating this community!

I was missing this kind of forum on Library 2.0. Was thinking of creating one myself, but had very little time recently. I hope to get much out of this and hope to be contributing with something too! Continue

Posted by Lo Claesson on April 10, 2007 at 12:16pm — No Comments

Technologies for Children's Departments

This is great! : ) I feel that most of the Library 2.0 conversations leave out the specifics of implementing them in children's departments, so I'm excited to see the discussions that ensue!
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Posted by Kelley on April 10, 2007 at 10:31am — No Comments

Library Media Makers

Our Library Media Makers Club has been running since the end of June 2006. I took the idea of training children and teens to do traditional storytelling and combined it with free, easily accessible web 2.0 technologies, existing computers and computer equipment available at my library, and my passion for teaching kids and people about citizen's media and the tools that are now available to them and developed an afternoon program which meets once a week throughout the year. It…

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Posted by Bonnie on April 10, 2007 at 9:58am — 2 Comments

Slideshare.net

I found this Presentation on slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net) and found it interesting so I thought I'd share it...

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Posted by Bonnie on April 10, 2007 at 9:54am — No Comments

Dimensional Knowledge

I've been thinking a lot about how we deliver knowledge, information and culture to people who use our libraries lately. As I see it, public libraries need to allow people to create as part of our services, and assist, if we can, people in sharing their creative stuff in all of those areas by helping them join a large global community and finding any multitude of self-organizing social networks out there.

I feel like public libraries are missing the whole point of the rapid social, cul…

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Posted by Bonnie on April 7, 2007 at 2:24pm — No Comments

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