Pasadena Public Library, Teen Advisory Board, 6/19/2017
Present: Angel, Brittany, Chris, Genevieve, Isabella, Jonathan, Julia, Kara, KC, Lauren, Liliana, Lucy, Luke, Madison, Maya, Mckenna, Nina, Penelope, Perla
Not attending: Hadley, Haneen, Jane L., Sophie
Pre-meeting assignment: Favorite Instagram users
Focus of today’s meeting: marketing
Agenda
Introductions (5 minutes)
Debrief – (1-2 minutes each; 10 minutes)
Breakin’ News – Nina
Open Mic Night – Jane G.
Teen Writers – McKenna
Book Club – McKenna
Anime – Perla, Maya
Opportunities for Learning Charter School – Jane G.
Filmmaker 101 – Brittany
Summer Reading – Jane G.
Euclid-Villa Outreach – Perla
Committee & project updates – (3-4 minutes each; 10 minutes)
Resources & Services – Sophie (Mckenna, Lucy, Brittany, Chris) – listed tasks and supplies for summer party
Volunteer Relations – Haneen (Nina, Angel, Lauren) – started planning Volunteer Party, assembled training list for TAB onboarding
Marketing – Maya (Genevieve, Madison, Bella)
Teens Blog – Kara, Hadley
Discussion (55 minutes)
Marketing
- Where do you get your news from? If you were looking for something fun to do, where do you look? What about your friends who don’t come to the library?
- Apps like remind.com or Buzzfeed, Facebook (older youth), Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Snapchat, podcasts, NPR, one person goes directly to newspapers or news sites
- Your favorite Instagram accounts – Why do you like these?
- @colesprouse https://www.instagram.com/colesprouse/
- @connorfranta https://www.instagram.com/connorfranta/
- @troyesivan https://www.instagram.com/troyesivan/
- @tate https://www.instagram.com/tate/
- @urbanoutfitters https://www.instagram.com/urbanoutfitters/
- @kiehls https://www.instagram.com/kiehls/
- @freshbeauty https://www.instagram.com/freshbeauty/
- @icythaitea https://www.instagram.com/icythaitea/
- @cyneats https://www.instagram.com/cyneats/
- @taramilktea https://www.instagram.com/taramilktea/
- @sweettoothforever https://www.instagram.com/sweettoothforever/
- @foodwithmichel https://www.instagram.com/foodwithmichel/
- @matchaalatte https://www.instagram.com/matchaalatte/
- @aaqours https://www.instagram.com/aaqours/
- @studywithinspo https://www.instagram.com/studywithinspo/
- @podzytywane http://instagram.com/podczytywane
- @westbywonderful http://instagram.com/westbywonderful
- @agbienat http://instagram.com/agbiernat
- @blp.design http://instagram.com/blp.design
- @paper_and_chamomile http://instagram.com/paper_and_chamomile
- @rokitvintage https://www.instagram.com/rokitvintage/
- @thepinkdiary https://www.instagram.com/thepinkdiary/
- @aeropostale https://www.instagram.com/aeropostale/
- @macys https://www.instagram.com/macys/
- @rookiemag https://www.instagram.com/rookiemag/
- @studywithinspo https://www.instagram.com/studywithinspo/
- @studyquill https://www.instagram.com/studyquill/
- @peachystudy https://www.instagram.com/peachystudy/
- @my.life.in.a.bullet https://www.instagram.com/my.life.in.a.bullet/
- @latenightinparis https://www.instagram.com/latenightinparis/
- @urbansociety https://www.instagram.com/urbansociety/
- @hannahfaith_ https://www.instagram.com/hannahfaith_/
- @alyssainthecity https://www.instagram.com/alyssainthecity/
- @giuliatordini https://www.instagram.com/giuliatordini/
- Other teen library IG accounts
- @teenscalelapl https://www.instagram.com/teenscapelapl/
- @hoeb4u Bücherhallen Hamburg https://www.instagram.com/hoeb4u/
- @newtonfreeteens https://www.instagram.com/newtonfreeteens/
