Teen Library Behavior 101 Recapped

If you missed SALS’ LSTA grant sponsored workshop, Teen Library Behavior 101 presented by Beth Gallaway, you will want to read on!  To start with, Beth asked everyone to think of one thing that we love about teens; this was a great positive exercise to begin with, and it set the tone for the afternoon.  Beth went on to give an informative presentation outlining how the development on the teenage brain is an underlying factor influencing teen behavior.  After learning about why teens act the way they do, the workshop focused on simple tips for handling teen behavior in the library.  To view the slide show presentation and other handouts from the workshop visit http://infogdss.wordpress.com/.

Library Safety & Security Workshop — Library Updates

Bryan Oliver presented the workshop, Library Safety & Security, at the Saratoga Springs Public Library on October 27 & 28 2010 as part of the LSTA grant workshop series.  Participants learned how to recognize and appropriately handle safety and security threats in the library.  SALS asked workshop participants to share what they took away from the workshop and how they are using the knowledge at their libraries.

Here are some of their reports:

Kelly Shaginaw of the Town of Ballston Community Library wrote: “The Town of Ballston Community Library held a staff meeting to discuss the information presented at the workshop.  I gave an overview of the presentation, highlighting some of the information that was most relevant to our facility.  Library Director, Karen DeAngelo, and staff agreed that our library would benefit from an updated incident report form and the posting of a Patron Code of Conduct.  The incident report form was updated by the director and reviewed by staff.  The Patron Code of Conduct is under construction.Continue reading→