January Meeting Minutes

We met on January 13th at WLSC. Our topic was Technology Programs.

Some of the ideas mentioned included:
eReaders–are teens using them?
iPad app design
Video Games and Gaming Programs–concern was expressed that systems quickly become out of date.
Online Video Game Programs such as FreeRice

Digital Photography–Internal Contests and a listing of external contests teens can enter

Snapfish Photography Products

 

Other Topics Discussed Included:

Readers Advisory

Draw On–a program by the Adlrich Art Museum (Mar 24-April 7)

 

The topic for the February Meeting is Tween Reads

Minutes October 14, 2011

The topic for the October 14, 2011 meeting was Books that Don’t Make You Blush. In addition to potential books for this list, the definition of what does or does not make one blush was also discussed. The definition of a clean book is relative and very much dependent on the person.

 

We also discussed the integration of high interest, low level Orca books into library collections.

 

Survey results were presented. ECYA meetings will continue to be on the second Friday of the month from 10:00am – 12:00pm. Future meeting dates and topics are as follows:

November–No Meeting. State YA Meeting in Wallingford on November 17th.

December 9th: Boy Programs and Books

January 13th: Tech Programs

February 10th: Tween Reads

March 9th: Historical Fiction

April 13th: Programming and Summer Reading

May 11th: Hot Fiction

 

Please think about topics for a YA event in Easter Connecticut.

March 2011 Minutes

We met on March 11, 2011 at the Willimantic Library Service Center. Our topic was summer programs.

Our suggestions include

-Tricking teens into programs by calling them volunteers.

-Connecting library programs with school summer read programs, such as a summer book read-a-loud.

-Pushing programs more than reading—“Don’t Read This Summer”

Should we offer incentives for reading or not?

A great place to get incentives is to solicit from local businesses, especially banks.

Linda and Jennifer are working on summer booklists by State and by Country. They will be available under the SummerReading Programs Tab on the Blog.

 Other, non-summer, programs discussed were gaming clubs (not just for video games) with ”Headbands,” “Apples to Apples” and others. 

Mystery program kits are available at the Service Center.

Linda gave us a demonstration of BWI Title Tales    

There was a general reminder to remember your week to post!

Next Month’s Meeting will be on April 18^th at WLSC. The topic will be Hot Non-Fiction.

The May Meeting will be on May 13^th in Old Saybrook. The topic will be Hot Fiction. For those with problems getting to Old Saybrook, come people are choosing to carpool so ask around.

Minutes 2/11/11

Sorry these are a bit late…

 

In February we met at the Hall Memorial Library in Ellington, CT.

We conducted a Book Mark swap.

You can get great book marks and other publicity materials by directly contacting authors.

Series Book Marks were suggested for bookmarks made in-house.

 

Our topic was Displays.  Ideas included:

“Some Secrets Should Never be Revealed”

“Black History Month”

“Women’s History Month”

“Skinny Reads”

“What’s Next” / “If You Liked This…Try That”

Displays based on the color of the cover

Images of book covers dangling from the ceiling

Interactive Displays

 

Our next meeting will be at the WLSC on March 11, 2011. Our topic will  be Summer Reading.

Minutes 1/14/2011

The January 14th meeting was at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library in Coventry, CT.

Last month’s Fiction/Non Fiction Pairings are listed under a new tab on this blog. The list is still in progress.

This month we discussed Adult Books for Young Adults. Book List to follow.

We also discussed ideal teen spaces.

The Next Meeting will be February 11, 2011 at the Hall Memorial Library in Ellington, CT. We will be discussing display ideas and trading bookmarks.

Minutes-12/10/2010

We discussed Fiction and Non-Fiction Pairings–Jennifer will post a list of the books we brought it to share.

Linda mentioned the statistics and charts provided by the Connecticut State Library and Tom Newman. They are accessible here.

We also discussed E-Readers and Playaways. They are now making Playaway Views.

The Junior Library Guild offers free booktalks. We might combine with the Children’s Roundtable for one in the future.

 

The next meeting will be on January 14th at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library in Coventry. Get the address and directions.

The February meeting will be on February 11th in Ellington

ECYA Roundtable 10/8/10

Graphic Novels, Manga & Gaming

Tony & Dan from Arkham Asylum

• Anime & Manga are violent, the characters fall in love and some have drug use
• Video games are now being made with accompanying, back story, graphic novels, cartoons and toys
• There are age ratings on graphic novels
• Very little profanity, unless the US adapts them
• These books are very open about sex.
• Linda mentioned the book A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga and More
• The books are much more violent than the Movies
• All these books are online for Free
  • You can also get a subscription service such as “the comic book reader” or one through Marvel & DC—all these books can be downloaded to an e-reader, animefuel.com
• Shonen Jump—massive book every month or so that combines Naruto, Bleach, Yu-Gi-Oh and one other
• May 1^st is Free Comic Book Day—Call them a week before and they will get you books.
• Games: Dungeons and Dragon, Magic…
  • Books about the games
  • Don’t allow Card Trading

