1. YA Programming My experiences in: Paterson Free Public Library, Paterson Louis Bay 2 nd Library & Community Center, Hawthorne Michelle Petrasek YA Librarian Louis Bay 2 nd Library & Community Center

2. Ideas: Where to start Like other libraries’ pages, follow authors on twitter, attend conferences, USE PINTEREST, utilize holidays / monthly themes, follow blogs, & be prepared for YA books-turned-movies!

3. Ideas: Start at Home What skills do you & your coworkers have? Miss Yanet’s Hedgehog Show-&-Tell Miss Ruth helping with Knitting Club 8-week How to Read Music course

4. Ideas: Who you know! Look at your own list of friends & colleagues. You’d be surprised who would come in & run a program for you for free! Choreographer State Trooper Folk Rock Band Henna Artist Organic Chef Local Author

5. Teens: Where to start Start with who you have: TAB Get them in the door? Well, that’s harder. - Partner with community organizations - Partner with your school librarian(s) & school clubs - Make an appearance at Back to School night & PTO mtgs! - Twitter & Instagram! - Parents are still on Facebook! - Grass roots & word of mouth can go a long way!

6. Program examples! YA Author Panel Kate Brian, Elizabeth Kiem, & Lisa Amowitz Internet Safety with the Sheriff’s Dept Superhero contest Pajama “storytime” “Fireworks” Duct tape! Alien craft

7. Program examples! Mask- making Bleach pens Anime club Nerdfighters club Gaming

8. Take a chance! Try something new! Don’t be afraid to think outside the box! And please, have a sense of humor!

9. Everything has a shelf life… (& some things have 9 lives!) Don’t “overuse” a program. – Make it special & end on a high note! – Give programs time frame (6-week series?) – RECYCLE & REVISIT AWESOME PROGRAMS! Timing is everything! – Didn’t work in the Winter? Try Spring! – Didn’t work on a weeknight? Try Saturday! – (Always check the school calendar BTW) Start small & build. – A TAB of 3 is still awesome! – Offer incentives for bringing friends! Always ask for feedback – Surveys, TAB feedback, etc.

10. There’s always Passive Programming

11. No but really, use Pinterest.

12. Sharing is Caring (So is citing sources) All programming photos in this presentation can be found on the Facebook pages of both Paterson Free Public Library & Louis Bay 2 nd Library. Additional photos: Logos borrowed from ALA, NJLA, Pinterest, Book Expo, Twitter, & Facebook. Ryan Gosling meme: www.appleyarns.com / Taylor swift meme: www.ink361.comwww.appleyarns.comwww.ink361.com Golden Girls meme: www.foreveryoungadult.com / Harry Styles meme: www.fansshare.comwww.foreveryoungadult.comwww.fansshare.com Michelle Petrasek YA Librarian Louis Bay 2 nd Library & Community Center Michelle.Petrasek@Hawthorne.BCCLS.org 973-427-5745 ext. 14 @LouisBayLibrary www.Facebook.com/HawthorneLibrary I highly recommend: Hayat Gul Henna: www.facebook.com/pages/hayat-gul-henna Chef Trish Sebben-Krupka: Localgirlmakesfood.blogspot.com The band Cold Weather Company: www.ColdWeatherCompany.com