The beginning of this week saw me at the All Day Anime program for teens. The first hour I was there, I helped set up the program room into various craft and activity stations. These included painting mugs, creating felt electronic cases, general drawing, and leftover crafts from last year (coloring windsocks and masks). There was also a Wii games area where teens could take turns playing and watching games. Some tables in the back held the "Graphic Novels & Manga" signs for the teens to color in, which when finished would be used as the new signage in the library for this section. Once everything was set up, I was put in charge of explaining the mug painting. Most of the teens just needed basic directions and then were pretty self-sufficient.
Sarah made a point to tell me not to hover too much or try to intrude in their conversations. The whole point of teen only programming was to give them a space to be parent and mostly chaperone free, while still having some sort of loose structure. We had a good turn out of about thirty teens throughout the day. Most stayed for the entirety of the program from 12pm to 8pm. As the day went on, I moved around to the other stations to see how those were going. All the stations were steadily popular except for the leftovers table, but it did get some use. As a reminder that change is a constant in the library, the felt electronic case table transformed into a make-your-own-anime-plushie during the day when a bag of stuffing was discovered.
Sarah and Chris (the teen librarian) had pizza delivered around 5pm for dinner. After dinner there was a bit of a lull, but then a girl asked to set up an "Anime Jeopardy" game she had created, which was a big hit, and carried the program through to the full-length anime movie at the end of the day. This was a great program and I really enjoyed and learned a lot from it.
The rest of the week brought a slew of patrons with computer issues. I helped two older patrons set up email accounts for the first time. One of these patrons needed it to fill out an online job application. He was frustrated with the necessity of creating multiple online accounts for a job that would not require or even involve computer usage. A roof leak took three computers out of commission, so the computer reservation line was busy as well, leading to more impatient patrons than usual.
Tip of the Week: Having a set program is great, but don't be afraid of allowing attendees to add to or change the original plan. Sometimes the best ideas come from the audience.
Article Annotation and Abstract Area
Paone, Kimberly. "Japan Comes To Elizabeth, New Jersey." Young Adult Library Services 3.4 (2005): 27-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 21 July 2012.
This article is an account of a week of teen programing at the Elizabeth Public Library in New Jersey. Paone gives details on both the planning and presentation of the program. With the increase in popularity in anime and manga, she decided to devote a week to activities based on these and other aspects of Japanese culture. She gives a detailed list of materials needed and their respective costs, as well as a detailed bibliography of the manga included in the festivities.
Sarah made a point to tell me not to hover too much or try to intrude in their conversations. The whole point of teen only programming was to give them a space to be parent and mostly chaperone free, while still having some sort of loose structure. We had a good turn out of about thirty teens throughout the day. Most stayed for the entirety of the program from 12pm to 8pm. As the day went on, I moved around to the other stations to see how those were going. All the stations were steadily popular except for the leftovers table, but it did get some use. As a reminder that change is a constant in the library, the felt electronic case table transformed into a make-your-own-anime-plushie during the day when a bag of stuffing was discovered.
Sarah and Chris (the teen librarian) had pizza delivered around 5pm for dinner. After dinner there was a bit of a lull, but then a girl asked to set up an "Anime Jeopardy" game she had created, which was a big hit, and carried the program through to the full-length anime movie at the end of the day. This was a great program and I really enjoyed and learned a lot from it.
The rest of the week brought a slew of patrons with computer issues. I helped two older patrons set up email accounts for the first time. One of these patrons needed it to fill out an online job application. He was frustrated with the necessity of creating multiple online accounts for a job that would not require or even involve computer usage. A roof leak took three computers out of commission, so the computer reservation line was busy as well, leading to more impatient patrons than usual.
Tip of the Week: Having a set program is great, but don't be afraid of allowing attendees to add to or change the original plan. Sometimes the best ideas come from the audience.
Article Annotation and Abstract Area
Paone, Kimberly. "Japan Comes To Elizabeth, New Jersey." Young Adult Library Services 3.4 (2005): 27-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 21 July 2012.
This article is an account of a week of teen programing at the Elizabeth Public Library in New Jersey. Paone gives details on both the planning and presentation of the program. With the increase in popularity in anime and manga, she decided to devote a week to activities based on these and other aspects of Japanese culture. She gives a detailed list of materials needed and their respective costs, as well as a detailed bibliography of the manga included in the festivities.
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