Library programs for teens

Teen librarian Karen Jensen also shares where she gets her tween and teen craft ideas for programming in part 2 of this discussion

Candy sushi made out of Rice Krispies, fruit roll ups, twizzlers, mike and Ike's, and nerds! oh and green icing as wasabi!

We are passionate supporters of public libraries here at Pages Unbound. But there are still awesome services and programs I would love to see libraries provide! Here are ten cool ideas that would g…

Teen librarian Karen Jensen and her teen, Scout, discuss 3 ways you can make a pick pad (what is that?) and whether it works as a library program

The Library Adventure uses affiliate links, see our policies for more information.Kids ages 8 to 12 are often too busy with scheduled activities of their own to make it to library programs in the afternoons or evenings. For librarians who wish to increase attendance at programs for this age group, this can be very frustrating, […]

Part of our ongoing series on Teen Services 101, today we're talking about the basics of teen development and Generation Z.

So this is a summer program we’ve been hosting for 5 years now. I’ve always saved this one for the week of 4th of July–the idea being I don’t put too much work into this on…

A recycled book art workshop is a easy, affordable project to do in your makerspace. Old books can easily be found from weeding libraries or at thrift stores.

Last weekend at Gibson my awesome coworker friend Nicole and I did a library mini golf after hours program for teens and tweens and it was a HIT. We got the idea from this pin but couldn’t fi…

Amazing Race: Library Edition is a program that I’ve ran twice before. It always brings out a huge crowd – and for those of us who have a small budget – it’s a great program…

Alright, guys. This is the big one. The biggest party program I planned during my time as a teen librarian. I was so happy to be able to pull this off (with great success!) before leaving my job…

This week I was thrilled to attend the OLA Child and Youth Expo in Toronto. I was also thrilled to present my first ever poster board, all about how to build community at your library with Tween Cl…

Teen Programming – The Lego Librarian

Teen and Tween Programs for November 2015

Bad Art Night is such a good program for any library to do. Not only does it allow kids to unlock their creativity, it cleans out your old craft supplies!! It’s also great for tweens to be …

Bad Art Night: Library Program Outline – Ontarian Librarian

Passive programming in a school library allows students a sense of ownership, a place to explore, experiment, and fail without consequence.

10. Gigantic Bowling – 53 votes 9. Candy Sushi – 54 votes 8. Movie Marathon -56 votes 7. Scavenger Hunt – 59 votes 6. Totally Tech Lock-In – 60 votes 5. Mini-Golf in the Lib…

Library Date Night for Two! #datenight #datingdivas