Breaking Boundaries: Serving Teens and Tweens! Hi. I’m Chris. Teen Services & Technology Coordinator @ the Portage Public Library Portage Public Library – Portage, WI City Population: ~ 10,300 Library Service Population: 19,313 Total Circulation 2017: 160,135 Operating Budget: $752,999 Portage Public Library – Portage, WI Hours of Operation: Open 60 hrs/wk, year-round, Mon-Sat Staff Hours: 11.5 FTE, 6 full-time staff members Staffing Breakdown Demographic Factors in Portage Columbia Correctional Institution River Haven Homeless Shelter Breaking Boundaries: What is your role in your community? I am not their… 1.) Parent 2.) Guidance Counselor 3.) Therapist 4.) Social Worker 5.) Teacher 6.) Coach 7.) Best Friend 8.) Warden Breaking Boundaries: A Safe and Neutral Space Breaking Boundaries: Structure, honesty, fairness Breaking Boundaries: Eliminating Expectations Breaking Boundaries: Communicating with teens … Lots of Sarcasm. Some profanity. My role: Offer a friendly face… and a safe space! Breaking Boundaries: Playing to our Strengths as Library Leaders My Budget Breakdown Friends of the Portage Library Library Operations Budget Programs Budget Collection Development $2,400.00 $7,500.00 Supplies Incentives Video Graphic Novels, $1,500.00 $900.00 Games Manga, $3000.00 Anime $1,300.00 YA Fiction & YA BOCD Non-fiction $200.00 $3000.00 Video Game Collection Video Game Usage Data & Statistics, 2017 Video Game Collection Dumb picture of me as Mario Video Game Collection Resources www.gamestop.com www.metacritic.com/games www.kotaku.com www.ign.com www.amazon.com Graphic Novel, Manga, & Anime Graphic Novel, Manga, & Anime “GNMA” Collection Resources – Best selling graphic novels & anime – Graphic Novels & Comics – Best manga lists Teen Programs – Doing what they want to do. Before I started Past Year 3 programs/month, 8 programs/month, 28 teens attending 94 teens attending Always. Feed. Teens. Magic: the Gathering Club When: Every other Thursday, 4:00-5:30 PM - Usually between 18-24 teens… of varying ages! What is Magic: the Gathering? - Originally released in 1993. (I learned how to play when I was 9!) - Collectible deckbuilding & trading card game. - Played all over the world – more than 12 million players! - Pre-assembled starter decks start at around $15.00. - Booster packs (15 randomized cards) are around $4.00 each. Collecting Cards: Creativity in Deckbuilding … Easy to learn, easy to play, easy to teach! Learn to play for free: Magic 2014 App … and get free decks to start your own club! Magic: the Gathering Club Magic: the Gathering Club Magic: the Gathering Club “Bad” Art Night “Bad” Art Night Supplies Pack of ten 12”x12” Stretched Canvas $14.99 Three 9’x12’ Drop Cloths $12.00 Five pack reusable plastic palettes $8.99 Apple Barrel Acrylic Paints $1.00 a piece (Wal-Mart) Six pack reusable 9” tripod easels $12.50 Most supplies bought on Amazon! “Bad” Art Night is wonderful, stupid fun. Anime Club Screening Rights for Anime FUNimation Studios Rights: E-mail [email protected] Screening Rights for Anime, pt. 2 Free Premium Crunchyroll Streaming: 1.) Create account at www.crunchyroll.com/outreach 2.) Then e-mail [email protected] Japanese Snackfoods Six pack of Three flavors of Green tea flavored Tomoe Brand Arare Five types of Pocky Ramune Soda fruit Mochi Kit Kats (24 pc) Snack Mix biscuit sticks $17.00 $27.00 $13.00 $15.00 $15.00 We’re all proud nerds & geeks! Video Game Nights Video Game Night Materials Teen Rock Stars Video Game Nights PlayStation Virtual Reality It is honestly mind blowing. South Central Library System Kits www.scls.info/equipment-list Pixel Art Perlers Pixel Art Perler Materials 22,000 ct. Sixteen “Neutral” 6000 ct. Multicolored Beads Colored Bead Sets Black Beads $14.00 $9.00 $10.00 Six pack of Cheap Iron Perler Bead Perler Plates “Vacuum” $7.00 $13.00 $4.00 Cheap, long lasting, easy craft! Harry Potter Wands Summer/Fall Reading Program 2017 Participants Books Read Hours Read Summer Program (June/July): 66 Over 400 1,564 Fall Program (Oct-Nov): 42 Over 220 1,072 Total: 108 Around 620 2,636 Reading Program Instructions Reading Program Prizes Canva – For posters, logos & graphics www.canva.com Getting the word out! Decorating your Teen Space Teen Space Renovation If you want… contact me! E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 608-742-4959 x203 www.facebook.com/PortageTeens Twitter: @PORLibraryTeens.