1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogGuest Contributorhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/guest-contributor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JfADYI86Uw"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/07/kids-advisory-boards-in-your-library/">Kids Advisory Boards in Your Library</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/07/kids-advisory-boards-in-your-library/embed/#?secret=JfADYI86Uw" width="600" height="338" title="“Kids Advisory Boards in Your Library” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="JfADYI86Uw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Many libraries have taken advantage of hosting teen advisory groups at their libraries, but what about the children’s library? Tween patrons offer remarkable insight into making your library the place to be. Many of them are also encouraged by becoming active participants within their community. With the recent push among libraries to increase appeal to tweens, why not implement a Kids Advisory Board for this upcoming school year? Calling All Kids Upon moving into our new children’s space in 2009, we decided to recruit a number of savvy young superusers to help establish a tween-friendly environment. We came to the conclusion that the best way to achieve this goal would be to set up a Kids Advisory Board (KAB). The target age group for KAB was 9 to 12, and we made it a priority to recruit up to twelve students from each of the local schools. Since KAB wasn’t...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/KAB-1-300x247.jpg