Recharge Your Programming: Reaching Teens Where They Are

Friday, November 7, 2014

Westport Library20 Jesup Rd, Westport, CT 06880

9:00- 9:30 / Registration & Check-In, Networking, Coffee
9:30-10:00 / Introduction from Linda Williams, Connecticut State Library
Linda will provide information on LSTA grants that are available for Young Adult Services.
10:00-10:30 / Starting the Fairfield County Minecraft Serverwith John Blyberg
John Blyberg is the Assistant Director for Innovation and UserExperience at the Darien Library. He was formerly the System Administrator and Lead Developer for the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) in Michigan. He has had an intense interest in technology and is an open source software advocate who considers unfettered collaboration and participation the primary intent of information technology.
10:30-10:45 / Break
10:45-11:45 / Connected Learning Programs in Connecticut Libraries
Board Game Jamwith Jaina Lewis
Jaina Lewis has been the Teen Services Librarian at The Westport Library since 2006. She holds a BA from the University of Minnesota and an MLIS from the University of St. Catherine. She is the current co-chair of the CLA YA Section, a member of the YALSA Makerspace Taskforce, and the chair of YALSA’s Teen Tech Week.
Interested in bringing more technology programs to your teens but don't know where to start? Learn some easy ways to incorporate different apps and web resources such as Vine, Stop Motion Studio, and Code Academy into your programming
Cheryl Capitani has been the Teen Services Librarian at New Canaan Library since December 2013. Prior to that, she was living in Southern California, where she got her MLIS at UCLA and worked with teens and adults at the Santa Monica and Glendale Public Libraries.
11:45-12:45 / Lunch: Qdoba Hot Naked Burrito Bar
1:00-2:00 / Introduction to Connected Learning
Crystle Martin is the manager of the YALSA blog which writes about emerging and new practices in library services for teens. Crystal currently serves on the Advisory Board for YALSA’s Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults.
2:00 - 2:15 / Westport Library Tour - Take a behind the scene tour of the awesome Westport Library.
2:15 - 3:00 / Mini Maker Session: Sewing LED Circuits
Are you looking for an easy, affordable way to start making? Learn how to sew a circuit using conductive thread and LED lights. Directions and supplies will be provided, so you can go home with a project of your own!
Registration Information
Register on-line at
$25 for CLA Members/ $35 for Non-CLA Members
Registration must be paid prior to the start of the session
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