Lit After Dark

We kicked off April (Poetry Month) the best way I know how.., with an Open Mic Night! This is a program that has apparently been offered at this library before my time as an "All Ages Program." This one however, was just for teens. And by "just for teens" I mean that for performers and …

Women’s History Month – Passive Programming + Displays

I am all about the Women's History Month! Big believer in Girl Power, recognizing women for all they have done in history and continue to do today, and empowering one another to make change and achieve greatness together. So I went a little intense for my Women's History Month passive programming. First: I created a …

Un-Book Club: Technology Takeover

In honor of ALA's "Teen Tech Week" (which happens at the beginning of March) I chose the theme for this month's Un-Book Club to focus on technology as well. I had to expand and elaborate a little in order to get teens interested. It could include anything from robots, artificial intelligence, steampunk, life online, etc. …

Cookie Decorating

A classic teen program. Let's combine sugar, art, sugar, and cookies. Duh. I must include a few disclaimers: 1) this is a program that, while obvious and universal, was not one that I had planned. It was put into the program calendar before I started working here. It just became my responsibility once I was …