List of figures -- Foreword / Pam Spencer Holley -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Thinking about big teen programs -- Think big about logistics! -- Think big about building a budget! -- Think big about creating an event timeline! -- Think big about communication with your collaborators and attendees! -- Think big about marketing! / Angela Hursh -- Think big about troubleshooting! -- Think big about evaluations! -- Part II: The big programs -- Big programs about books and authors. Greater Rochester teen book festival / Olivia S. Durant, Nazareth College of Rochester, New York ; Build it BIG: the North texas teen book festival / Rose Brock, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas ; Sharing the spotlight: school author visits / Timothy Horan, Hauppauge high school, New York ; Teen author festival / Rebecca Greer, SouthShore regional library, Florida -- Big programs about arts and music. Oakland youth poet laureate / Peggy Simmons, Oakland public library, California ; Monster bash / Rebecca Greer, SouthShore regional library, Florida ; Teen center prom / Frieda Toth, Crandall public library, New York -- Big programs about STEM. STEM night @the library / Brittany Chavez and Katie Allen, Garland County library, Arkansas ; Knowlympics / Lise Fortier, Saskatoon public library, Saskatchewan, Canada -- Big Programs about pop culture. Library comic con / Rebecca Greer, SouthShore regional library, Florida ; May the Fourth be with you / Michael Sage, Henderson County public library, Kentucky ; Star Wars day / Christina Getrost, Nancy Messmore, and Gretchen Quinn, Stow-Munroe Falls public library, Ohio ; The quidditch games: may the snitch be ever in your favor / Michael Sage, Henderson County public library, Kentucky -- Big programs about school and work. Teen internships / Erin Shaw and Jennifer Thompson, Brooklyn public library, New York ; Summer job fair / Alisha L. Heaps, Irmo branch library of the Lexington County public library system, South Carolina ; Finals caf�e / Tegan Beese, Lake Villa district library, Illinois ; ACT/SAT prep programs / Sarah Wright, Columbus metropolitan library, Ohio.
Summary:
"This book shows in detail how to plan crowd-attracting and crowd-pleasing programs with step-by-step instructions from librarians who have done it successfully. Concrete examples and proven methods for planning will appeal to librarians and other agencies working with large groups of young people"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.