WOW+This+is+the+Library

=== Want to spice up your space? Create a library that teens will love to visit? Learn how to unlock the secrets that will lure teens into the library and keep them coming back. No matter the size of your school or the size of your budget – you can implement big changes. In this session, we will share the success of new programs we have begun in our libraries that have made them warm, friendly, interesting places of learning: Library Advisory Club, Puzzle Wall, Monthly DEAR Program, School Store, Coffee Houses, Book Clubs, Library Murals, Game Cupboards, and more. You will learn enough details to go back to your own libraries and try a few new ideas. === === // Kathy Wahl (kwahl2@avoncsd.org) has been the library media specialist at Avon Central School in Avon, NY, for 5 years. She chose school librarianship as a second career after having taught children’s sewing classes, worked in community health education, and, along with her husband, raised three very adventurous children. // // Heather Greene (heathergreene@geneseocsd.org) is the library media specialist at Geneseo Central School in Geneseo, NY. She decided to follow her passion and become a school librarian after 14 years in the information technology world. In her short time at Geneseo Middle/High, she has made impressive changes to the library that have resulted in massive increases in student and faculty usage. Twin six-year-old children were her inspiration to move to a career that would make more of a difference in the world. // ===