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Reading Programs for Young Adults: Complete Plans for 50 Theme-Related Units for Public, Middle School and High School Libraries
School and public libraries often provide programs and activities for children in preschool through the sixth grade, but there is little available to young adults. For them, libraries become a place for work--the place to research an assignment or find a book for a report--but the thought of the library as a place for enjoyment is lost. So how do librarians recapture the interest of teenagers? This just might be the answer. Here you will find theme-based units (such as Cartoon Cavalcade, Log On at the Library, Go in Style, Cruising the Mall, Space Shots, Teens on TV, and 44 others) that are designed for young adults. Each includes a display idea, suggestions for local sponsorship of prizes, a program game to encourage participation, 10 theme-related activities, curriculum tie-in activities, sample questions for use in trivia games or scavenger hunts, ideas for activity sheets, a bibliography of related works, and a list of theme-related films. The units are highly flexible, allowing any public or school library to adapt them to their particular needs.
358 pages, Paperback
Published July 15, 1997
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Martha Seif Simpson
9 books9 followersMartha Seif Simpson is a retired Children’s Librarian and an author. She has four traditionally published picture books: What NOT to Give Your Mom on Mother’s Day, The Dreidel That Wouldn’t Spin: A Toyshop Tale of Hanukkah, and Esther’s Gragger: A Toyshop Tale of Purim. Her newest book is A Ring for a King: A Tale of King Solomon. A new Hanukkah book will be published in the Fall of 2026.
She enjoys talking about her books at conferences, libraries, schools and community centers. See her website, www.Martha-Seif-Simpson.com, to arrange a visit. You can also find her on Facebook at Martha Kidlit Author, on Twitter @MarthaSimpMLS, and on Bluesky @marthakidlitauthor.bsky.social.
She enjoys talking about her books at conferences, libraries, schools and community centers. See her website, www.Martha-Seif-Simpson.com, to arrange a visit. You can also find her on Facebook at Martha Kidlit Author, on Twitter @MarthaSimpMLS, and on Bluesky @marthakidlitauthor.bsky.social.
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October 23, 2017
This was by far, one of the best "Teen Specialist" professional development books I've read yet.
Part of the reason is that, even though the book was published in 1998, the book illustrates exactly what to do with these 50 themes (including displays, marketing, sponsorship for the programs, the programs that you can do within those 50 themes (including parties, games, screenings, writing, and food related), passive programs (though they aren't called that), and how they are relevant to education (really makes you think about S.T.E.M. or S.T.E.A.M., though it isn't called that in the books), and it also gives a list of fiction, non-fiction, periodicals, online resources and movies (though yes, naturally by the time frame of when it was published, those books and movies are outdated)....Oh, another thing they incorporate (which would be good for any programming person seeking ideas OR a teen specialist with a T.A.G. group) that with each theme, it lists not only the potential speakers for programs but also careers in the field of each theme (From television, writing, design, technological, environmental, animal activist, criminal research, to dance, theatre, art, radio, music, oceanography, graphic design, marketing, education and more)...which could be used to the benefit of the specialist. Despite its title, these themes and the information/ideas with them are all generic enough to be used for public schools and public libraries. Check this one out.
Part of the reason is that, even though the book was published in 1998, the book illustrates exactly what to do with these 50 themes (including displays, marketing, sponsorship for the programs, the programs that you can do within those 50 themes (including parties, games, screenings, writing, and food related), passive programs (though they aren't called that), and how they are relevant to education (really makes you think about S.T.E.M. or S.T.E.A.M., though it isn't called that in the books), and it also gives a list of fiction, non-fiction, periodicals, online resources and movies (though yes, naturally by the time frame of when it was published, those books and movies are outdated)....Oh, another thing they incorporate (which would be good for any programming person seeking ideas OR a teen specialist with a T.A.G. group) that with each theme, it lists not only the potential speakers for programs but also careers in the field of each theme (From television, writing, design, technological, environmental, animal activist, criminal research, to dance, theatre, art, radio, music, oceanography, graphic design, marketing, education and more)...which could be used to the benefit of the specialist. Despite its title, these themes and the information/ideas with them are all generic enough to be used for public schools and public libraries. Check this one out.
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