2012 Suffolk County Student Film Festival

Do you know of any teens who love making movies? Who are great with a video camera? Or want to be actors? Consider spreading the word about the 2012 Suffolk County Student Film Festival. Submissions are currently being accepted now until June 7th.

The Festival will take place at Sachem Public Library on Thursday, June 28 from 6pm - 9pm.

Long Island Library Conference

Are you planning on attending the Long Island Library Conference on May 3rd? If you are, make sure to stop by the YASD table. Our signature Prize Wheel will be there for you to spin for a chance to win some great prizes. We will also be raffling off gift baskets and more throughout the day.

The YASD looks forward to seeing you there!

Just Announced: Registration Extended!

The deadline to register for the Fran Romer Workshop has been extended to Thursday April 19! This promises to be a fantastic event featuring booktalks of titles your teens will love, and special guest speaker Caroline Bock who will discuss her novel L.I.E. and sign books!

The committee has worked very hard and is preparing wonderful book discussion sessions that will most certainly be informative and interesting.

Contact hours will be awarded for the workshop.

Mark your Calendars: NCLA - YASD Annual Luncheon

Top 10 Social Media and Libraries Predictions for 2012

The ALA LinkedIn group page has a ton of interesting discussions. Some of the most popular discussions surround social media in the library. This article was originally written and published late December 2011, however, 4 months later still has relevance as well all continue to navigate and incorporate social media into our libraries. Below is a link to the original posting as well as the ALA's LinkedIn page.

ALA LinkedIn Group Page

Top 10 Social Media and Libraries Predictions for 2012

What are your libraries doing to increase traffic through social media? How have you integrated social media into your library programs?

Active Listening Workshop - March 2012

The Active Listening Workshop was an excellent meeting that provided useful tips for better communication at libraries and at home. The representative from EAP was an engaging speaker who had a wealth of information on how to better communicate with our colleagues, patrons and everyone else. We discussed the roadblocks of being a good listener and ways to overcome these challenges.

EAP is a excellent service provided throughout Suffolk County, and free!

New Logo Contest - Now Accepting Submissions

Announced in this month's issue of Teen Talk, we are having a new logo contest. Feel free to submit a redesigned logo for the YASD. We are looking to update our look for 2012. Feel free to submit your design to jamiepapandrea@gmail.com to be considered. We will take the Top 3 redesigns and post them on the blog for members to vote. Submissions are not limited to YASD members, so spread the word.

 This is a great opportunity for you to show off your creativity!

Mid-Month Catch Up

Just a quick reminder post about all the fun things coming up in the next couple of months. Spring is going to be busy for YASD librarians!

Tomorrow 3/15 Active Listening Workshop at the Smithtown-Commack Library. 10am.

April 20, Annual Fran Romer Workshop at the Brentwood Public Library. Don't forget to register early.

April 28, Author's Unlimited at St. Joseph's College

May 3, Long Island Library Conference

Make sure you mark your calenders and register for all these great events coming up.

Librarian Humor Goes Political

If the library is cool enough for the President, it is cool enough for everyone else!

Register Today!

Don't forget to register for the 2012 Fran Romer Memorial Booktalk Workshop. We are excited to have Caroline Bock, author of L.I.E. join us for book discussions on her novel and other titles that were Ripped From the Headlines.

Registration Deadline is Monday, April 9.