ASC and the Specific Facet Search

In searching for information about youth library programs and their impact on the community around them, I wanted to use a database that I am really comfortable with so I can experiment a little with a new search strategy. I have used Academic Search Complete since high school, so I decided on using it for my search. Specific facet searching works a little bit like building block searching, but they use the most “unique” term first, to weed out any non-hit at the very beginning. It sounds like an interesting idea.

I did have a little hiccup however, because I did not know what term would be the most unique of the ones I had in my facets. I figured that “impact” would be the most unique of all the terms, so I started my search that way to see how it would work out.

Search 1: (impact OR effect) AND (youth service*) AND (public librar* OR librar*)

Wow, it actually worked pretty well. I certainly am getting the hang of this – I received 24 results. Just on a causal glance, it seems like most of the items retrieved would be fairly useable. That’s pretty decent, but I want to narrow it down a bit more, just to see how I can manipulate the search strategy. I decide to shift some words around and see if anything changes.

Search 2: (impact OR effect) AND (public librar* OR librar*) AND (youth service*)

Interesting – this time I still get 24 results and while some are the same, others are different, new to this search. I want to narrow this 24 down a bit, so I decided to include another term in the query.

Search 3: (impact OR effect) AND (public librar* OR librar*) AND (youth service*) AND (literacy)

Ok, this was a good one. I only had 9 in my final set and nearly all of them would have been of use to me. I actually found a particularly good article, one that was speaking exactly to the question I had in my mind.

Here is the article’s citation:
Huffman, C., & Rua, R. (2008). Measuring the Effectiveness of Homework Centers in Libraries. Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children, 6(3), 25-29. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.

Overall, I think this exercise has shown me the more thoughtful I am when developing my search query, the more usable, useful information I will get back!

JSTOR and the Building Block Search

I had never use the search engine JSTOR, so I wanted to search through it with a search method I was used to dealing with, like the Building Block. Keeping in mind my original question of finding out about youth library programs and their effect on the community, I set about naming my facets.

Facet 1: youth services
Facet 2: public libraries
Facet 3: community

I wanted to start off simple and get more specific through the search, because as my other tests have shown me, starting off too specific may make me backtrack and waste some time.

Search 1: (youth service*) AND (public librar*) AND (communit*)

I think I have figured searching terms out – I receive 265 results. Now I just need to get more specific and possibly add another facet or two.

Facet 4: programs

Search 2: (youth service*) AND (public librar*) AND (communit*) AND (program*)

That may have been too specific because I got no results. What I am really interested in is youth service library programs, so I switch around my search a little.

Search 3: (youth service*) AND (public librar*) AND (program*)

This expanded my result base quite a bit (over 300 more results), but I think I should add something at the end to indicate that I would like to find out about the benefits to having programs.

Search 4: (youth service*) AND (public librar*) AND (program*) AND (benefit*)

JSTOR told me I had too many “wildcards” and needed to limit them, so then my search became : (youth service*) AND (public library) AND (program*) AND (benefit*).

I received 203 results with this, which is getting better, but I still wanted to narrow everything down a bit more.

Search 5: teens AND (youth service*) AND (public libraries) AND (program*) AND (benefit*)

Success! This narrowed down the field to a workable 37 results (once I limited where JSTOR was searching for entries, that is), and even though I did not find something that was particularly about after-school programs in libraries, it did include some information about the topic.

Here is the article:
Youth as People: The Protective Aspects of Youth Development in After-School Settings
Author(s): Heather Johnston Nicholson, Christopher Collins and Heidi Holmer
Source: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 591, Positive Development: Realizing the Potential of Youth (Jan., 2004), pp. 55-71
Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. in association with the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4127635

LexisNexis and the Citation Pearl Growing Strategy

I think LexisNexis is a neat search tool, so I decided to use it in conjunction with my search for youth programs and their benefits to the community. In this search, I wanted to do a citation pearl growing search, since I had never done one prior to now. I started with a basic, no-nonsense search.

Search 1: (programs) AND (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (benefits)

No results. I thought the term “benefits” would get more results than “community”, but maybe not. I decided to try “community” again.

