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Professional Development Opportunity for those Who Love Teen Authors

From Metronet (“sister” multitype in the Twin Cities)…

The metro public libraries in partnership with the Teens Know Best Book Club are bringing in eight of the best teen authors to visit the Twin Cities this winter. Though the events are free and open to the public, for just $20 we invite you to spend this winter earning 5-40 continuing education clock hours while enjoying these great authors:

  • Jay Asher – Saturday, February 9, 1:00-2:30, St Paul*
  • Steve Brezenoff – Saturday, February 16, 1:00-2:30, Woodbury
  • Lauren Myracle – Saturday, February 23, 1:00-2:30, St Paul, Apple Valley
  • Jodan Sonnenblick – Saturday, March 9, 1:00-2:30, Savage*
  • Neal Shusterman – Saturday, March 16, 1:00-2:30, Shoreview*
  • Andrea Cremer – Saturday, March 9, 1:00-2:30, Chaska*
  • Tamora Pierce – Saturday, April 6, 1:00-2:30, Edina
  • Barry Lyga – Saturday, April 13, 1:00-2:30, Anoka*

*Not all events are at the public library. Check the event site for full event details.

Here are the requirements to take advantage of this amazing deal:

  • Registration: http://www.tfaforms.com/239580
  • Fee: $20
  • For each 5 hour block, you must:
    •  Read a book by one of the participating authors
    • Attend that author’s event
    • Join in an online discussion
    • Promote the events with students

Here’s what you get for participating:

  • Between 5 and 40 clock hours, depending on the number of sessions in which you participate
  • A free poster and bookmarks to publicize the authors and events to your students,
  • A “swag bag” and a T-shirt* when you attend your first session.

*Participants who register after 1/15/13 will be awarded a T-shirt while supplies last

partners

Sponsoring Organization: Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA)

Contact Kathleen James with any questions.

Partnering Organizations: Mackin Educational Resources, Addendum Books, Teens Know Best Book Club, Metronet

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist

Teen Research Skills on the Internet

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So, what do you think, has the Internet harmed students’ research skills?

A new survey of teachers by the Pew Internet & American Life Project  finds that many       educators believe the Internet has shortened students’ attention spans and weakened students’   research skills. I am not so sure about those two statements, but I was fascinated by some of the findings that mirror what our Bridging Information Literacy Across Libraries group discussed this year. A few stats from this blog post include:

  • “While 77 percent of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project instructors agree that the Internet and available search tools have had a “mostly positive” effect on student research, 87 percent say the same tools can easily distract students and contribute to shorter attention spans
  • Even more disconcerting, 64 percent of respondents say modern digital technologies “do more to distract students than to help them academically.
  • The news is not all bad. Of those teachers surveyed, 99 percent say that the Internet provides access to a wider range of sources and information; while 65 percent agree that the web has helped students become self-sufficient researchers

You will have to read the full blog post to get an answer to the six-million-dollar question: Has the Internet conditioned students to expect too much too fast?”

Last of all, as you read this post ask yourself why librarians are digging deep to understand what their role is going to be in the future! It seems crystal clear that we will be needed more than ever!

Read the full blog post at  EdTech magazine (12/2012)

If you want to go straight to the source, the overview and  full results of the  Pew Internet survey about How Teens Do Research in the Digital World is located at http://tinyurl.com/ca2noy5

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Pining for Pinterest

Laura Perenic writes: “As a self-confessed book-cover judger, displays of jacket art and themed book displays make my mental taste buds water. Imagine my delight when I realized that Pinterest, in addition to having loads of other content, is a veritable smorgasbord of fiction suggestions to please my young adult (YA) palate. As a fan of an author’s work, you can follow their page, boards, and pins for the latest news. Many teen authors use Pinterest to reach their audience; and YA Highway has a compiled list of YA authors using Pinterest.
Full blog post at YALSA The Hub, Nov. 12

Source of snippet: American Libraries Direct 11/14/2012

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Young Adults and Library Usage – New PEW Study

According to a recent PEW study, a majority (60 percent) of young Americans ages 16 through 29 frequent and utilize libraries. Most use libraries for conducting research, borrowing print, audiobooks, and ebooks, and for reading magazines and newspapers. According to the survey, high schoolers in their late teens (ages 16-17) and college-aged young adults (ages 18-24) are most likely to have read a book or used the library in the past 12 months. This is important news for libraries of all types, as it indicates a youth that is receptive to and familiar with utilizing their library.

Interested in finding out more? Be sure to visit the article for more details!

So, what do you see in your libraries? Are your youth receptive to the resources available at their media center or public library? How are they most commonly gaining access to non-fiction and fiction titles? Is there still a love for print resources?

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Teen Tech Week

Posted from the Audiobook blog at http://audiobooker.booklistonline.com/
 
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 5:38 am
Teen Tech Week + audiobooks = Amazing
Posted by: Mary

March 8-14 is the American Library Association’s Teen Tech Week, sponsored by YALSA. This is a perfect time to display & promote the audiobooks that have been named as Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. Or ALSC’s Notable Children’s Recordings, as that list includes titles recommended for listeners age 14 and under. And of course, this year’s Odyssey Award winner The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and honor titles Curse of the Blue Tattoo, Elijah of Buxton, and Nation are sure-fire hits with teens. Tomorrow night is parent-teacher conference night in my school – a perfect opportunity to host a “How to Download” hands-on demo in my school library, showing parents how their public library card is the key to 24/7 educational & recreational materials available through the public libary web site. What a bonus that this is also “Read an Ebook Week“  – we’ll be downloading those as well!

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