Career Programming for Today's Teens: Exploring Nontraditional and Vocational Alternatives - Softcover

Amy Wyckoff (author) & Marie Harris (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838917593 ISBN 13: 9780838917596

Publisher: American Library Association, 2019

Synopsis

Enrollment in vocational programs is on the rise and many high schools are introducing or restarting vocational preparedness components as part of their curricula. You already know that programming events for young adults can draw a big crowd, which means that right now is the right time to make sure your library’s lineup includes offerings that will help youth transition into successful adults. An essential resource for frontline library staff and administrators, this guide presents step-by-step guidance on designing, planning, and implementing career programming for teens, including career readiness workshops and an annual trade school fair. Drawing from their own successful efforts, the authors address

• the importance of career programming for teens in the library, illustrated using research-based evidence;
• advice for building a collection of print materials and digital resources to assist teens as they explore career options;
• ways that library staff can partner with local schools and other youth-serving organizations to help teens plan for their futures;
• how library staff can design and facilitate engaging career programming that teens and preteens want to attend, including detailed instructions for replicating the authors’ Fast Track Trade School Fair; and
• how to measure the outcomes of these programs and use teen feedback to plan additional programs.

This resource also includes interviews with library staff, school professionals, and teens who have attended this type of programming, providing additional examples for readers.

About this title

About the Author

Amy Wyckoff holds a Master of Library Science from Indiana University. She currently works as a youth services senior librarian for Beaverton City Library in Beaverton, Oregon. Previously she worked for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the Loft Manager at ImaginOn. In this role, she managed a team of teen-serving librarians and library assistants. She worked with coauthor Marie Harris to plan and implement the Fast Track: Trade School Fair for its first two years. She also planned and facilitated many workforce-development and career-planning workshops for teens in the Loft. Amy worked previously for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools as a school media specialist.

Marie Harris holds a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2012, she began working at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library ‘s Loft at ImaginOn as a teen library services specialist. While in this role, she worked with coauthor Amy Wyckoff to plan and implement the Fast Track: Trade School Fair for two years. She is currently employed as a library branch manager at the Cornelius and Davidson branches of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, where she manages two teams of library staff.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Library Association
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838917593
• ISBN 13: 9780838917596
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200