Search 2: (programs) AND (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (community)

I still came back with no results. Maybe I should try to simplify the search and see if that helps.

Search 3: (programs) AND (youth OR young adult AND services)

I once again came away with nothing, but I think it is because I am not specifying that I mean youth LIBRARY services. I decided to try it again.

Search 4: (programs) AND (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (library)

Nothing again, but I decided to place library elsewhere in the search and simplify the other parts, just to see if it is possible to get a result.

Search 5: (youth AND library) AND (programs)

Ack! Still nothing found. Maybe if I simplify the search even further, I could get a result.

Search 6: (youth OR young adult) AND (library) AND (programs)

I still did not get anything back. This could be for a variety of reasons, but I think newspapers have different buzzword, and Lexis uses a lot of different newspapers. Maybe I should just see what is out there for youth services and libraries.

Search 7: (youth OR young adult) AND (library)

Finally, I get results, but they number in the thousands. At least now I know some are out there. I refine my search to get a better result pack.

Search 8: (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (library)

This still gives me around 800 results, but at least I am slightly narrowing it down. I try “program” in the search again.

Search 9: (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (library) AND (program*)

Now, I get a list I can use. There is an article that has a bit of what I need: “Teens gain guiding role at libraries.” The Boston Globe, August 21, 2008 Thursday, WEST; Pg. Reg1, 802 words, Anna Fiorentino Globe Correspondent.

I find the term “adolescents” used, so I include that in my next search. I also try public libraries and narrow the search further.

Search 10: (adolescents OR youth OR young adult AND services) AND (librar* or public library*) AND (program*)

This brings me a list of 45 items. I note that an article in the list (“It takes a librarian to raise a village of teens; No longer mere keepers of the Dewey Decimal System, book wranglers are stepping in for strapped parents and teachers” The Globe and Mail (Canada), June 14, 2008 Saturday, GLOBE TORONTO; LITERARY LEAP: TORONTO'S NEW YOUTH CENTRES; Pg. M6, 1366 words, PATRICIA CHISHOLM, Special to The Globe and Mail), uses the term “Student and Student Life” in there search terms. I decide to add this to my search.

Search 11: (adolescents OR youth OR young adult AND services) AND (librar* or public library*) AND (program*) AND (student* OR student life)

25 results are in the list, which is a bit long, but still manageable. At the beginning of the result list, I find a good article. It took me a while, but I can see how the pearl strategy can be an asset as it quickly narrows down topics.

Here is the article:
”Opening young minds; D.C. library adds new learning tools for city youth.”
The Washington Times, September 2, 2009 Wednesday, A, CITIZEN JOURNALISM: DISTRICT; Pg. 15, 721 words, By John Muller SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LibraryLit & The Successive Fraction Search

I think the topic I chose to search in the beginning searches was a little complicated, even though it seemed straightforward. After some thought, I decided I was going to investigate after-school youth programs and their impact on the community.

I wanted to start with a database I knew a little about and use the most confusing of all the searches to make it a bit easier on myself. (Being confused on two topics would just make a mess of the whole thing!) Using LibraryLit, I did a successive fraction search.

I think that youth programs would get the most information back, so I built the search around it, using some nested Boolean techniques.

Search 1: (youth services) AND (after-school programs) AND (community)

No results. Hmm. It is possibly the way everything is spelled. I decide to change up the search in order to possibly get more results. I decide to leave out “community” to see if changing it will give me back anymore results.

Search 2: (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (programs)

522 Results! Ok, I am obviously on the right track. Some of the items I retrieved are actually useable, but I want to narrow it down further, so I try yet another search. I also limit the type of articles that I will get back – so only peer-reviewed articles will be included going forward.

Search 3: (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (programs) AND (impact)

No results. Using a progressively unique term at the end is truly weeding out those articles that are applicable! I am going to go back to “community” and see if this works here.

Search 4: (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (programs) AND (community OR town).

43 Records. Now we are getting somewhere. Let’s get more specific.

Search 5: (youth OR young adult AND services) AND (programs) AND (community OR town) AND (literacy) – This search really gets to the heart of what I want to know about.

