I don't know that this was the intention of the assignment, but I certainly found something I was looking for! I went to the Allegheny County Library Association wiki and checked out their Boys and Libraries page, found something that caught my eye, did a little research, and got on the phone to Suzanne at Books Unlimited and ordered it for my kid's upcoming 13th birthday! The book is 'Guys Write for Guys Read' by Jon Scieszka; it has snippets of writing by several young adult authors with information on how to find more of their writings. Maybe, just maybe, I've figured out a way to get James to do something here besides play Pirates and lounge around the circ desk.
I just keep going back to Allegheny's Young Adult wiki- it's great to see all the things they're doing with their teenagers, and the teenagers are part of the site- I read comments from them... maybe something like this is the way to get the young people in our library more involved with using the library as more than just a hang-out. Kids might be more responsive when they can sit at a computer and give their input- it might give them a chance to get comfortable with what's available to them, and make it easier for them to give their opinions. We've talked about how to get them interested and involved... maybe this is something we should think about doing.
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I think you're on to something, with that last paragraph you wrote. We should explore that!
My former internship director will be super excited to hear that you benefited from the Boys and Libraries page!
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