Does your library focus its attention on specific programs and readers’ advisory strategies for tweens? This afternoon’s program, presented by Abby Johnson and Renata Sancken with additional preparation by Sarah Bean Thompson and Kate Conklin, addressed these issues in a very practical and easily understandable way.<\/p>\n
Today’s panelists defined tweens as 4th-6th graders, although some schools of thought push the age range even younger. The trouble with this group is that although they are not yet teenagers, they feel that they are too old for many traditional children’s programs and wish not to be associated with younger kids.<\/p>\n
How can we best meet tweens’ needs? Try creating book lists or training other staff members in readers’ advisory for this age group. Many great middle grade novels have been published in the last year that meet this criteria, including Holly Black’s Doll Bones<\/em> and Tim Federle’s Better Nate Than Ever<\/em>, just to name a few. Also, target specific programs just to this demographic. Talk to your tweens and find out what they want; are they looking for an outlet to discuss their favorite TV show or a fun craft to make? The more you create an environment tailored to their wants and needs, the more empowered they will feel.<\/p>\n What are some of your best practices for reaching tweens in your library?<\/p>\n Gretchen Kaser Does your library focus its attention on specific programs and readers’ advisory strategies for tweens? This afternoon’s program, presented by Abby Johnson and Renata Sancken with additional preparation by Sarah Bean Thompson and Kate Conklin, addressed these issues in a very practical and easily understandable way. Today’s panelists defined tweens as 4th-6th graders, although some schools of thought push the age range even younger. The trouble with this group is that although they are not yet teenagers, they feel that they are too old for many traditional children’s programs and wish not to be associated with younger kids. How can we best meet tweens’ needs? Try creating book lists or training other staff members in readers’ advisory for this age group. Many great middle grade novels have been published in the last year that meet this criteria, including Holly Black’s Doll Bones and Tim Federle’s Better Nate Than Ever, just…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[151,450],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-blogging","category-pla-2014"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nYouth Services Librarian
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