Can you believe Teen Tech Week is almost here? What are your plans? Leave a comment and let us know what you’re doing in your library!

 YALSA has some great virtual events planned. Let your teens know about these!

Monday March 5, 1pm PST/4pm EST
Teens, Publishing, and Technology
Facilitator-Carlie Webber, Young Adult Services Coordinator, Bergen County Cooperative Library System, Hackensack, New Jersey
Panelists- Jason Wells Abrams, Publishing representative from Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Lauren Myracle, Author, Anastasia Goodstein Author and YPulse blogger.
They will be using OPAL and will be streamed into outdoor auditorium at Info Island I.
Organized by YALSA. To register for this free event, send an email to yalsa@ala.org and put “TTW virtual event” in the subject line.

Wednesday, March 7 at 6:00 pm PST/9:00 pm EST
Connecting Schools and Libraries with Teens and Technology
Audience: Librarians/Teachers
Facilitator-Lisa Perez, Area Library Coordinator, Co-Facilitator-Jennifer Ragan-Fore, General Membership Program Director, ISTE
Panelists-Christie Thomas, University of Chicago eCUIP Program, Angela Semifero, Marshall District Library, Kelly Czarnecki, Technology Education Librarian and co-leader of Eye4You Alliance Island, Peggy Sheehy, Suffern Middle School and leader of Rampo Islands on Teen Second Life.
Organized by Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries & Information Service
Possibly using OPAL but will be present in Cybrary City Open Air Arena

Thursday, March 8, 4pm PST/7pm EST
Game Design
Audience: Teens
Facilitator-Jami Schwarzwalder, MLS Graduate, Gamer, Second Life instructor and volunteer
Panelists-Craig Davis, Youth Digital Arts CyberSchool and Jake Theis, Assistant Brand Manager, Wizards of the Coast
Using OPAL and will be streamed in to outdoor auditorium at InfoIsland
Organized by YALSA. To register for this free event, send an email to yalsa@ala.org and put “TTW virtual event” in the subject line.

Will teens be heard from too? Yes! A program for TTW on the Teen grid of Second Life in partnership with Global Kids,which works to bring a model of leadership development of teens to Second Life, and Eye4You Alliance which is an Island and partnership with SirsiDynix, the Alliance Library System, and the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Stay tuned to the YALSA blog for more info!