Why We Are Kids Best Assets: the Role of Librarians in Youth Development Patrick Jones Connecting Young Adults and Libraries

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries Patrick Jones Getting started WHO? Audience Young adults: three definitions Presenter WHAT? Positive youth development is an approach toward youth that builds on their potential and helps counter the problems that may affect them. WHY? HOW? Lecture with PPT Handouts Question and answer What next?

Where you stand, depends on where you sit- ( exercise #1) Divide into pairs Introduce yourself and your position in the library Complete this sentence. The thing that aggravates me most about working with secondary grade students is The thing I like best and WHY? How do we increase the good and reduce the bad?

~ten core values~ Youth development

~ten core values~ Developmental needs.

1.Physical Activity 2. Competence and Achievement 3. Self-Definition 4. Creative Expression 5. Positive Social Interaction with Peers and Adults 6. Structure and Clear Limits 7. Meaningful Participation The Developmental Needs of Teenagers:

Access Unchained ( exercise #2) R emember A ccept P roject

~ten core values~ Developmental assets

Developmental assets are the building blocks of young people’s successful growth and development The more assets young people have, the more likely they are to grow up healthy and become competent caring adults. ~ten core values~

Assets promote actions (aka thriving behaviors): Succeeding in school Helping others Valuing diversity Maintaining good health Resisting danger Exhibiting leadership Delaying gratification Overcoming adversity ~ten core values~

The more assets a young person has, the less likely he/she is to: Use drugs or alcohol Smoke or chew Vandalize Get into trouble Choose violence Skip school Become depressed/suicidal Become sexually active ~ten core values~

~ten core values~ Youth advocacy

~ten core values~ Youth participation

TEEN ADVISORY GROUPS

Book Discussion Group

TUTORING

TEENS AND TYKES

TAPPING TEEN CREATIVITY

~ten core values~ Collaboration

~ten core values~ Information literacy: Teen Tech Week Mini Grants (

~ten core values~ Adolescent literacy

~ten core values~ Learning and achievement

~ten core values~ Texas Pennsylvania Colorado Alaska Georgia

~ten core values~ Equity of access /intellectual freedom

Developing More Than Our Collections: EXTERNAL ASSETS Adult relationships Caring neighborhood Caring school climate Parental involvement in schooling Community values youth Youth as resources Service to others School boundaries Neighborhood boundaries Adult role models Positive peer influence High expectations Creative activities Youth programs

Developing More Than Our Collections: INTERNAL ASSETS Achievement motivation School engagement Homework Bonding to school Reading for pleasure Responsibility Integrity Honesty Caring Planning Interpersonal competence Cultural competence Personal power Self-esteem Sense of purpose Positive view of the future

Developing More Than Our Collections: Six key principals of asset building 1. All children and youth need assets 2. Everyone can build assets 3. Asset building is an on going process 4. Relationships are key 5. Delivering consistent messages 6. Duplication and repetition are essential

Developing More Than Our Collections: Your empowerment story 1. Provide the name of an adult who empowered you as a teen 2. Share that story 3. Provide the name of a teen that you as an adult have empowered 4. Share that story

Eight ways you can build developmental assets One for each category of assets. (Words in capital letters are the names of the asset categories.). SUPPORT young people with your caring and attention. EMPOWER them to use their abilities to help others. Set reasonable BOUNDARIES AND have high EXPECTATIONS. Help them find activities that make CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF their TIME.

Eight ways you can build developmental assets One for each category of assets. (Words in capital letters are the names of the asset categories.). Spark their COMMITMENT TO LEARNING. Guide them toward a life based on POSITIVE VALUES. Help them develop SOCIAL COMPETENCIES and life skills. Celebrate their uniqueness and affirm their POSITIVE IDENTITY.

Creating Great Places to Learn Building relationships with students is the foundation of fostering Developmental Assets in their lives as young people as well as learners. Creating supportive environments is a key to providing a learning and growth experience that is both productive and positive. Connecting to programs and practices that already are known by staff and are sound instructionally enables the asset model to be infused within the existing goals and priorities of schooling on an everyday basis

Developing More Than Our Collections: What next? 1. A ct 2. S eek support 3. S tretch yourself 4. E xpand what you know 5. T ell others 6. S tick with it

Moving in Stereo ~Connecting Young Adults and Libraries~

Teens are:Librarians are: ~Connecting Young Adults and Libraries~

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: The Keys to Connections OVERCOMING TYPES Realistic Goals: read the article Rules: firm, fair, consistent; give choices Relationships: volunteers, regulars, yourself, etc Responsive: survey says Respect

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 1. Let them know

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 2. Follow-up

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 3. Say yes

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 4. Show you know

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 5. Be sensitive to place and time

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 6. Listen & learn & link

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 7. Triage

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 8. Relax

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 9.Reward

Where you stand, depends on where you sit- Divide into pairs / find your partner Writing and reflection: what will I do different based upon this training?

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Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: Delivering Plus One Percent More 10. Moment of truth

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