Teen Advisory Board
Mission Statement: The LHS Library Teen Advisory Board's mission is to promote reading, help our library expand, and make it more user friendly for students and faculty.
The purpose of the Teen Advisory Board for the students would be to:
Empower teens
Foster a love of reading and writing for personal pleasure
Create a forum where teens could share their opinions
Feel pride in the LHS community
Give teens the ownership and responsibility they need
Develop many practical skills
Develop literacy skills
Build resiliency
Learn and/or gain self-esteem
Develop maturity
Channel energy into positive outlets
Be a “third place” for students as a safe and welcoming environment
Promote what the LHS library is/has/does
Plan/design/execute/evaluate projects and programs
Develop book discussions, book talks, book reviews
The purpose of the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) for the librarian would be to:
get to know the teens better
learn what they believe is LHS’s greatest need(s) for the library and for the community
have help in selecting materials for the collection
have help planning and running programs
provide a “third place” for our students to have as a safe place
be a mentor or advocate for the students
The Teen Advisory Board would help the librarian “run” the LHS library. The librarian would be an advisor and give permission for their activities and selections. The administration would be consulted as needed. The students will be responsible for setting up the structure of the board, meeting plans, and programming and projects. The funding would be allotted from the library budget and fundraisers if necessary. The TAB will evolve as the students and their needs change. It must be flexible and be willing to change in any part.
There will be a membership application form. The librarian believes this will give the group and concept a more serious tone and commitment. It will also be great practice for filling out an application. The application, as optional questions, will ask why they would like to be on the board and in what programs and activities they would like to see and/or be involved.
The first meeting will be coordinated by the librarian. She will provide ice-breaker activities and explain what the board is and how they, the students, will make it their own. There will also be a discussion on ground rules of behavior.
Current Activities:
Mrs. Schatz has planned (and would like help with) the following if YOU think these are good: ALL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
September--Library Card Sign-up Month
October--Teen Read Week, Trick or Treat Day in the Library
November--Veteran's Day
January--MLK, Jr.
February--Black History Month, I Love Libraries Month, Blind Date with a Book
March--Foreign Language Week, Women's History Month, Dr. Seuss Day/March 2
April--School Library Month, Project Trashway, Earth Day
BELOW are numerous SUGGESTIONS of activities. Make a list of what YOU would like to host, plan, create, and/or participate in. Don't see one you want, add it to your list!!!
Suggested Activities:
Book talks (this vocab is copyrighted so we’ll have to call them something else TCLS)
Literacy displays tied to a theme
Teach about covers, titles, open paragraph grabbers (YADB)
Helps select new materials: books, audio books, eReaders, CDs, games/board games, etc
Since it’s a school I still have final say
Celebrity Stacks: write celebrity & ask for their favorite book selections (LTAG 81)
Do skits about books, air on Channel 1
make youtube channel with books movies.
Design, plan, run, & evaluate summer reading program
Habitat for Humanity: who/what they are/do, make/sell birdhouses-teens painted some to help
Teen movie night & chat (LTAG 82)
Horror movie—sell snacks
Don’t judge a book by its movie
Teen book club
Programs:
Something Cool After School
Anime/Manga Club
Detective Club
Cool Crafts
Book Bits
Cirque do Freak Party
Espresso Yourself (LTAG 82)
Full day celebration of art, poetry, music, while sipping espresso
Run coffee bar each morning: set up/sell/clean up/order supplies—My idea
Design layout of space
Reading spot—more couches/bean bags
How to raise $$ or ask for donations
Write/perform skits—visit elementary & middle schools
Book buying trips
Permission form on LTAG p125
Book plates in books that they chose
Open mic night/coffeehouse—monthly
Holiday program for kids/nursing home—December
Compile book lists for suggested reading
Summer
Readalikes
Holidays/seasons
Themes
Genre
Storytelling for Read Across America, have storyteller in to give talk, Mickey VanDerwerker
Practice reading aloud ahead of time and then to elementary schools
Scavenger hunts—online?
Holiday—make gingerbread house
Charity gift drive
Craft projects—purse out of old book, sculptures from old books
Discuss books, music, movies
Nomination sheet
Pass around, one title per person if two others decide to read it & deem it worthy of vote—gets three votes automatically-becomes Choice Pick/Student Starred
Write annotations of movies/CD
Homework center—older student works with younger
Sign ups
“bio/data” sheet of older student
Student lists subjects and hours available
Perhaps BMS kids could come over or LHS goes there to tutor
Teens for Tots (LTAG p 122)
Halloween ideas (LTAG p 122)
Karaoke party
Murder mystery night
Library survivor hunt
CD or Book exchange
Author visits—Skype, in person
Teen Read Week (LTAG p131)
Monday: classroom door decorating contest
Tuesday: Read a t-shirt day
Wed-Fri: held paperback book exchange
Let teens choose theme
Present at conferences
LTAG p83—lists of books to share with teens about projects, programs, group activities, special events
Share books of mine that have ideas
Cool Reflections—YA summer reading program (LTAG p143)
Read-review & win a prize event from Jun-Aug
Mini reviews
Can email
Can share through Google docs or blog
Mark books as TAG favorites
End of year: group does “year reflection” to figure out its direction
Hold retreat at end of September to plan coming year’s activities
Book reviews (LTAG p140)
On index card or in blog
Give brief oral summary
Answer: “Would you recommend this book to a friend?”
At end of year vote on favorites and publish lists
Books marked with “TAB Recommends’’ seal
Stupid PB Day—helped weed “dorky-looking” paperbacks from collection (LTAG 16)
Teens’ Top Ten—how? TCLS 176+
Macramé workshop
Recycled jewelry
Decorate personal journals
Poetry slam
Creative writing program
“That’s my take”—www.library.pima.gov/teenzone/trailers
How to deal with overdue books and offenders
Read-a-thons (TCLS )
Gaming Tournaments
Programs on early release day
National Games Week (TCLS 46)
Mock Printz Book club (TCLS 56-7)
Writing, art, performance projects—details & resources 94 (TCLS 69-94)
Read One, Pick One (TCLS 105)
Teen Space Focus Group—basic questions (TCLS 110+)
Webpage—helpful list of webpage layout rules TCLS 118+
Youtube videos
Podcasts
music
Art Gallery of student work, archive of podcasts (TCLS 121)
Visits from journalists, disc jockeys, etc