Wrap-up

"This is end my beautiful friend."

I went to the Teen Talent at the Mulberry St. branch yesterday. Daniel, the star of my teen interview, was in 3 of the 5 performances. The teens were nervous and excited. They had invited their families, friends, and their teacher to the show. The teacher kept shushing (SHHHHHH!) them as they scurried around the library. None of the librarians said shush and none of the other patrons complained. It was nice to see how much the library is part of their lives. These teens come to the library every day afterschool and participate in most of the programs the library offers.
Teens are a very important demographic in the library. Librarians should aim to tap into teens enthusiasm for things--when they love something, they really love it. And they really like it when the YA librarian listens to them and is able to create programs for them and recommend new books to them. It was so nice to see how much the teens appreciate Kim (the YA librarian) and how much they use the library.

I really enjoyed discovering YA lit. I loved, loved, loved True Diary and Freakshow and Little Brother. I got to indulge in my love for Gossip Girl and Chuck Bass. We watched The Wire!! It was great. Seriously, I got to been a teen all over again with none the angst.

XOXO