[Publib] Thinking Ahead for Teen Read Week

[Farley, Michele]

Thinking Ahead for Teen Read Week

Are you scrambling this September with back-to-school busyness? There's
no need to worry about next month because the Kids @ Your Library(r)
campaign is one step ahead. 
Teen Read Week 2009 will be celebrated October 18th -24th. Whether you
work with kids, teens, or kids, tweens, AND teens, the ALSC Public
Awareness committee has some ideas for you!
Try out these ideas for Teen Read Week/Month:
1.	"When I was a kid...." Solicit your library's teens to flag
their former favorites from the children's collection. Offer memory
suggestions and inspirational starters for the selection slips. 
2.	I can read U can read-Recruit reliable tweens and teens as
reading buddies. For a one-time event or for story hour assistance, big
kids can lend their talents to the younger set. 
3.	Design a character costume-Using the Teen Read Week theme of
"Read Beyond Reality," set up a center in your library for creating
costume sketches for favorite sci-fi or fantasy characters (imaginary or
from a book). Include suggestions for costume materials using recycled
or re-purposed materials. Display the artwork on a wall or in a gallery
space-the designs might inspire homemade costumes for October 31st. 
For more tried and true library activities, look no further than the
Kids @ Your Library(r) online toolkit: 
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/kidscampaign/librarya
ctivities.cfm

Best,
Michele
ALSC Public Awareness Committee Chair

Michele Farley
Children's Services Consultant
Professional Development Office
Indiana State Library
(317) 234-5649
mfarley at library.in.gov 

Currently reading: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

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