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RA for Teens . Lauren Regenhardt , MLIS Teen Services Manager Yuma County Library District. A flowchart to get you started…. http://teach.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Summer-Reading-Flowchart-Young-Adults.gif. Take a look at your community. What are they reading?
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RA for Teens Lauren Regenhardt, MLIS Teen Services Manager Yuma County Library District
A flowchart to get you started… • http://teach.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Summer-Reading-Flowchart-Young-Adults.gif
Take a look at your community • What are they reading? • Based on what they are reading, what can you order that would appeal to them? • Cater to their interests
My teens… • Play video games • Insignia by S.J. Kincaid • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline • Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card • LOVE (like, really) love superheroes and comics • Pulse by Patrick Carman • Super Human by Michael Carroll • Shatter Me by TaherehMafi
My teens… • Watch Supernatural • Unbreakable by Kami Garcia • Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs • Asylum by Madeleine Roux • Watch Marvel/DC movies and shows • The Green Arrow comics • Batman comics • The Flash comics
Average teen reference interview… • “Can you help me find a book?” • “Absolutely! What kind of book?” • Potential responses: • “Something with vampires.” • “Something like The Fault In Our Stars (or insert book here)” • *Blank stare, a little drool*
Questions we can ask them • “What was the last thing you read and enjoyed?” • “What kind of books have you liked in the past?” • “What shows do you watch/games do you play?” • “What books do you hate?”
Ten Rules of Basic RA Service by RA For all • 1. Betty Rosenberg: “Never apologize for your reading tastes.”2. Suggest don’t Recommend.3. Everyone reads a different version of the same book.4. Write down adjectives about what you read; plot you can find.5. Read widely (at least speed read widely).6. Read about books (RSS feeds).7. Share what you read- with staff and patrons.8. Never let a patron leave unsatisfied.9. Get out from behind the desk.10. Bridge the physical-virtual divide. • http://raforall.blogspot.com/p/beckys-ten-rules-of-basic-ra-service.html
Resources to help bridge that physical-virtual divide • Pinterest (For you) • “20 books if you liked “The Fault In Our Stars” • Flow charts • Library Pinterest pages • Snapchat (for them) • Snap a pic of new books and anyone who is ‘friends’ with you will see • Twitter (also for them) • The “New Facebook” • Tweet a 140-character book talk/snippet • Goodreads
Know your audience! (Again) • Teens are always changing! They change interests and styles and fads. Stay ahead of the game! • Don’t underestimate them. They’ll question you and fight just because they can. Be patient with them! • Know your collection. If you have to search for ten minutes to locate something, you’ll lose them. • DISPLAYS!!
Think about your Space • If you have a teen room, that’s automatically reader’s advisory. Have the books shelved there so while they’re playing games, watching movies, etc., they see the books. • If you don’t, make a space! Even a corner with a display or bulletin board. Draw their attention and keep it!
Questions? • Lauren.regenhardt@yumalibrary.org