Success! 6 totally useable and applicable records were found; 6 records are certainly something I can handle. Six is much better than 522, that is for certain!

Here is the article:

Diaz, R. (2009). After School Mobile Literacy: Serving Youth in Underserved Neighborhoods. Teacher Librarian, 36(3), 37-8. Retrieved December 2, 2009, from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database.

Even the Cool Kids Like Pictures!

In looking through various library sites for information about young adult services, I stumbled upon the Voice of Youth Advocates' (or VOYA) chronology of Young Adult Library Services History (you can find the link here. To the right, you will see a copy of the Young Adult Alternative Newsletter, which started in 1973.



To the left is a picture, also from the VOYA site, showing kids and teens surrounding the Book Wagon of Pratt Library. I included it because it shows how far we have come! Libraries are available now to all sort of segments of society - many inner city neighborhoods boast impressive libraries these days.


These images are important to my topic because it is important to know how and where youth services began and its history before I try to implement my own plans! Another librarian could have had the same idea and saw it did not work. Knowing where you came from is essential to know where you are going.

Jeana : )

All The Cool Girls Go to This Website!

Using Google, I found a neat website geared toward young adult readers, called Book Divas. At Book Divas, the goal is to get young women interested in reading and becoming a part of a community of readers. This promotes literacy among an age group that typically rejects reading (beside the occasional seventeen or Cosmo).

They have everything from book trailers and interviews to reviews and contests! It includes some of the most popular titles for young women, along with some independant novels.

You can find Book Divas main page here.

Jeana : )

Multimedia: Book Trailers Are a Cool Librarian's Friend

I was turned on to book trailers by a kid I was tutoring this summer. Basically, they are short video that act like movie trailers do: they preview the book in words and pictures. It made perfect sense! Kids are constantly downloading and viewing material in videos over the Internet, so why not peak their interest in a book by presenting it in a format they prefer?

You can find loads of book trailers at the website Veoh, which is where I got this particular trailer. This is a trailer for a young adult title called Desperado Moon by Sheila Keller. The trailer gives a brief summary in a way that may appeal to the sensibilities of teen, more so then just reading a book jacket. Here is the page that links you to the video for Desperado Moon on their website.



Happy Videoing!
Jeana : )

Tagging Your Blog: All the Cool Kids Do It

Since the beginning of our blogging experiment I have labeled or "tagged" each entry I have created. It seems, however, there might be a little confusion among my classmates on how to accomplish this. It's easier than you think! (I promise.)

First, go to your "dashboard" or where you can edit or add posts on your blog. Everyone is pretty familiar with creating the blog post (the BIG BLUE button that says, "New Post) and publishing it, but you can add a tag from that same screen.

When you are creating your post, i.e. typing it, there is a thin, rectangular box at the bottom of the blank screen where you enter your post text. It has small text next to it that says, "Labels for this post:". This is where you can enter the tag for your post.

For example, I made tags for this particular post that list the different things that are applicable. You can see them at the bottom of the post, just under where you can see if anyone has commented on the post.

You can also create a tag cloud just for your blog! This makes it easier for people to find what they need within your blog. To do this you go back to the main page or your "dashboard". Under your blog name, you'll see the big blue button that says "New Post" and next to it several options, including "edit post" and "settings".

The third option, Layout, is the one you will want. Adding the tag cloud is going to be a similar process to adding an RSS feed - you'll go into Layout and "Add A Gadget". Under the gadget lists, you will see an option for "Labels". When you add this to your blog, it will create a label list that may look similar to what I have at the top of my blog.

You can go into layout and edit the "label" section to make it resemble more of a tag cloud versus a list or rename the gadget (I renamed mine "Tags!" - clever, I know).

I hope this sheds a little light on everything!

Happy Blogging (and tagging)!
Jeana : )

LibraryLiterature/BIP

The last time I attempted to search databases, I felt like I was searching through endless information for nothing in particular, even though I thought for a while about the topic I wanted to cover. This time I am going to try a few more variables in with my search on items about teen literacy and self-esteem, to find out if there was any correlation.

