YA Programming My experiences in Paterson Free Public

YA Programming My experiences in: Paterson Free Public Library, Paterson Louis Bay 2 nd Library & Community Center, Hawthorne Michelle Petrasek YA Librarian Louis Bay 2 nd Library & Community Center

Ideas: Where to start Like other libraries’ pages, follow authors on twitter, attend conferences, USE PINTEREST, utilize holidays / monthly themes, follow blogs, & be prepared for YA books-turned-movies!

Ideas: Start at Home What skills do you & your coworkers have? Miss Ruth helping with Knitting Club Miss Yanet’s Hedgehog Show-&Tell 8 -week How to Read Music course

Ideas: Who you know! Folk Rock Band State Trooper Henn Choreographe r a Arti st Organic Chef Local Author Look at your own list of friends & colleagues. You’d be surprised who would come in & run a program for you for free!

Teens: Where to start • Start with who you have: TAB • Get them in the door? Well, that’s harder. - Partner with community organizations - Partner with your school librarian(s) & school clubs - Make an appearance at Back to School night & PTO mtgs! - Twitter & Instagram! - Parents are still on Facebook! - Grass roots & word of mouth can go a long way!

Program examples! YA Author Panel Kate Brian, Elizabeth Kiem, & Lisa Amowitz Pajama “storytime” Superhero contest Duct tape! Alien craft “Fireworks” Internet Safety with the Sheriff’s Dept

Program examples! Bleach pens Maskmaking Gaming Nerdfighters club Anime club

Don’t be afraid to think outside the box! Take a chance! Try something new! And please, have a sense of humor!

Everything has a shelf life… (& some things have 9 lives!) • Don’t “overuse” a program. – Make it special & end on a high note! – Give programs time frame (6 -week series? ) – RECYCLE & REVISIT AWESOME PROGRAMS! • Timing is everything! – Didn’t work in the Winter? Try Spring! – Didn’t work on a weeknight? Try Saturday! – (Always check the school calendar BTW) • Start small & build. – A TAB of 3 is still awesome! – Offer incentives for bringing friends! • Always ask for feedback – Surveys, TAB feedback, etc.

There’s always Passive Programming

No but really, use Pinterest.

Sharing is Caring (So is citing sources) • • All programming photos in this presentation can be found on the Facebook pages of both Paterson Free Public Library & Louis Bay 2 nd Library. Additional photos: Logos borrowed from ALA, NJLA, Pinterest, Book Expo, Twitter, & Facebook. Ryan Gosling meme: www. appleyarns. com / Taylor swift meme: www. ink 361. com Golden Girls meme: www. foreveryoungadult. com / Harry Styles meme: www. fansshare. com I highly recommend: Hayat Gul Henna: www. facebook. com/pages/hayat-gulhenna Chef Trish Sebben-Krupka: Localgirlmakesfood. blogspot. com The band Cold Weather Company: www. coldweathercompany. com Michelle Petrasek YA Librarian Louis Bay Library & Community Center Michelle. Petrasek@Hawthorne. BCCLS. org 973 -427 -5745 ext. 14 @Louis. Bay. Library www. Facebook. com/Hawthorne. Library 2 nd