 We also discussed resources from Wonderland Comics in Putnam, CT

 Linda mentioned the DVD Bullied with is provided free by teachingtolerance.org

 Claudette provided the conclusion to an article on Gaming Resources

Minutes – September 10, 2010

(Sorry for the late posting of these minutes – and an editorial note – since Claudette is co-chairing – will someone else volunteer to do the minutes this year? Thanks – Linda Williams)

We kicked off our first meeting for the year most successfully! It was wonderful to see so many Teen Librarians there and hope attendance continues throughout the year as the ideas discussed are extremely valuable to all of us. A vote was taken to decide what did work best for our busy schedules and it was decided that we will be meeting on the second Friday of the month, every month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Willimantic Library Service Center. Our next meeting will be October 8th.
We spent some time discussing our summer programs for teens and what we found to be successful. Among our fellow librarians, the following programs have been tried: candy sushi, smoothies, fondue, nature printing on black t-shirts with a Clorox gel, tile bracelets, chocolate plastic, creative writing group. One thing that is for certain is that programs involving food are always a crowd pleaser.
However, we also noticed that we had a tendency to have programs that are more suited to the girl population. So, what about the boys? Some suggestions for programs inviting to boys are as follows: a guitar workshop, crime beat (have a state officer come in and set up a crime scene), gaming, a self defense studio doing a demonstration, and, if all else fails, market your more girly type programs by stating that it’s a great way to make inexpensive gifts for the women in their life.
Although many have found our summer programs to be well attended it seems universally that we often lose our teen population as soon as school starts. Naturally, they are busy. With homework, sports, jobs, and social lives, how can we compete as a library? We’re not where it’s at. One of the best solutions is to hook them while we have them in the summer by scheduling programs for the fall. If it is at all possible in your own schedule and library, try to switch your hours of availability to suit their needs. Most importantly, never give up!
Our October meeting will center on Comics and Gaming and we will have a very special guest joining us so you don’t want to miss it. See you then.
Claudette Stockwell E.C.Y.A. Co-Chair Children’s Librarian Assistant Killingly Public Library

Meeting Notes

Besides talking about nonfiction and Teen Tech Week, we chatted about several changes to our meetings:

We’re going to be meeting every month (except summer) starting in MARCH and in the mornings on the 2nd Friday of the month and at the Willimantic Service Center unless otherwise stated.

The March Meeting (March 12th at 10 AM) will be held at Willimantic Service Center  where we will be talking SUMMER READING – bring in your ideas and book lists.

Plus, Linda has a new blog on Collection Development and Weeding. Check it out and share any ideas you might have with her.

Minutes – May 8, 2009

The Eastern Connecticut Young Adult Roundtable met on Friday May 8, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Cragin Memorial Library in Colchester. The main topic for our meeting was Boys and Books.

Linda brought a lot of great reference books from WLSC that we can borrow to see ways to approach our boys differently. A few of these books were: The Guy Friendly YA Library by Rollie Welch, Connecting Boys with Boys I and II by Michael Sullivan, Boys and Girls Learn Differently by Michael Gurian, and Reading Don’t Fix No Chevy’s: Literacy in the Lives of Young Men by Michael Smith and Jeffrey Wilhem.

Clearly, boys and girls do learn differently. They approach life differently and they read differently. It’s our job, as librarians, to undertake. We need to find a way to incorporate boys into the library
world that is predominantly female. One of the best ways is through our book displays. We’d love to have you post to this blog displays you have done that invite boys to want to leave the library with a book in hand. One thing we all agreed on is that books that involve sports, action, or horror as well as non-fiction, and series books are usually where boys seem to wander.

We also brought books from our own libraries that we felt would make great boy reads and that captivated our male audience. The books that were brought are as follows:

Slam by Nick Hornby
All-In by Pete Hautman
The Last Apprentice Series by Joseph Delaney
7 Days at the Hot Corner by Terry Trueman
H.I.V.E. series by Mark Walden
The Fire of Ares by Michael Ford
The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural edited by Deborah Noyes
Nathan Fox Series by Lynn Britney
The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven
Tim: Defender of the Earth by Sam Enthoven
Football Hero by Tim Green as well as other Tim Green Books
The Last Knight by Hilari Bell
First Shot by Walter Sorrells
39 Clues Series by various authors….
Dead Connection by Charlie Price
Devil’s Breath by David Gilman
Steel Trap: The Challenge by Ridley Pearson
Halo Series by Joseph Staten
Darkness Creeping by Neil Shusterman
666: The Number of the Beast by Various Authors
Why I Fight by J. Adams Oaks
Pendragon Series by D.J. MacHale
Mortal Coils by Eric Nylund
Bloodline Series by Katy Moran
Young Samurai by Chris Bradford
Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud
The Morgue and Me by John Ford

If you know of other books we did not discuss, please feel free to post them to the blog as well.

Our next meeting will be on September 11th at 1:00 p.m. in Scotland at Scotland Public Library. We will do a quick recap of our summer programs, hopefully bring some insight into offering programs on tiny budgets, and discuss Teen Read Week which is October 18th-24th .

Enjoy the summer and see everyone in the fall!

Claudette Stockwell
Children’s Librarian Assistant
Killingly Public Library