Starting off from scratch with some new search terms (like inclusion of the word “literacy”), I started with Library Literature using “teen literacy” as my beginning point, without any limiters. I only came back with 32 results. Retrieving only 22 results this time, I decided just to check to see if narrowing the search to peer-reviewed article would decrease the number of results, and did it ever. I came back with a single result:

Title: [Teens, Technology, and Literacy]
Personal Author: McClellan, Susan
Journal Name: Public Libraries
Source: Public Libraries v. 47 no. 1 (January/February 2008) p. 88
Publication Year: 2008
Peer Reviewed Journal:
ISSN: 0163-5506
Language of Document: English
Book(s) Reviewed: Title: Teens, technology, and literacy; or, Why bad grammar isn't always bad[2007; Braun, Linda W.; Libra]
Document Type: Book Review
Database: Library & Information Science
Accession Number: 200800101051021
Persistent URL: Click to copy the HTML full text article link
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The result is not really what I set out to look for; the abstract describes how to use technology that teens are using (like wikis, blogs, etc) to host workshops that utilize the technology in an effort to promote literacy. However, I included the result, because this article actually is EXACTLY something I am interested in. It is better than a result I would have gotten about teen literacy and self-esteem and I think it fits in better with my interests.

This lucky break article can be found at: http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2090/hww/results/external_link_maincontentframe.jhtml?_DARGS=/hww/results/results_common.jhtml.42

Now back to the actual search list about literacy and self-esteem. I decided to modify the search by adding “self-esteem”, which returned no results. I then tried a few variations on the word “self-esteem” and still returned with nil. I went back to my original results list and actually found an interesting article that relates to my topic (a bit).

Title: Life-Changer
Journal Name: Library Journal (1976)
Source: Library Journal (1976) v. 131 no. 5 (March 15 2006 supp) p. 18-19
Publication Year: 2006
Abstract: A profile of Amy Cheney, a project director of Juvenile Hall Library and Literacy Program, Alameda County Library, California, who has been recognized for her work in teen activism by the Library Journal in its 2006 list of "movers and shakers," is provided.
Subject(s): Public libraries/Services to juvenile delinquents; Juvenile delinquents/Reading; Paraprofessionals/California; Alameda County Library (Calif.); Cheney, Amy
Physical Description: Portrait
ISSN: 0363-0277
Language of Document: English
Document Type: Contains biographical material; Feature Article
Database: Education; Library & Information Science
Accession Number: 200635101872020
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This article gives some insights on how jailed teens can evolve by participating in reading programs at a youth correctional facility in Northern California. By empowering them with the ability to read, process what they have read, access and analyze this information and make it applicable to their life, the program gives teens a chance for survival outside of the criminal world.

The link to the article is here: http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2090/hww/results/external_link_maincontentframe.jhtml?_DARGS=/hww/results/results_common.jhtml.42.

I must admit, Library Lit was easier to use than some of the other databases I have searched through (including the one I chose for my database analysis). It was straight-forward and the results were easy to sift through – I got two great articles for the price of one!

Books in Print, conversely, was a little harder for me to navigate. As a visual learner, I appreciate all the color graphics and extra information, but it made it a bit more difficult to find the place where I would actually do my search. Couple that confusion, with the fact I had to make selections about what information I wanted back initially (books, videos, in print, forthcoming) and my head was already spinning.

Just using the term “teen literacy” brought back 95 results – way more than I can glance through. I added “self-esteem” and received 7 results back, but none of them fit in with the things for which I was looking. I looked through some of the results and found the term “media literacy”, so I used that in conjunction with “teen” and found a pretty great book available for me (see below)!

