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Curation of Library Cafe Resources

I won't have a link by link drop down like I did before, mostly because this is all very imaginary for me. I decided on a need from the library. I decided I would see if other libraries were doing it or had done it before. I found those libraries, and I see that some of them are thriving, and some aren't doing amazingly.

If I were to continue with this Engagement activity, I think my next step would be to do reports on whether the library actually wanted something like this. The strengths and weaknesses of these other libraries and if there will be increased engagement with the library based on these examples.

Here is a link to my Google Doc with the phases all together for you. Also you can listen to my exploration phase there as well. I couldn't add it to Tumblr as a resource. https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Dd1eiGD-jGtks8BmDuLztR71hiBtiPE2k5fr6Xopls/edit?usp=sharing

How to get a book cafe/ Cafe Library started

Books and Brews: A Guide to Opening a Book Cafe

Information and History on Library Cafes

“From Coffee to Books: The Evolution of Library Cafes”.

Library Cafe’s In practice

https://www.loc.gov/visit/library-for-you/gift-shop-and-cafe/

https://elmhurstpubliclibrary.org/about-us/building-information/coffee-bar/

https://www.slpl.org/sacred-grounds-cafe-cafe-central/

https://champaign.org/visit/cafe

https://arapahoelibraries.org/locations/ja/

https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/schwarzman/shop-cafe

https://indstate.sodexomyway.com/en-us/locations/cup-and-chaucer---cunningham-library

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Inquiry Cycle 1: Guided Inquiry

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This is an article talking about this library's youth-led library forum for teens to talk about their problems, promote teen leadership, and empower teenagers to make an impact on their community.

This library blog post is about the existing board they have created for teens in the library to share their ideas with the staff. Giving them a sense of ownership and investment in the library. (This is what I want the teens to have and feel motivated to come to the library)

TAB is a platform for teens to share ideas with Teen Services staff. It gives them a sense of ownership and investment in their Library.

These two are different libraries' information on their councils and how to sign up or get more information as teenagers in the area. Giving them the freedom to seek more information themselves and sign up themselves.

https://www.louisville-library.org/news-events/teens/get-involved/superior-youth-leadership-council/teen-advisory-group

This link is about the different requirements to being on this specific libraries teen library council. I think this helped me to really conceptualize how it would be structured and how we would be promoting ours. There's a section about the benefits of joining for the teens and a criteria for joining as well.

Last but not least I have a video and a link to a Teen Library board's finished product ( a list of books that the Teen Council agreed are their favorites.) The video shows active engagement and the book list is an example of the council working to create positive social interactions for these teens with other teens.

The Cedar Mill & Bethany Library Teen Council consists of three different, but equal, groups of teens who promote the library in different w

A list of the 2020-2021 Teen Council's favorite books.

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My initial idea was how I could try and implement something based on Teen competencies into engagement for my library. Recently I’ve been having a lot of conversations with my coworker about the decrease in Teen Engagement and how we can try and get it to increase.

My initial question was:

Will building a ‘Teen Forum’ help with teen engagement in the library?

A teen forum to me is something that my coworker and I were saying could be like a teen board where teenagers come to the library once or twice a month to meet, make decisions on teen events, and give ideas and hang out.

This would be a good idea because a tenant of Teen Competency is recognizing the importance of relationship building and communication in teen development. Recently teens haven’t had the time or space to build relationships outside of school. Maybe this would be a good opportunity to do that and acknowledge their ideas.

Jumping from that line of thinking I asked:

Will it help to fulfill teen competency in safe interactions between other teens and staff members?

From there I also asked

Will it help the teens engage in culturally diverse relationships?

Most of the kids will have interactions with other kids in their school and class but maybe if we get kids from all over the region this will show more cultural diversity to the teens and open their horizons

I then jumped from the first question again and asked this question because I wanted to know how the forum would impact our overall engagement.

If they feel heard and see their programs and ideas implemented will this drum up more teen engagement?

Here is my inquiry method visually shown: