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Welcome to the Teen Read Week (TRW) wiki.  TRW is celebrated annually the third week of October.  Visit [http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm YALSA's Teen Read Week] resource pages.  The Teen Read Week Committee will share additional Teen Read Week programming and resource ideas here, but the best resources for a wiki are the readers who add their ideas and share their expertise.  Please take time to register and explore this wiki.  Add and edit as you please to help us create the best Teen Read Week resource ever!
 
Welcome to the Teen Read Week (TRW) wiki.  TRW is celebrated annually the third week of October.  Visit [http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm YALSA's Teen Read Week] resource pages.  The Teen Read Week Committee will share additional Teen Read Week programming and resource ideas here, but the best resources for a wiki are the readers who add their ideas and share their expertise.  Please take time to register and explore this wiki.  Add and edit as you please to help us create the best Teen Read Week resource ever!
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*Ideas for Using the [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten Teens' Top Ten]:  
 
*Ideas for Using the [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten Teens' Top Ten]:  
 
*Events & Programs @ your library (tell us what you're doing!):
 
*Events & Programs @ your library (tell us what you're doing!):
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= General Teen Read Week Resources =
 
= General Teen Read Week Resources =
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#Read-a-thon of teen writings
 
#Read-a-thon of teen writings
 
#Podcast teens reading scary short-stories and put it on the internet
 
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== Professional Resources for Librarians ==
 
== Professional Resources for Librarians ==
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[http://slayground.livejournal.com/ Bildungsroman]
 
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== Favorite Teen Magazines ==
 
== Favorite Teen Magazines ==
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[http://www.guitarplayer.com/ Guitar Player]
 
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== Teens Get Published Here ==
 
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[http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/ Young Writers Society] [http://case-de-pariuri.ro/agentii/bet-at-home bet at home]
 
[http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/ Young Writers Society] [http://case-de-pariuri.ro/agentii/bet-at-home bet at home]
 
Community forums for young writers.  One of Writers Digest Top 101 Sites for 2006 & 2007.
 
Community forums for young writers.  One of Writers Digest Top 101 Sites for 2006 & 2007.
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==Get the Word Out: 10 Ways to Promote Your Events==
 
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#I or my TAG have asked my town council and/or state's governor to declare Oct. 14-20th, 2007 Teen Read Week in my town or state (see a sample  [http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2007/publicity.htm#proclamation proclamation] on the TRW web site)<br>
 
#I or my TAG have asked my town council and/or state's governor to declare Oct. 14-20th, 2007 Teen Read Week in my town or state (see a sample  [http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/trw/trw2007/publicity.htm#proclamation proclamation] on the TRW web site)<br>
 
#I have designated a member of my TAG or someone to be the photographer at my TRW events, and I will distribute the photos by posting them on the library's web site or Flickr account, sending them to the local newspaper and sending them to American Libraries at americanlibraries@ala.org.
 
#I have designated a member of my TAG or someone to be the photographer at my TRW events, and I will distribute the photos by posting them on the library's web site or Flickr account, sending them to the local newspaper and sending them to American Libraries at americanlibraries@ala.org.
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[[Category:Programming]][[Category:Themed Booklists]]
 
[[Category:Programming]][[Category:Themed Booklists]]

Revision as of 10:32, 13 October 2013

Introduction

Welcome to the Teen Read Week (TRW) wiki. TRW is celebrated annually the third week of October. Visit YALSA's Teen Read Week resource pages. The Teen Read Week Committee will share additional Teen Read Week programming and resource ideas here, but the best resources for a wiki are the readers who add their ideas and share their expertise. Please take time to register and explore this wiki. Add and edit as you please to help us create the best Teen Read Week resource ever!

Source(s): TRW

Seek the Unknown @ your library!, Oct. 13 - 19, 2013

The 2013 TRW theme can be interpreted in many ways. Programs, displays and contests could focus on science fiction, adventure, mysteries, books to films and more. Visit www.ala.org/teenread to register and/or for additional information and resources. Products may be purchased via the ALA online store.


Share your own ideas, tips and activities here:

  • Theme ideas:
  • Programming Ideas:
  • Book & media lists:
  • Ideas for Using the Teens' Top Ten:
  • Events & Programs @ your library (tell us what you're doing!):

Source(s): TRW

General Teen Read Week Resources

50 Ideas for Teen Read Week

by Pam Spencer Holley (reprinted with permission)

  1. Extended library hours
  2. Addition of lots of paperbacks
  3. Open House with food and volunteers to explain teen activities
  4. Set up a Suggestion Box, then post suggestions with responses
  5. Establish a Teen Advisory Group
  6. Design and set up a website/blog/MySpace location
  7. Collect and post teen reviews [offer some instruction in review writing]
  8. Amnesty Week to coincide with TRW
  9. Sleep-in with teens reading all night, followed by breakfast
  10. Books to Movies festival
  11. Laugh-In film festival with lots of old funny movies
  12. Stand-up Comedy Night
  13. Pizza Tasting Contest
  14. Ice Cream Sundaes Contest
  15. Night/afternoon of gaming
  16. Sponsor a Battle of the Bands
  17. Redesigned book jacket contest
  18. Anime/Manga Character contest
  19. Self-defense training session
  20. Salsa dancing [or any other dancing style--hire an instructor]
  21. Teen photo contest [ex. Potentially Funny Situations]
  22. Talent Show
  23. Program on being a clown
  24. Book giveaways
  25. Karaoke night
  26. Scavenger Hunt
  27. Duct-tape or other crafts
  28. Murder Mystery Night [rewrite to murder a comedian]
  29. Librarian Challenge [offer something silly in exchange for # books/pages read]
  30. Free rentals of DVDs, VHS, audiobooks during TRW
  31. Teen-produced Public Service Announcements
  32. Partner [school and public library]
  33. Family Activity--teens read to younger kids at library
  34. Which book would you save from a fire?
  35. Trivia contests [about comedians perhaps]
  36. Contest to create new Knock-Knock jokes
  37. Display photos of teens reading
  38. School-wide read-in [during the day; after school; at a mall, etc.]
  39. "Sock It to Reading"
  40. Bulletin board filled with book title suggestions from teens
  41. Teen Book Column in local newspaper; teen reviews
  42. Teens read books to kids at hospital, day care centers, etc.
  43. Paperback and/or Comic Book swap
  44. Media Swap
  45. Joke Swap
  46. Tickets to a concert for readers
  47. Contest to select teens for TV PSA [local station]
  48. Radio talk show interview--teens and reading
  49. Write a letter to your favorite author
  50. Read-a-thon of teen writings
  51. Podcast teens reading scary short-stories and put it on the internet

Source(s): TRW

Professional Resources for Librarians

Share interesting journal articles, web articles, books, and other research resources about the importance of recreational reading for teens and current trends in YA lit.

Favorite Book Review Sites for YA Books

Turn Paige

The ChildLit Wiki and Book Recommendation Engine

Flamingnet Book Reviews

Monster Libraian

No Flying No Tights

Read Alike Lists

Reading Rants! -- Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!

Teen Reads

Teens Read Too!

Bildungsroman

Source(s): TRW

Favorite Teen Magazines

List your teens' favorite magazines.

Cosmo Girl

Game Informer

Mad

J-14

Seventeen

Shojo Beat

Shonen Jump

Teen

Teen Vogue

Teen Voices

Thrasher

Sports Illustrated

Guitar Player

Source(s): TRW

Teens Get Published Here

Where do you refer teen writers to get published?

When Teens Write Copyrighting services, writing tips, message boards, and more.

Teen Ink Teen Ink publishes a monthly magazine, books and a web site of teen writings.

Teen Lit Writer's Workshop, Book Reviews and more.

Fiction by Kids List of Teen Authors

At the Children Come First website, teens can submit book reviews for publicationand enter CCF Online Writing Contests

Teen Health and Wellness Rosen Publishing is looking for teens to share their personal stories for possible publication in a Web site for teens called Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers.

Young Writers Society bet at home Community forums for young writers. One of Writers Digest Top 101 Sites for 2006 & 2007.

Source(s): TRW

Get the Word Out: 10 Ways to Promote Your Events

Here is a checklist to help you spread the word about your library's TRW events and programs:

  1. There is a TRW display in my library
  2. TRW is featured on my library's web site, blog and/or MySpace page
  3. Information about TRW is in my library's fall newsletter
  4. All library staff are knowledgeable about my library's TRW activities
  5. Relevant local organizations have been informed about TRW and your library's TRW activities, such as the community center, 4-H club, area schools, parent organizations, etc.
  6. Local VIPs such as town council members and/or state legislators, have been invited to attend any special TRW events
  7. Local media outlets such as newspapers, radio stations and TV stations have been informed about TRW and your library's TRW activities via a press release (see the TRW web site for a sample press release)
  8. My Teen Advisory Group (TAG) is involved in promoting TRW by writing letters to the editor, making a commercial for the public access channel, designing and posting flyers, creating and uploading a short informational video for You Tube, etc.
  9. I or my TAG have asked my town council and/or state's governor to declare Oct. 14-20th, 2007 Teen Read Week in my town or state (see a sample proclamation on the TRW web site)
  10. I have designated a member of my TAG or someone to be the photographer at my TRW events, and I will distribute the photos by posting them on the library's web site or Flickr account, sending them to the local newspaper and sending them to American Libraries at americanlibraries@ala.org.

Source(s): TRW

Past Teen Read Week Resources

It Came from the Library, Oct. 14-20, 2012

Picture It @ your library, Oct. 16-22, 2011

Books with Beat @ your library, Oct. 17-23, 2010

Read Beyond Reality @ your library, Oct. 18-24, 2009

Books With Bite @ your library -Resources for TRW 2008 Oct. 12-18

LOL @ your library - Resources for TRW 2007

Source(s): TRW
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