Title: Start-To-Finish YA Programs: Hip-Hop Symposiums, Summer Reading Programs, Virtual Tours, Poetry Slams, Teen Advisory Boards, Term Paper Clinics, and More!
Author: Ella W. Jones
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Incorporated
Country of Publication: United States
Market: United States
ISBN: 1-55570-601-0
ISBN13: 978-1-55570-601-2
Item Status: Active Record (Readily Available)
Binding Format: Trade Paper
Edition: illustrated
Pages: xiii, 217
Price: $75.00 (USD Retail) (Publisher)
Also Available Through: Alibris ; Baker & Taylor Books; Blackwell; Brodart Company
Current Language: English
Audience: Scholarly & Professional
Bowker Subjects: MEDIA LITERACY
General Subjects (BISAC): SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
LCCN: 2008-050853
LC Class #: Z718.5.J65 2009
Dewey #: 027.626
Synopsis/Annotation: What teen wouldn't be interested in a poetry slam, hosting a cable TV show, or learning to be a DJ? In Start-to-Finish YA Programs, author Ella Jones gives you the "411" about planning powerful programs for teens. With high school enrollments increasing by 13%, the role of both school and public libraries is growing too. The author provides 25 successful teen programs from public libraries based on the Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets for Teens. If you're looking for engaging, high-impact teen programming breakthroughs, buy this book and give some of these concepts a try: - Brown-Bag Concerts- Library Teen Cable Show- Commitment to Fitness- Dance 360- Oral History Video Projects- Hip-Hop Symposium- Youth Gospel Fest- And moreThe companion CD-ROM provides all of the sign-up forms, promotional posters, evaluation worksheets, permission slips, and more for easy reproduction and personalization.

Although this was not exactly what I was searching for, I think this book is right up the alley of a person like me, interested in investigating innovative programming aimed at teens. So, in the end, BIP is difficult to maneuver though, but can provide you with some fantastic resources!

Cool Kids Read Banned Books (aka Tagging)

When I was younger I wanted to get my hands on the items people told me were "controversial" - okay, okay, I still do that now, but using banned books as a way to promote literacy is a GREAT idea.

Using librarything.com, I did a search for some of the most popular banned book titles and found one of my favorites, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Here are some of the tags I found for the novel:

adventure(280) boarding school(152) British(277) children(468) children's(898) children's fiction(257) children's literature(465) England(241) fantasy(5,750) favorite(139) fiction(3,657) hardcover(158) Harry Potter(2,502) Hogwarts(205) HP(123) J.K. Rowling(274) juvenile(149) kids(122) magic(1,636) novel(334) own(343) read(780) Rowling(162) school(180) series(719) sff(154) witches(285) wizards(806) YA(489) young adult(887)

You can find the rest of the tags (and there are a LOT) and other information about the book and author at http://www.librarything.com/work/2742161.

I chose this because the use and promotion of banned book may be the thing that gets a kid who HATES reading interested in something. If you tell them they are not supposed to be doing something (in this case, not supposed to be reading something), of course you peak their interest. I am a full believer in every kid will have something they want to read; it’s about finding that something that is the challenge! The Harry Potter series got kids, even those who never showed an interest before, to read. Find a book to match the child - it's just a good policy.

ERIC/WorldCat

By now everyone knows that I am interested in youth services and their programs, but I had to pause and think for a minute about something specific I wanted to know about the subject. (I wanted to go more specific because merely searching “youth service program” would be like dancing with an 800 lb gorilla!) In the end, I decided to look up information about self-esteem, reading and teenage girls to see what, if anything, was available.

I started in ERIC and searched starting just with the terms “reading” and “teens” in full-text and found 81 records.

When I added “self-esteem” a single article came up:
Parents Sharing Books: Self-Esteem and Reading. Access ERIC: FullText Author: Shermis, Michael, Ed. No. of Pages: 40
Document: Document (ED)
Accession No: ED329955 See more details for locating this item

This is actually a pretty good resource, because it is a handout for parents that stresses the importance of their children being able to read well.
Here is the abstract: This booklet focuses on self-esteem, especially as to how reading at home can affect reading and school performance and how poor reading attainment can affect self-esteem. Specific steps to help middle school children gain self-esteem are discussed. Practical questions from parents are answered and activities are described which can be used at home. Books for preteens, teens, and parents are also recommended in the booklet.

Because I received only one record, I think I may be limiting my search too much. I decided to try my search again via WorldCat.

Using the same three keywords and limitations I received 14 records, but most of them were about eating disorders and other items that were not applicable to my search. It seems that “eating disorders” involve parents to “read” and become more acquainted with the disease in order to be helpful to their children.
Among the selections I did find an article that could be helpful to a librarian that working with children.

