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The world’s libraries. Connected.
The world’s libraries. Connected.
Why do teens need libraries?
Summit on Libraries and Teens, January 23-24, 2013
George NeedhamVice President, Global and Regional CouncilsOCLC
“Too much agreement kills a chat.”
Eldridge Cleaver
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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 curricula
• Helping them plan their futures
• Offering library technology
• Socializing them to community norms
• Providing space for socializing with one another
Libraries serve teens by…
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The list hasn’t really changed much
New York Public Library Digital Gallery, Digital ID: 434280; Record ID: 247458. http://ow.ly/gG4pA
The world’s libraries. Connected.
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?
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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: http://ow.ly/gFlY9 elenathewise / 123RF Stock Photo
Why do libraries need
teens?
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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 Photo
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New answers to old questions
Game Show News Net, November 11, 2009. http://ow.ly/gwjik
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Energy
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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
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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?
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Some safe bets…
http://downtheroad.tunicatravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/secret-of-blackjack.jpg
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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 worship
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High tolerance for ambiguity
http://8xhx8.deviantart.com/art/order-vs-chaos-120132933
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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-green
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The power of asking
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No one said it would be easy
To be honest, I have no idea where I got this picture.
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The ongoing pursuit
Fanfiction.wikia.comhttp://ow.ly/gxUoi
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Image credit: http://ow.ly/gFAVl smit / 123RF Stock Photo
Change
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Change is tough
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“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_Deming
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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-182609204
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Pull together the guiding team
http://www.theelders.org/article/feature-grandpa-diplomacy Photo by Jeff Moore for The Elders
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Develop a change vision and strategy
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Communicate for understanding, buy-in
The Daily, April 19, 2011. http://ow.ly/gy9Ae
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Empower others to act
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Produce short-term wins
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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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21st century literacy
http://www.alvintoffler.net/?fa=gallery
“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
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The beginning of wisdom
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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!
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And to end on a positive note…