- Other fave bookish accounts
- @bibliobrittany https://www.instagram.com/bibliobrittany/
- @booksenchanted https://www.instagram.com/booksenchanted/
- @bookstoshelves https://www.instagram.com/bookstoshelves/
- @bookloverforeverandalways https://www.instagram.com/bookloverforeverandalways/
- @readsleepfangirl https://www.instagram.com/readsleepfangirl/
- @penguinrandomhouse https://www.instagram.com/penguinrandomhouse/
- @total_book_nerd https://www.instagram.com/total_book_nerd/
- @booksandbooks https://www.instagram.com/booksandbooks/
- @bookotter https://www.instagram.com/bookotter/
- @fictionnotfriends https://www.instagram.com/fictionnotfriends/
- @bookbento https://www.instagram.com/bookbento/
- @lilitslittlelibrary https://www.instagram.com/lilitslittlelibrary/
- @bookbaristas https://www.instagram.com/bookbaristas/
- @lifeandliterature https://www.instagram.com/lifeandliterature/
- @thebookishgirl http://instagram.com/thebookishgirl
- @caffeine_pages http://instagram.com/caffeine_pages
- @markthatbook http://instagram.com/markthatbook
- @thebookmaiden http://instagram.com/thebookmaiden
- @bookacademy http://instagram.com/mybookacademy
- @booknerd_reads http://instagram.com/booknerd_reads
- @bookmarauder http://instagram.com/bookmarauder
- @bookstorefinds http://instagram.com/bookstorefinds
- @nerdsforbooks http://instagram.com/nerdsforbooks
- How do we leverage what we already have? Teens blog, email lists, social media, Teen Zine, flyers, our TAB members, community leaders, educators, other online calendars (laparent.com, Pasadena Now)
- Blog: http://pasadena-library.net/teens/
- Facebook: @pasadenalibrary
- Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/pasadenapubliclibrary/
- Instagram: @paslibraryteen, @pasadenalibrary
- Pinterest: @pasadenalibrary
- Twitter: @pasadenalibrary
- You Tube: PPL Teen, @pasadenalibrary
- Largest impact for community leaders – why does this matter?
- Largest impact for teens
- What can we do this year to improve our marketing?
- What are our low-hanging fruit?
Open floor (5 minutes)
Information items (5 minutes)
Perla finishes her internship at the end of June.
Upcoming events –
- Volunteer JPL visit – Friday in July
- Hastings: Smash Bros Club – every Monday
- Linda Vista: Teen Book Club – Sat. June 24, 3pm (inclusive event for teens with autism)
- Santa Catalina: Anime – Tue. June 27, 4pm
- Central: Teen Writers meetup – Thu. June 29, 6pm – Mckenna
- Santa Catalina: Super Smash Bros Tournament – Sat. July 1, 1pm
- Central: YA Book Club – Mon. July 3, 6pm (Pasadena by Sherri Smith) – Madison
- Central: Registration starts for levelUP Youth Conference – July 7
- Linda Vista: Mixed Media Art – Sat. July 8, 11am (inclusive event for teens with autism)
- Santa Catalina: Anime – Sat. July 8, 1pm
- Hastings: Practice SAT test – Sat. July 8, 10:30am
- Central: T-shirt painting – Sat. July 8, 3pm
- Central: Anime – Mon. July 10, 5pm
- Central: Wolves at Bay – Anti-Bullying, Suicide Prevention – Wed. July 12, 6pm
- Central: Practice ACT test – Thu. July 13, 1pm
- Linda Vista: College Essays – Sat. July 15, 11am
- SUMMER READING ends – July 29
- Central: levelUP Youth Conference – Thu-Fri. August 10-11 @ 9:30-4
These notes are for record purposes only. For more information about attending events, please see our website: http://ww5.cityofpasadena.net/library/teens-services/#menu3
To join the Teen Advisory Board, the application and description can be found on our website:http://ww5.cityofpasadena.net/library/teens-services/#menu4