1. Youth-led Tech @ the Library:
Pima County, Arizona

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4. Youth-led Tech @ the Library
Pima, Arizona

5. Assisting with chat: Kevin Lo
Presenters
Jennifer Nichols
Special Guest
Brenda Hough
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6. Agenda Who is TechSoup? Who is TechSoup for Libraries?
What are the Edge Benchmarks?
Youth-led the Library
Q&A from Participants

7. Who is TechSoup? TechSoup is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
As of June 2010, TechSoup served more than 127,000 organizations, distributed more than 6.3 million technology donations, and enabled nonprofit recipients to save more than $1.8 billion in IT expenses in 33 countries around the world.
About TechSoup - 3 min.

8. Who is TechSoup for Libraries?

9. The Edge Initiative - an effort driven by a coalition of leading library and government organizations - is developing benchmarks that will help libraries evaluate and continually improve their public technology services for communities.
libraryedge.org

10. Benchmark 7: The library gathers feedback from the community about its public technology needs.
libraryedge.org

11. Agenda Youth-led Tech @ the Library Who is TechSoup?
Who is TechSoup for Libraries?
What are the Edge Benchmarks?
Youth-led the Library
Q&A from Participants

12. Pima County Public Library
9/19/2018

13. @PCPL Wallace Foundation That’s My Take
Computer Monitors
Teen Advocate Program
Teen Advisory Board
That’s My Take
Refugee Teen Computer Monitors (LSTA Grant)
Digital Storytelling (Every Voice in Action Foundation Grant)
ITGirls/ITNation
CreateIT (LSTA Grant)

14. Teen Library Advocates
9/19/2018

15. That’s My Take
9/19/2018

16. Digital Storytelling
9/19/2018

17. ITGirls/ITNation
9/19/2018

18. CreateIT
9/19/2018

19. Youth-made Logos
9/19/2018

20. The Ladder
Adapted from “Hart’s Ladder” from “Youth Participation in Community Planning,” a report of the American Planning Association Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development

21. Why? Youth Buy-in and Sense of Ownership Skill Development
Leadership
Responsibility
Communication
Collaboration
Community Connections
with peers
with mentors
with their community at large
9/19/2018

22. Remember… Acknowledge your bias Be consistent and listen
Speak normally!
Go to where they are
Recognize them for their contributions
Respect their knowledge and experience. Remember, you asked them!
Follow up

23. Resources and Links
The Innovation Center CreateIT ITNation PCPL YouTube Channel New York Times Article Matt de la Pena and Ana Verdugo

24. The Innovation Center
9/19/2018

25. Pima County Library YouTube Channel
9/19/2018

26. NYT article
9/19/2018

27. Jennifer.Nichols@Pima.gov @jennytnichols facebook.com/PimaCreateIT
Ask me questions!
@jennytnichols facebook.com/PimaCreateIT

28. Please share your questions and ideas:

29. Please join us for our next benchmark webinar!
October 30th – Tech-Savvy Staff – Penny Talbert and Stephanie Zimmerman, Pennsylvania
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