THURSDAY:
9:10 a.m.—10:00 a.m. SECOND THURSDAY SESSION
9:10 a.m.—10:00 a.m. SECOND THURSDAY SESSION
With Popcorn or M&M’s? The Public Library’s Mission to Entertain
-Jake Rundle , Keene Memorial Library and Micki Dietrich, Omaha Public Libraries
A discussion about the library’s new mission to be a source for entertainment (DVDs, Wii games, and other expensive media) as part of its public services in the wake of lost jobs, lower incomes, and a drooping economy. We’ll discuss the impact this has on the collection, and look at libraries nationwide and here in Nebraska that do a good job at providing these new services to patrons. Sponsored by YART. Audience: Public. Holiday Inn – Executive’s
2:00 p.m.—2:50 p.m. THIRD THURSDAY SESSION
Hey Kids! Look What We’ve Got!: Effective Marketing to Tweens and Teens
- Jake Rundle, Keene Memorial Library
With the library taking a much deeper look at marketing itself in order to bring in patrons, this program will look specifically at the Teens and Tweens of the community and present effective means of marketing to them. Since this is a traditionally under served population in the library, we will be looking at what the research has to say for marketing to this group, as well as our own experiences with marketing to Teens and Tweens. Sponsored by YART. Audience: Public, Secondary. Holiday Inn – Islander II
3:45 p.m.—4:35 p.m. FOURTH THURSDAY SESSION
Zombies, Cubees and Gocks. Oh My! Teen Crafts, Back from the Dead and Hungry for Brains!
- Gordon Wyant, Bellevue Public Library; Lyndsen Tomsu, LaVista Public Library and Jake Rundle, Keene Memorial Library
One of the most rewarding and effective types of program for teens is also one of the least implemented. Whether a result of a lack of ideas, lack of budget, fear of poor teen response, or a combination of factors teen crafts are often seen as not worth the effort. This session aims to change those misconceptions and bring the popular and social activity of teen crafts back from the heap of long dead programs. It is time to graduate from the paper plate masks! Rise against the decline of craft events and give those idle teen hands something to do! Come, comrades: JOIN THE DIY REVOLUTION! Sponsored by YART. Audience: General, Public, Secondary. Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s
FRIDAY:
10:45 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. THIRD FRIDAY SESSION
10:45 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. THIRD FRIDAY SESSION
Novel Movie Trailers
-Laurie Konrad and Jan Campion, Omaha Public Schools
Bring novels to life for your students. Learn how to make movie trailers using powerpoint or moviemaker so that students learn plot, characters, setting, mood and theme. Use animations, transitions, free music and the art of finding good actresses and actors to play the characters in the book. Many student work samples are available to view along with a step-by-step instruction and handouts. It is a video booktalk with pizazz! Sponsored by YART. Audience: Public, Elementary. Riverside – Locust
We hope that you can also come to our YART Business Meeting, scheduled from 1:30-2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 14th at the Riverside. We will be holding elections for Chair Elect and for Secretary/Treasurer. In addition, we will be discussing future plans for YART!
