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Why do teens need libraries?

Summit on Libraries and Teens, January 23-24, 2013. Why do teens need libraries?. George Needham. Vice President, Global and Regional Councils OCLC. “Too much agreement kills a chat .” Eldridge Cleaver. Why do teens need libraries?.

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Why do teens need libraries?

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  1. Summit on Libraries and Teens, January 23-24, 2013 Why do teens need libraries? George Needham Vice President, Global and Regional CouncilsOCLC

  2. “Too much agreement kills a chat.” Eldridge Cleaver

  3. 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

  4. Libraries serve teens by… • 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

  5. Let’s continue the conversation! George Needhamneedhamg@oclc.org

  6. The list hasn’t really changed much New York Public Library Digital Gallery, Digital ID: 434280; Record ID: 247458. http://ow.ly/gG4pA

  7. 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

  8. So how’s that working for us?

  9. Better him than us… http://www.ehow.com/info_8536015_importance-sleep-teens.html

  10. So let’s turn the question around Why do libraries need teens? Image credit: http://ow.ly/gFlY9elenathewise / 123RF Stock Photo

  11. Current pop culture awareness Image credit: http://www.onedirectionmusic.com/us/gallery/entry/3479/

  12. Connections to the community Image credit: http://http://ow.ly/gI53I3ddock / 123RF Stock Photo

  13. New answers to old questions Game Show News Net, November 11, 2009. http://ow.ly/gwjik

  14. Energy

  15. Advocacy and organization http://www.preneur.net/blog/teen-vogues-twitter-fail-other-lessons-social-media-mistakes

  16. Future levy and school board voters TransGriot.blogspot.com, December 21, 2012. http://ow.ly/gwjFQ

  17. A mutually beneficial relationship FreshPet.com, http://freshpet.com/tag/refrigerator/

  18. How will we work this magic? Magic News, March 26, 2012. http://ow.ly/gwmgg

  19. User-centered (yes, even for teens) zazzle.com. http://ow.ly/gwn9A

  20. And what might this look like? Forgotten Ohio. http://www.forgottenoh.com/Utopia/utopia.html

  21. Who knows? http://ow.ly/gBSB3

  22. Some safe bets… http://downtheroad.tunicatravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/secret-of-blackjack.jpg

  23. If it’s not on a screen… http://technorati.com/technology/gadgets/article/two-android-phablet-family-members-lg/

  24. Less book worship

  25. High tolerance for ambiguity http://8xhx8.deviantart.com/art/order-vs-chaos-120132933

  26. Radical flexibility https://twitter.com/GumbyClay

  27. Hands on creativity Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. Image courtesy http://ow.ly/gwpfZ.

  28. Go green or go home “Teens and Tweens Go Green: Art-Based and Eco-Friendly Programs for Libraries” An Infopeople online course taught by Valerie Colston Register for this workshop at: http://infopeople.org/training/teens-and-tweens-go-green

  29. The power of asking

  30. No one said it would be easy To be honest, I have no idea where I got this picture.

  31. The ongoing pursuit Fanfiction.wikia.com http://ow.ly/gxUoi

  32. Change Image credit: http://ow.ly/gFAVlsmit / 123RF Stock Photo

  33. Change is tough

  34. But the stakes are high  “It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory. ” W. Edwards Deming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming

  35. Is our iceberg really melting? http://www.kotterinternational.com/our-principles/our-iceberg-is-melting

  36. Create a sense of urgency http://smolicek04.deviantart.com/art/Fire-hair-182609204

  37. Pull together the guiding team http://www.theelders.org/article/feature-grandpa-diplomacy Photo by Jeff Moore for The Elders

  38. Develop a change vision and strategy

  39. Communicate for understanding, buy-in The Daily, April 19, 2011. http://ow.ly/gy9Ae

  40. Empower others to act

  41. Produce short-term wins

  42. Don’t let up Carol School Supply Catalog. http://ow.ly/gybVH

  43. Create a new culture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Log_embedded_in_white_box.jpg

  44. 21st century literacy “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler http://www.alvintoffler.net/?fa=gallery

  45. The beginning of wisdom

  46. You won’t shoot your eye out Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story. From http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/review/christmas-story

  47. …you might even enjoy the results!

  48. And to end on a positive note…

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