[Baynet] Infopeople's "YA Space Techniques" workshop

[Linda Rodenspiel]

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Title:  YA Space Techniques: Simple Explorations of the 'Final Frontier'

Dates and locations:

Monday, June 4, Alameda County Library in Fremont
Thursday, June 28, San Diego County Library Headquarters
Wednesday, July 11, San Francisco Public Library
Thursday, July 19, Central Santa Rosa Library
Monday, July 23, Buena Park Library District
Tuesday, July 31, Arden-Dimick Library in Sacramento
Tuesday, August 7, Woodward Park Library in Fresno
Monday, August 13, San Bernardino Public Library
Friday, August 24, Los Angeles Public Library

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at
http://infopeople.org/workshop/336

Fee:  There is a $75.00 fee for this workshop.

One of the most exciting library trends of the last decade is the 
development of young adult spaces. But what does this really mean? 
Aren't these innovations just for new, large, and shiny libraries? 
How can these innovations improve your library and better serve your 
YA patrons?

This beginning course (no advance preparation required) helps you 
identify what young adults like about your library already, shows you 
how "peeking into teen bedrooms" and "Hotshelving" techniques help 
attract teen browsing and increase borrowing, as well as demonstrate 
how to best use teen participation to raise the profile of even the 
most modest teen space.

Learn:

--What's wrong with "bean bag" chairs? (hint: it's not that they leak)
--How to weed YA collections without "weeding"
--The differences between Teen Focus Groups and Teen Advisory Groups 
and how to involve YAs in creating teen space
--How to dramatically increase YA circulation with near certainty

Participants in this class come away with lots of simple ideas to 
improve and impact young adult service as well as increase youth 
participation on the way to making the most of your existing space. 
Successful YA spaces are not just for the big new libraries! Have fun 
with space and increase YA circulation all at the same time!

Workshop Description: Through individual exercises and group 
activities, this one-day hands-on course supplies detailed lists, 
techniques, and strategies certain to attract young adult attention 
to the collection. Students scrutinize real teen bedrooms, receive 
appropriate merchandising tips, examine interesting slides of 
successful YA spaces, and learn how to fully utilize youth 
participation to maximize the impact of their young adult space. The 
course further supports students with recent background articles, 
technique checklists, and sample teen space user survey and focus 
group agenda forms, among other useful handouts.

Preliminary Course Outline

Three Levels of YA Space Intensity
--Options from redecoration to redesign
--Teenage "bedroom aesthetics"
--Using "bedroom aesthetics" for library spaces

"Hotshelving" Techniques from the Marketplace
--Library conventions that work against us
--Merchandising techniques appropriate for libraries

Seating and Shelving Options
--Seating elements that work
--Shelving units that wow!

Making Youth Participation a Part of Space
--Teen advisory groups
--Teen focus groups
--Teen volunteering

Instructor:  Anthony Bernier.  Dr. Anthony Bernier served as a Young 
Adult Specialist Librarian for 12 years with the Los Angeles Public 
Library. He subsequently inaugurated and managed a new Teen Services 
Department for nearly five years as Director of Teen Services for the 
Oakland Public Library, a system that grew from 0 to seven YA 
Specialist Librarians during that time. He is currently serving on 
the full-time faculty of San Jose State University's School of 
Library and Information Science as the School's new Young Adult 
Services Coordinator. He teaches a new comprehensive survey course 
and advanced seminars on Young Adult Librarianship.

Who Should Attend: Anyone from the California library community 
responsible for or having an interest in service to young adults is 
encouraged to attend. This Infopeople training opportunity is 
designed for all library staff that serve young adults, not just for 
professional librarians. Support and paraprofessional staff, youth 
librarian generalists, as well as branch and middle-managers will 
gain insight and leave with lots of exciting ideas to easily, simply, 
and efficiently boost YA service.

Prerequisites: None.

Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the 
Infopeople Web site at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Directions. 
Infopeople does not validate or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some 
training locations do not have in-house or convenient food service, 
Infopeople recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general 
information about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main 
Infopeople Workshops page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, 
please contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at 
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.