Teen Read Week Update #1
A few days ago I posted about what my library is doing for TRW and I asked all of you to email me at jberns89@gmail.com with a short paragraph or two about what your libraries are doing for it. Here is my first response.
Amanda from the Trails West public library in Independence, MO writes:
“Get Active Teen Reed Week 2006 Teens within the community are invited to rsvp in order to attend this event. To celebrate TRW alternative band Destination Go will knock teens senseless with their powerpop melodies. Band members have also agreed to promote their favorite book in between songs. Special guest Derrick Barnes author of “The Making of Dr. Truelove” will mingle with teens during the event. While DGO is setting up, Derrick will be interviewed by a teen who has already read his book. The interview will also be recorded for a future podcast to be added to our myspace account. We would like to have Dr. Truelove and DGO demo giveaways but have not yet finalized the details.”
If you have any questions about this program feel free to email Amanda at bloodymandy@yahoo.com.
There is also another entry listed as a response to the original post, click here to read it. If your library is hosting any kind of TRW program, event, contest, school visit, or anything else email a paragraph or two about it to me at jberns89@gmail.com and I will post it on this blog to help give other librarians a few good ideas. Remember to let me know if you want me to include your email or contact info when I post your entry.


OK - one thing I want to pipe in about. I happen to know Amanda, and I want to say that her ideas are brilliant. Using simple networking techniques, she was able to create a fabulous program for teens. She knows the band, and she knows the author coming to speak at her event. This just goes to show how important it is for a teen librarian to be hip, or at least socially savvy, in order to make the right connections. Yay for Amanda!