FYI,

LibraryLinkNJ, The New Jersey Library Cooperative, presents THREE great
webinars for teen advocates:

Connecting With Teens @ Your Library, with Jenine Lillian

Supporting Teen Street Lit Readers, with Megan Honig

AND

Serving LGBTQ Teens, with Megan Honig

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Connecting With Teens @ Your Library: No matter what your library has or
doesn't have, the teens in your community need YOU! Learn some quick tips
to reach teens where they are, to be relevant to them, and to get and stay
connected to them on any budget or schedule. Jenine Lillian will cover her
research and results from dev eloping
<http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2757> Cool Teen Programs for
Under $100, working with reluctant readers, and will speak to what teens
need and want from the mentors and community leaders in their lives. You
became a YA Librarian to make a difference. Here's your chance to shine!

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

* Engage teens in their library community using innovative strategies
* Develop a new approach toward reluctant readers, multiple learning
formats, and what literacy looks like for teens today
* Promote services and involve teens in library events, collection
development, and leadership in their community

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

3:30 PM -5:00 PM (1.5 CEU Hours)

About the Presenter: Jenine Lillian is a Librarian/Consultant/Educator who
has more than 20 years of experience working w ith youth and families. Her
book, <http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2757> Cool Teen Programs
for Under $100, continues to be a successful fundraiser for YALSA as well as
a resource for new and seasoned librarians. Jenine has taught for the
University of Washington's Information School, Simmons College, and
presented webinars for librarians around the country. She currently lives in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and teaches Public Libraries courses for
the University of British Columbia's Library School.

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Supporting Teen Street Lit Readers: Str eet lit-gritty stories about daily
life, relationships, and survival in poor, urban neighborhoods-is a popular
and powerful genre that libraries cannot afford to ignore. This workshop
lays out the characteristics of street lit as a genre, explores why teen
readers gravitate toward street lit books, and helps participants plan
collections, services, and advocacy that support the needs of teens who read
street lit.

After attending this webinar, Participants will be able to:

* Define characteristics and appeals of street lit as a genre
* Articulate the importance of street lit to teen readers
* Develop strategies for meeting teen street lit readers' needs in any
library

Thursday, November 10, 2011

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1.5 CEU Hours)

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Serving LGBTQ Teens: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and
questioning: this set of terms doesn't come close to capturing the diversity
of teens who are marginalized because of their gender and/or sexual
orientation. In this workshop, we will discuss the many and varied needs of
LGBTQ teens, suggest resources that libraries can provide for this
population, and strategize ways to create supportive, respectful spaces and
communities for LGBTQ teens in libraries.

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

* Recognize a broad range of experiences among LGBTQ teens
* Identify common information needs of LGBTQ teens
* Develop strategies for supporting LGBTQ teens' safety and well-being
in library spaces

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (1.5 CEU Hours)

About The Presenter: Megan Honig is the author of Urban Grit: A Guide to
Street Lit and the editor of Young Adult Library Services. Her passions in
the library world include teen-centered collection development; street lit;
serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning teens;
and thinking about librarianship within a framework of social justice. She
blogs at http://www.meganhonig.com/libraries.

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Cost: No Charge!

Location: ONLINE (You will receive information on joining the webinar and
viewing materials after you register and in plenty of time for the program.)


Audience: ALL staff serving teens in Public, School, and Academic Libraries

To register for Connecting With Teens @ Your Library, go to:
http://librarylinknj.org/content/connecting-teens-your-library for complete
program and registration information.

To register for Supporting Teen Street Lit Readers, go to:
http://librarylinknj.org/content/supporting-teen-street-lit-readers
<http://librarylinknj.o%0d%0a%20rg/content/supporting-teen-street-lit-reader
s> for complete program and registration information.

To register for Serving LGBTQ Teens, go to:
http://librarylinknj.org/content/serving-lgbtq-teens for complete program
and registration information.

Registration is online only! No phone or fax registration is available.

We hope you'll join us!

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Forwarded by:

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Consultant

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

sraw...@njstatelib.org

609-278-2640 ext. 116 – phone

609-278-2650 – fax

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