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Programs for school-aged kids | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Book related activities | Community service programs | Craft programs | Drama and performance programs | Food programs | Gaming programs | Guests in the library | Potpourri of programs | Programming in a pinch | Science programs | Tech programs Book related activities Author Event Author visits school/library and gives 30-40 min. presentation followed by either an activity (writing workshop) or Q/A. Local authors often will appear free, or for the cost of transportation.
Check with other venues to see about coordinating a visit and share fees. Many authors will also agree to participate in a Skype session for a minimal fee. Author/Illustrator Fan Mail Make your favorite author/illustrator’s day by creating fan mail with the children in your library. Share their books, mail or upload letters and artwork.
Battle of the Books Participating teams read a list of several books, train to remember the story details and then battle it out against other teams. Read All About It! What a Disaster! Programs for school-aged kids | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Don’t Forget the Tweens. By Sarah Bean Thompson. greenbeanteenqueen@gmail.com on January 8, 2014 Teen services in the library cover a large age group from middle school to high school. But what about that group of preteens or tweens? My library gets a large crowd for storytime with toddlers and preschoolers. And we even get a good group for younger school age programs.
Tweens are typically defined as age ten to twelve. Offering programming for tweens doesn’t have to mean extra work for staff. So what can we provide for tweens? A great place to start is with feedback from tweens. Book clubs can offer great tween programs as well as a chance to collaborate with your local school libraries.
One of the best ways to find out what tweens are interested in is by listening to what they are asking for. Tweens are very dependent on adults to drive them places, which means they may want to come to a library program but might not always be able to if the transportation isn’t available. Tags: tween programming, tweens.