Here is the listing:
How to reach & teach children & teens with dyslexia / Author: Stowe, Cynthia.
Publication: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2000
Document: English : Book
Libraries Worldwide: 189
More Like This: Search for versions with same title and author Advanced options ...
See more details for locating this item

While it is a textbook, I think it would be a useful item to have at librarian’s disposal. I changed some of the search descriptors (some of them to subjects, etc) and did not receive any results at all.

My thoughts:
I think the databases are (and will be) a great way to gather information, even though this search didn’t really get any quality results. I have a feeling the reason for my lack for proper results is because I did not have a real subject (I wasn’t researching for an express purpose, like a paper or project). Should I have a particular item to look for I would definitely utilize these databases.

Young Adult Library Services Association feed!

In looking for a good RSS feed to add to my blog, I found the YALSA (or Young Adult Library Services Association) news feed and thought it would make a great addition.

You can find the feed here.

The feed provides information for the group itself - election news, group meetings, general information - as well as articles aimed at those working with young adult readers. Book reviews, author talkbacks and links are some other items included on the site. It is a fantastic resources for those working in youth library services.

Authors Podcast Direct to Teens

Podcasts are a great way to share information via the Web – they can be interactive (like a video) and can be downloaded, so the listener can take it with them to listen to at their leisure. It can also provide a human touch to items that would otherwise merely be digital. You can hear vocal intonations and emphases that can be lost when written. While podcasts are moderately new, they are an (under used) asset to in the quest to pass along and gather information for everyone!

On Podcast Alley I found a great site run by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) called Library Loft. First, the site is fantastic! It provides a bunch of resources (like help with your homework, book suggestions, links to YouTube videos by the library) and programs directed at young adults.

They offer tons of podcasts, both by authors of juvenile literature and the youth themselves. You can subscribe to their RSS feed here or check them out for free on iTunes by doing a search with the term “Libraryloft”. Here’s a link to the author Carla Sarrat’s podcast where she talks about her novel “Freshmen Focus”. It nice to hear some insights about a novel from the author directly! A neat feature of the website is if you listen to an author’s podcast and find yourself interested in their work, there is a link that allows you to request it from the library.

This site as a whole, including the podcasts, are a reminder of how interactive and web-savvy the new teen generation is and how people developing programs to reach them need to take this into account!

Young Adult Blogs Abound!

In my quest to find and share new and fresh ideas for youth library program, I searched through a few blogs and found some that are quite informative!

Technology is the keyword of the day and being able to quickly and efficiently disseminate information to the masses is luxury we are now afforded. Having the ability to make a post (via a blog, Facebook or discussion board) and gain feedback nearly instantly is the norm, not the exception. Blogs can allow librarians to send out ideas, get new ones, talk and share about what works and what doesn’t and commiserate with people easily!

One I found that I really enjoyed was set up by the state of Florida for their youth library workers - Florida Library Youth Program – to share and find out about what other librarians close (or not so close) to them are accomplishing or starting. They even have an RSS feed! I found it by searching through Google Blogs.

Here’s an excerpt from a post by Stephanie Race about one of my favorite programs, Banned Books Week:

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read (BBW) is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion, even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular, and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. After all, intellectual freedom can exist only where the freedom to express oneself and the freedom to choose what opinions and viewpoints to consume are both met.

If you want to read the rest of the post you can find it here at Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read.

Happy Blogging!
Jeana : )

Let's Get Started!

This blog has been created as part of the requirements for my Information Storage and Retrieval (LS 5013-20) class at Texas Women's University, but I hope it will become much more than just a compilation of classwork!

As everyone can guess, I hope to work in a library one day and my heart lies in the creation and implementation of literacy programs aimed at young adults. Libraries have the opportunity to be more than book storage in these modern times - we can help to foster the desire for lifelong learning and assist in providing a place for this occur. My desire is to get in on the "ground floor" and build programs that teens find innovative and interesting.

Throughout this class, I will collect and post items on this topic in the hope that my classmates and I can freely share new and fresh ideas!

~Jeana : )