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Anastasia Goodstein, who presented an awesome workshop for us last fall, has a great article in the May 2008 issue of School Library Journal on attracting teens to the library. She points out that teens expect content on demand, and cautions librarians from trying too hard to be cool. She even has some tips for things you should know if you’re over 30!
Read the full story at: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6555544.html
May 15th, 2008
Do you have aspiring songwriters at your library? They should definitely check out this contest! It’s for teens ages 15-19 who are unsigned songwriters and/or producers. The deadline to submit their original songs is March 10, 2008. Judging will be based on innovative lyrics that convey a positive message, as well as melody and composition.
And get this, winners will attend the 2008 Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program (July 12–August 15), which immerses students in performance, music theory, and music technology, with electives focused on songwriting, music synthesis, and music business. Two of the three winners will receive the grand prize of a full scholarship, including tuition and room and board (each valued at $6,930). The second-place winner will receive a tuition-only scholarship (valued at $4,130). These three winners will also perform at the 2008 Peace Hip-Hop Festival on August 2 at Boston’s City Hall Plaza.
Here are the details:
Essence’s Take Back the Music campaign and Berklee College of Music are again looking for the next generation of hip-hop stars. Since 2005, Take Back the Music has examined the ways in which black women are depicted in popular music and videos. The campaign continues to promote balance in mainstream hip-hop’s messages, and remains the inspiration behind the third songwriting contest.
Entry forms and contest details are posted at Essence.com/takebackthemusic and Berklee.edu.
February 27th, 2008
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced this week that Dungeons & Dragons, a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., is the 2008 Corporate Sponsor for Teen Tech Week, taking place March 2-8. D&D!! How cool is that?
Registration information, resources, products and more can be found at the Teen Tech Week Web site, www.ala.org/teentechweek.
November 29th, 2007
Ypulse has an interesting - and hopeful - posting today on teenagers’ views on the American Dream. The findings of a recent Harris poll show that today’s teens aren’t the cynical, negative group that they are stereotyped to be. Some of the findings include:
Family makes teens happiest (20 percent), with friends following a close second at 15 percent.
Fifty-eight percent say a college education is a necessity in order to achieve the dream, with 20 percent of those saying a four-year university degree is mandatory.
71 percent believed they personally can achieve the American dream.
I think that’s great news, don’t you?
November 2nd, 2007
There’s a $10,000 scholarship up for grabs by a student who blogs. Yes, that’s right - if they have a blog, include interesting and unique information, and are a full-time college student, they are eligible. Check out the Blogging Scholarship web page for more info and deadlines.
September 13th, 2007
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