Presentation Pointers for Trainers Educating Teens

Know your Audience and what you will be presenting Get Prepared: Know your product – Be sure you know the ins and outs of the library and resources it offers. Know who we are and what the library is about. Why is the Library important to the audience you are presenting to? Do your homework: Know your customer/patrons – Match your language to what your patrons want, whether it’s homework help or genealogy. Make you library’s resources easy to find – be prepared to show just how easy our resources are to find. Can they find the resources quickly? Speak your patrons language- You must speak your patrons language so they can navigate the resources with ease. Go get em! – Get the word out

Tools for Presenting Library website –  My Library/ My Account Parts of My Account – entire card number and pin (last 4 digits of phone) required View items checked / check profile information Borrowing Privileges Renewals Loan Periods Requests / How to place hold – entire card number and pin (last 4 digits of phone) required - specify pickup location Interlibrary Loans  Online Now Audio eBooks Book News On-Demand Videos Tumblebooks Learning Express Novelist eResearch

Tools for Presenting  Library Catalog: Books, DVDs, CDs Lists New at the Library New Movies New Music Bestsellers Book Reviews, Awards & More Movie Reviews, Awards and Ratings Music Awards & Reviews Book Clubs & More Audio ebooks  Browse WLD books and Audio books  Brows WLD Movies & Music  Searching – Basic & Advanced  Kids & Teens Links/brief  Ways to ask a question Phone us us Visit us FAQ Ask Colorado Link

Teen Database Resources card number required (Not an exhaustive list) eLibrary Magazines, newspapers, audio/video, photos, news transcripts, dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedias, atlases. Limit by reading levels (elementary, middle, high school). Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,000 jobs and 94 industries. Advice on career skills with more than 48,000 resource entries. Learning Express Library.com Academic tests including GED, ACT, SAT, GRE, Advanced Placement. Civil Service tests, military, real estate, citizenship and more. Set up an account from within the library and continue from home or elsewhere. Literary Reference Center Comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works. Variety of literary disciplines and timeframes. Middle Search Plus (EBSCO) Full-text for 140 popular magazines. Biographies, primary source documents, photos, maps and flags.

Teen Database Resources card number required (Not an exhaustive list) Novelist K-8 Fiction Readers Advisory for Children and Young Adults. Opposing Viewpoints Articles from Opposing Viewpoints print series, statistics, government documents, magazines and newspapers. Science Resource Center In-depth, curriculum-oriented science database. Science Fair project ideas. Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science and more. Student Resource Center Easy search interface covering a wide variety of topics. Magazine, newspaper, reference content and more. Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers Comprehensive database that allows teens to research health-related issues. Useful as a research/report tool and as a self-help resource. Worldbook Online Reference Center Online access to all of the articles found in the print version of Worldbook Encyclopedia. Includes Worldbook Advanced.

Helpful Resources Helpful videos Brochures: Database brochure Computer class brochure Check with the PIO office for current versions of supplemental brochures and handouts HPLD general brochure (purple) Equipment needed: projector, laptop, bulletin board, etc Any “freebie” gifts, such as HPLD pens or such – (folks LOVE gifts!) Better yet – take a laptop and show them our website. This would be determined by accessibility. (Include instructions for checking out the aforementioned laptop (and projector, if needed).