1. TEEN HOMEWORK CENTERS MINIMUM RESOURCES FOR MOST BUDGETS Texas Library Association

2. TEEN HOMEWORK CENTERS MINIMUM RESOURCES FOR MOST BUDGETS To hear the audio portion of the program, please dial toll free to 866-740-1260 If you have any issues in seeing or hearing the webinar, please dial toll free to the ReadyTalk Support Line at 800-843-9166 Texas Library Association

3. IMPORTANT INFO FOR LATER Continuing Education Certificates will be available tomorrow, May 4, at www.txla.org/CE A free recording of this webinar will be available next week at www.txla.org/CE-library

4. HELPFUL TIPS To minimize background noise, please press *6 to mute your phone. Image: Arvind Balaraman / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

5. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION DURING THE WEBINAR… If you have a question, please type it into the chat box in the lower left screen. Or, you may click the RAISE HAND button to get our attention; when we call on you, use *7 to “unmute” your phone and restore sound, and you may ask your question aloud.

6. TWITTER The Twitter Hash Tag for today will be #tlaweb

7. WELCOME! WyLaina Hildreth Assistant Manager (North Branch, Denton Public Library) 10 years experience with teens Daily inundation of 30-60 middle-schoolers Sian Brannon Assistant Dean for Collection Management (University of North Texas Libraries) Now hiding from teens at a college?

8. INTRODUCTION Who’s it for? What do you need? Where do you put it? Who does it? What else to know?

9. PLANNING & CONSIDERATIONS Talking to External Constituents Teachers Students Parents Talking to Internal Constituents Administration Technical Services Public Services

10. MATERIALS Using Your Data Basic Sources General reference Subject specific

11. SPACE & VIRTUAL OPTIONS Space Concerns From lots… To little… Virtual Options Dedicated computers LibGuides Databases Don’t forget the educators! Social Technology

12. OTHER MATERIALS & SUPPLIES Free Office Supplies: Staplers, tape, paper clips Pens, pencils, markers, crayons Rulers, protractors, compasses To Check out: Expensive calculators Flash Drives To Sell: Poster board Report covers

13. STAFFING Questions to ask before you staff: When do you see the students? What age group are the students? What types of questions do they ask? Will you need tutors on hand? Tutors and Volunteers: Who should be a tutor? Who should be a volunteer? How long will they be needed?

14. FUNDING Grants: Wal-Mart and Target Regional Library Systems Ask in your community: Rotary Club, Kiwanis, Friends of the Library, the PTA Local businesses How to ask: Letter of Intent Budget

15. WEBSITES – FOR MORE INFORMATION Staffing: Questions to ask a Tutor: http://www.childcarelinks.org/Inclusion/PublicationsInclusion/ Questions%20to%20ask%20tutor.pdf http://www.childcarelinks.org/Inclusion/PublicationsInclusion/ Questions%20to%20ask%20tutor.pdf Funding: Target : http://www.target.com/grantshttp://www.target.com/grants Texas Library Association Grants: http://www.txla.org/awardshttp://www.txla.org/awards Wal-Mart Giving Programs: http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8979.aspx http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8979.aspx Surveys: Survey Monkey: www.surveymonkey.comwww.surveymonkey.com Free Online Surveys: www.freeonlinesurveys.comwww.freeonlinesurveys.com

16. THANKS! Questions?

17. TEEN HOMEWORK CENTERS MINIMUM RESOURCES FOR MOST BUDGETS Texas Library Association By Sian Brannon and WyLaina Hildreth

18. SPONSORED BY TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

19. SPECIAL THANKS TO

20. PLEASE REMEMBER Continuing Education Certificates may be printed tomorrow, May 4, on the TLA CE web site: www.txla.org/CE Recordings will be available next week at the CE library (www.txla.org/CE-library) Please complete the evaluation survey following the webinar

21. OTHER UPCOMING WEBINARS Strategic planning Thursday, May 5 ♦ 2pm – 3pm With spring comes new growth, bird's nests and eggs, blooming flowers and the dreaded strategic plan. Not intended to be crystal balls or long-term speculation, older planning processes used to include intricate processes with extensive involvement by diverse individuals as well as timelines that spanned five-or-more years. Using Annual Reports To Make Your Case Thursday, May 11 ♦ 2pm – 3pm One communication technique used to assist managers in reporting out, justifying, articulating need, identifying issues and activities is the annual report. REGISTRATION and more information available at www.txla.org/CE

22. THE END For more information on TLA webinars: Ted Wanner TLA Continuing Education Specialist tedw@txla.org www,txla.org/CE 512-328-1518 / 800-580-2852