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Why do teens
need libraries?
Summit on Libraries and Teens, January 23-24, 2013
George Needham
Vice President, Global and Regional Councils
OCLCSlide3
“Too much
agreement
kills
a chat
.”
Eldridge CleaverSlide4
Why do teens need libraries?
“Best Small Library in America, 2012: The Independence Public Library, KS.”
Library Journal
, January 31, 2012
http://ow.ly/gwihj
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Supporting
their education
Expanding their horizons
Supplementing their school curriculaHelping them plan their futures
Offering library technology
Socializing them to community norms
Providing space for socializing with one another
Libraries serve teens by…Slide6
Let’s continue
the conversation!
George Needham
needhamg@oclc.orgSlide7
The list hasn’t really changed much
New York Public Library Digital Gallery, Digital ID: 434280; Record ID: 247458.
http://ow.ly/gG4pA
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The list hasn’t really changed much
Supporting
their education
Expanding their horizons
Supplementing their school curricula
Helping them plan their futures
Offering library technology
Socializing them to community norms
Providing space for socializing with one another
New York Public Library Digital Gallery, Digital ID: 434280; Record ID: 247458.
http://ow.ly/gG4pA
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So how’s that working for us?Slide10
Better him than us…
http://www.ehow.com/info_8536015_importance-sleep-teens.html
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So let’s turn the question around
Image credit:
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elenathewise
/ 123RF Stock Photo
Why do
libraries
need
teens?Slide12
Current pop culture awareness
Image credit:
http://www.onedirectionmusic.com/us/gallery/entry/3479/
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Connections to the community
Image credit:
http://http://ow.ly/gI53I
3ddock
/ 123RF Stock PhotoSlide14
New answers to old questions
Game Show News Net
, November 11, 2009.
http://ow.ly/gwjik
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EnergySlide16
Advocacy and organization
http://www.preneur.net/blog/teen-vogues-twitter-fail-other-lessons-social-media-mistakes
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Future levy and school board voters
TransGriot.blogspot.com, December 21, 2012.
http://ow.ly/gwjFQ
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A mutually beneficial relationship
FreshPet.com,
http://freshpet.com/tag/refrigerator/
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How will we work this magic?
Magic News
, March 26, 2012. http://ow.ly/gwmgg Slide20
User-centered (yes, even for teens)
zazzle.com.
http://ow.ly/gwn9A
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And what might this look like?
Forgotten Ohio.
http://www.forgottenoh.com/Utopia/utopia.html
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http://ow.ly/gBSB3
Who knows?Slide23
Some safe bets…
http://downtheroad.tunicatravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/secret-of-blackjack.jpg Slide24
If it’s not on a screen…
http://technorati.com/technology/gadgets/article/two-android-phablet-family-members-lg/
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Less book worshipSlide26
High tolerance for ambiguity
http://8xhx8.deviantart.com/art/order-vs-chaos-120132933Slide27
Radical flexibility
https://twitter.com/GumbyClay
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Hands on creativity
Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle in Mel Brooks’
Young Frankenstein.
Image courtesy
http://ow.ly/gwpfZ
.
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“Teens and Tweens Go Green: Art-Based and Eco-Friendly Programs for Libraries”
An Infopeople
online course taught
by Valerie Colston
Go green or go home
Register for this workshop at:
http://infopeople.org/training/teens-and-tweens-go-greenSlide30
The power of askingSlide31
No one said it would be easy
To be honest, I have no idea where I got this picture.Slide32
The ongoing pursuit
Fanfiction.wikia.com
http://ow.ly/gxUoi
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Image credit:
http://ow.ly/gFAVl
smit
/ 123RF Stock Photo
ChangeSlide34Slide35
Change is toughSlide36
“It is not necessary to change.
Survival is not mandatory. ”
W. Edwards Deming
But the stakes are high
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_DemingSlide37
Is our iceberg really melting?
http://www.kotterinternational.com/our-principles/our-iceberg-is-melting
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Create a sense of urgency
http://smolicek04.deviantart.com/art/Fire-hair-182609204Slide39
Pull together the guiding team
http://www.theelders.org/article/feature-grandpa-diplomacy
Photo by Jeff Moore for The EldersSlide40
Develop a change vision and strategySlide41
Communicate
for understanding, buy-in
The Daily, April 19, 2011.
http://ow.ly/gy9Ae
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Empower others to actSlide43
Produce
short-term winsSlide44
Don’t let up
Carol School Supply Catalog.
http://ow.ly/gybVH
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Create a new culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Log_embedded_in_white_box.jpg
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21
st century literacy
http://www.alvintoffler.net/?fa=gallery
“The illiterate of the 21
st
century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
Alvin Toffler Slide47
The beginning of wisdomSlide48
You won’t shoot your eye out
Peter Billingsley in
A Christmas Story.
From
http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/review/christmas-story
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…you
might
even enjoy the results!Slide50
And to end on a positive note…Slide51
Let’s continue
the conversation!
George Needham
needhamg@oclc.org