We are going collective!

In December, there will be a virtual meeting for those that want to get involved with shaping the Alternative Teen Services project.  We are looking for people that want to be involved with shaping the blog, or want to support it so that this project does not die. All that is needed is some ideas and a desire to keep the blog going, and a willingness to help out in some capacity, whether it be with feedback at a virtual meeting or taking over an aspect of the blog project. If you want to be a part of the project, then please respond to this blog post with your e-mail or contact teenservices@yalibrarian.com. Details about the meeting time/date will be arranged after we know who we are working with and can arrange a convenient time for all involved.

Some technical changes

• WordPress, 2.6.3 is now installed on the blog. As a reader, you will not see much of a difference, but the bloggers will notice the improved functionality when they create new posts.
• intense debate is our new comment system on the Alternative Teen Services blog. Readers are able to use an avatar with comments, rate user comments, and respond directly to other comments.
  Intense Debate also supports Open ID,  which means you do not need to create a brand new account if you already have an account with blogger, livejournal, flickr, or yahoo. Go ahead, try out the new features by commenting on this post!

Halloween in your libraries!

Below are some photos of Halloween-esque fun for teens in libraries.

Nightfall Dinner Party @ Alice Baker Library

Gock Puppets @ La Mesa Public Library

Halloween Cosplay Winners @ Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library