Teens @ the Library

There has been a lot of talk in the media lately about the decline in reading for pleasure, especially by young people. You would never guess it from the number of teens that checked out books and participated in the teen summer library program, Cover Story recently. Teens poured into the teen area this summer looking for great books and magazines to read just for fun. Of course, their tastes varied, but one thing unified them – teens were looking for a book, an article, something to help them enjoy their summer.

Not only did teens come to check out books, many came to the library to help out too! This summer over 50 teen volunteers were generous enough to give up part of their summer to help the library. They did all sorts of jobs including delivering materials to the home-bound through our walking books program, shelving books in the teen area and helping with the teen’s and children’s summer reading programs. All their hard work helped library staff provide quality services to a record number of patrons. All their great personalities made the summer a lot more fun.

Opportunities for teens to help at the library do not end in the summer. The library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will start up this fall giving teens the chance to voice their opinions about library services, make use of some of their special talents, meet other teens that share similar interests and make the library a great place to be. If you are a teen that is interested in the TAB, contact the Information desk at 832-6177 or e-mail teen@apl.org.