Find Your Inner Teen

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FIND YOUR INNER TEEN PRESENTED BY SARAH AMAZING TEEN LIBRARIAN, WARREN-TRUMBULL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Don't fear the teens in your library - learn to love them! The trick to working with teens is getting to know them, but for those who don't regularly work with teen, that knowledge can be hard to come by. From reading trends to pop culture and all that stuff from Japan, you'll learn all about what makes today's teens tick.

Transcript of Find Your Inner Teen

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F IND YOUR INNER TEENP R E S E N T E D B Y S A R A H A M A Z I N G

T E E N L I B R A R I A N , W A R R E N - T R U M B U L L C O U N T Y P U B L I C L I B R A R Y

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W H O W R O T E T H E B E S T S E L L I N G H U N G E R G A M E S T R I L O G Y ?

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W H I C H S H O W O N A B C FA M I LY I S B A S E D O N T H E N O V E L S B Y

S A R A S H E PA R D ?

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T H I S N O V E L B Y S T E P H E N C H B O S K Y W I L L S O O N B E A M O V I E S TA R R I N G

E M M A W AT S O N , PA U L R U D D , & L O G A N L E R M A N .

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H E I S A B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R & F O U N D E R O F T H E N E R D F I G H T E R

C O M M U N I T Y O N L I N E .

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W H I C H B B C S C I E N C E F I C T I O N D R A M A I S A B I G H I T A M O N G S T

T E E N S ?

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F IND YOUR INNER TEENP R E S E N T E D B Y S A R A H A M A Z I N G

T E E N L I B R A R I A N , W A R R E N - T R U M B U L L C O U N T Y P U B L I C L I B R A R Y

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T E X T I N G I S T H E N E W T W O H O U R A F T E R S C H O O L P H O N E C A L L

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T E X T I N G I S T H E N E W T W O H O U R A F T E R S C H O O L P H O N E C A L L

• Social networks taking a backseat to the texting phenomenon• “Post pc”

-> Divide!• Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest – but Myspace no

more• Still creating content, just don’t think of it as blogging• Flocking to Twitter• Youtube still huge• Social suicide

• Cyberbullying: very real thing• iPods not every teen’s choice

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E V E R YO N E ’ S A G A M E R

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• From consoles to computers to social networks to apps, we’re all doing this, whether we realize it or not!

• Most online are free, or have a free aspect

• Console gaming has always been a part of their lives

• New consoles on the way!

E V E R YO N E ’ S A G A M E R

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A N G E L S A R E T H E N E W VA M P I R E S• Vampire fiction morphing into miscellaneous

supernatural/paranormal creatures

• Zombies, faeries, angels, werewolves, ghosts, even mermaids – it’s all fair game!

• Rise of satire genre

• 2011: Year of the dystopian novel

• Everything is a series

• Hardcovers are normal!

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N A R U T O I S T H E N E W S W E E T VA L L E Y H I G H

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• Manga and anime everywhere now, and influencing american animation

• Black Butler, Shugo Chara, One Piece, Bakuman – what’s popular is dependent on location!

• Teen Fiction: Not as dark as you’ve read!

N A R U T O I S T H E N E W S W E E T VA L L E Y H I G H

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H I P S T E R I S T H E N E W S C E N E , E M O T H E N E W G O T H

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D E A D I S T H E N E W B L A C K

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• Communication is key – don’t be afraid of them!• Basic rules must be posted!

• Be welcoming & excited that they are in your library…

• …but firm – if they do something wrong, they must have consequences

• Have a teen advocate on your staff in each building

• Make your teen area a safe zone, & your teens will help police behavior

T E E N S B E H AV I N G B A D LY

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TALK TO YOUR TEENS!