Today’s teens have more distractions than ever—organized sports, clubs, social media, work, and school all compete for their attention. So how can libraries keep them engaged, spark a love for reading, and encourage them to return time and time again?
In this session, we’ll explore effective strategies to capture teens’ interest, including:
- Leveraging social media to promote teen collections and programs
- Boosting circulation of teen books
- Designing eye-catching displays and shelving to draw teens into your collection
- Introducing creative and fun activities to keep them engaged
Join us as we dive into innovative ways to make the library a must-visit space for teens!
Presenter: Kelsey Bogan is a high school Librarian, adjunct MSLIS Professor, and a professional Speaker/Presenter who enjoys helping librarians learn to leverage the power of social media for their library’s advocacy, collection development, outreach, and community-building efforts. Kelsey is an outspoken advocate for reform in the library profession, especially as relates to outdated collection organization and development traditions. She is particularly proud to have created the library organization concept Dynamic Shelving and of her ongoing work to redevelop her library towards greater inclusivity, accessibility, and equity.
In the last several years Kelsey has presented nationally and internationally at conferences and events such as ALA 2021 & 2022, PETE&C 2018, PSLA 2018 & 2019, ASLA 2021, TLA 2021, TASL 2021, KASL 2021, QSLiN 2022, ISTE 2023 ,and the Library Journal and School Library Journal’s Crash Course Curriculum. Kelsey regularly also presents P.D. for various library associations, school districts, public library consortiums, and more.
This webinar is free for NORWELD members. If you are interested in becoming a NORWELD member, please contact Director Janelle Thomas at jthomas@norweld.org. We would love to work with you!
This event is supported by the State Library of Ohio with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.