YA Services Meeting Minutes - November 2012

Date:  November 7, 2012
Location: Northwest Library

In attendance: Anna Todd (BI), Debbie McPherson (BE), Jennifer Jones (CH), Dana Beach (CT), Lindsay Egle (DC), Kim Edwards (DN), Meg Hunt Wilson (ED), Suzette Felton (MC), Annie Emmons (NW), Taryn Kingery (RE), Elisabeth Wright (VI), Cheryl Coleman (WA), Lisa Wood (OUT), Heidi Port (DVS), Emily Williams (OUT)

• Welcome and announcements
• Summer volunteer presentation & discussion – Heidi Port
• Summer reading wrapup – Lisa Wood & Emily Williams
• Pop culture quiz
• Symposium shorts—six librarians discussed their recent trip to YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium in St. Louis
• Emily: overview, video of a conference recap by a YouTube book blogger:
• Taryn:  dystopia
• Dana:  LGBTQ
• Meg:  Twitter archived #yalit12 Twitter/Instagram hashtag at sfy.co/aAmO 
• Cheryl:  technology
•  Elisabeth – collaborating with school librarians
• Past/upcoming YA events- Emily Williams
• The Hobbit, After School at Your Library (art), Teen Read Month- It Came from the Library, spring author visit, Teen Tech Month- Check In!
• Sharing
• Lisa – Genticorum
• Dana – Thai string dolls, Hobbit scavenger hunt
• Annie – wizard chess (have props to lend), writing contest
• Suzette – Beyblades, Yu-Gi-Oh, anti-valentine’s, Dr. Seussical Halloween party
• Lindsay – homework help, dragon display from volunteers
• Taryn – Patricia McCormick’s books, girls’ night DIY
• Debbie – rocket launching
• Meg – Megan Cox’s 6 week writing workshop
• Anna – teen iron chef
• Elisabeth – Mystery Night, photo scavenger hunt
• Cheryl – Alexandra Diaz writing class, hobbit adventures
• Jennifer – tween-age crowd collaboration w/YA, Halloween movies  and party
• Marketing’s new OMG request – Kim Terry