I'm new to the list, and have been running a small synagogue library since September. I'd like to jumpstart some teen programming, as most of our Hebrew school students drop out after Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
I attended a regional library conference last week, and got some ideas from public libraries, including a Teen Advisory Council that chooses books to purchase and writes reviews, a Book Buddy club that pairs teens with younger readers (this was a summer program), and having teens create blogs and podcasts. Has anyone had experience running these or similar events? Any other best practices or successful programs to suggest? Any success using teens as volunteers, and if so, how did you recruit and motivate them? Thanks in advance for your responses. Denise Kleinman Temple Sinai S. Burlington VT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
