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ENGAGING TEENS IN LIBRARIESBrian Pichman; Director of Informational Technology
Dave Hesse; Director of Building Operations
The Evolve Project
Innovation
• Innovation must be an original disruptive act.
• Sphero Balls • Small Robotic Balls that
can be driven by any device with bluetooth (Android or Apple OS)
Interaction
• Through interaction teens and kids will learn and grow.
• Sifteo Cubes• Small LCD screens that
can sense when nearby cubes and react accordingly
• Spelling, Sorting, Puzzles, Math
Discovery
• Through the idea of an open play environment; teens and kids will discovery new and exciting things on their own.
• Music Chairs• Allow teens and kids to
discovery music as well as listen to audio books in a “cool” environment
Invention
• Allow kids and teens to play through building…leads to the invention of new concepts and ideas.
• Lego WeDo’s and Lego Mindstorms• Robotic legos that move;
teaches how to program through a GUI interface
Collaboration
• Teens and kids will collaborate naturally if it is centered around something fun!
• Smart Tables• Interactive touch screen
tables where up to 8 people my play!
Interactive Book Ends
• Wall with Dry-Erase Paint• Allows children and teens to draw and record
themselves doing a book review
• Book Reviews turned into QR codes and placed on books.
• The interactive book ends allow for:• The viewing of the book reviews• Checking in/out Books• Card Catalog Search
Other Fun Programs
• Laser Tag In Library• Menargi-e (Digital Petting Zoo)• Gesture Based Computing
Blending All These Into An Environment
• Bright Colors – make things pop• Books are cover facing, not spine facing
• Google Virtual Tour• https://www.google.com/maps?q=mokena+library&ll=41.5
34539,-87.891569&spn=0.006578,0.016512&sll=41.534541,-87.891673&layer=c&cid=3032706493320299617&panoid=YzIJsSHY1q17d2euS5Fjmw&cbp=13,173.53,,0,0&hq=mokena+library&t=m&z=17&cbll=41.534549,-87.891558