Pasadena Public Library – Teen Advisory Board, 2/15/2020
Present: Sophie, Taleen, Leon, Haile, Noah, Liam
Focus of February meeting: summer programs
Pre-meeting assignment 1: send Jane an updated photo and bio for our website;
Pre-meeting assignment 2: summer reading prize research
Supplies: Teen Writing Submissions flyer; projector w/internet to view prizes & websites
Shoutout to both Haile and Liam who represented us at the City Council and School Board Joint Meeting on Feb. 4.
To watch a recording of the Youth Master Plan update, click on the link:
https://pasadena.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=25&clip_id=4783&meta_id=115278
Agenda
Debrief & upcoming (5 min)
- Game Day – Fri. Feb 21 – Noah
- Youth Network – Wed. Mar 4 – job applications
- Build-A-Bear – Mon. Mar 9 – Genevieve
- Every Day movie discussion – Mon. April 6 – Genevieve
Summer prize votes (20 min)
Results for top choices:
- Sticky notes notebook
- Very nice pen
- Plushie keychain – animals; yuru-chara
- Reusable straw
Project discussions (55 min)
- Teen Zine – the future of it and sustainability
- Teen Writing Submissions
- Summer topics: creative topics. Fiction. Open ended. Longer submission period. Opening line prompts.
- School year – extra credit. Why reading matters. Why are libraries essential?
- Run it as a contest
- Teen Writing Submissions
- TAB Video
- Pasadena Media will help us with our video!
- TAB members work on crafting what to say; start recording each other
- Questions to consider:
- What’s a memorable experience you had on TAB?
- Why should someone join TAB?
- What made you stay on TAB?
- What makes TAB or your volunteer experience unique?
- Questions to consider:
- TAB website – http://pasadena-library.net/teens/teen-advisory-board/
- Haile, Cassie. Working on restructuring content on the TAB page on the Teens Blog and on the Teens Volunteer page on the library’s main website.
- Philanthropy project (30 min)
- Possible topics: to drive SRC?/summer program; branch project; relating back to our vision; Sustainability, literacy, teen voice/drive
- Application + present idea + panel interview
- Grant amount – can be up to $2500
- Project period: spring or summer; two periods
- Age 13-17
- A contract would need to be created for applicant to complete project
- Several rounds of voting (application votes from TAB, then staff interviews)
- TAB will be piloting summer project (application, training, plan, implementation)
New business:
- TAB party – gaming, VR. May party
- TAB Video premier
Information items
- TAB webpage on Teens Blog: http://pasadena-library.net/teens/teen-advisory-board/
- Teen volunteer page on library website: https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/teens/teen-volunteers/
- Next TAB meeting – Saturdays, 4-5:30pm
- March 14
- Future TAB agenda items
- Summer family event (Harry Potter)
- Record videos
- Update TAB website