BAYA: Bay Area Young Adult Librarians: Archive

Own the Night Graphic Novel Reading List

This year, the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), used by many libraries as their source of inspiration and artwork and for annual summer reading programs around the county is centered around the them of night time. For teens, the slogan is “Own the Night,” which allows for us to incorporate books about dreams, nocturnal creatures, space, supernatural creatures and more. As...

May 29th

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Announcing the 2012 CLA/CSLA Conference...

In keeping with our mission to promote professional involvement for its members, the Bay Area Young Adult Librarians professional group (BAYA) is offering two 2012 conference scholarships for 2012, allowing one BAYA member to attend the California Library Association Conference and one BAYA member to attend the California School Library Association Conference. BAYA will pay early bird conference...

May 25th

QR Code, What's That? →

Back in February I realized that I had to come up with a plan for Teen Tech Week. At the February TAG meeting I presented the idea of having each TAG member pick a favorite book, write why they liked it and then create QR codes to put under an image of the book cover. Everyone thought that was a great idea, but somehow I ended up making all the QR codes (fortunately it is fast, easy and free). I...

May 21st

Next Meeting: May 22nd in Benecia

The topic for this meeting is Teen Advisory Groups. If you have any burning questions that you have been dying to ask some honest-to-goodness Teen Advisors, e-mail them to brandi.bette.smead [at] ci.benicia.ca.us! Bay Area Young Adult Librarians (BAYA) Meeting Agenda May 22, 2012 Benicia Public Library - http://www.benicialibrary.org/ 150 East L St Benicia, CA 94510 –...

May 16th

Intuitive Heuristics, Expertise and the Numbers

Intuitive Heuristics, Expertise, and the Numbers Back in 2003, I was charged with starting up teen programming at my library branch. I had no experience, no successful track record, it just fell into my lap. There was no programming in place so I was starting from scratch. Creating and implementing successful teen programming for me back then involved intensive community outreach, learning...

May 7th

What Decisions Had An Impact on You Becoming a...

As I sit idly in my kitchen at 2:17am waiting for the ghost of Hunter Thompson to impale the right hemisphere of my brain with a lightning bolt of creativity, I find myself at a loss for words. Fifteen minutes have passed since my fingers ceased clicking the keyboard and still I have no clue what to write for this blog. The more I try to concentrate and reflect, the more my mind drifts aimlessly...

Apr 27th

WRITE ON! Summer Creative Writing Workshop for... →

There is a really great article about Teen Zines and writing workshops in the April 2012 issue of VOYA. And the best part is that a former BAYA member and the former Teen Librarian from the Benicia Public Library cowrote it! Congrats to Erica Cuyugan, Teen Services Librarian at the Santa Monica Public Library, for publishing a great article in VOYA. Click here for the full article!

Apr 26th

POEM: Teen Librarian (from the Benicia Public...

Totally unexpected Exotic “ecosystem” Energetic environment Never a dull moment! Ludicrous life Insane ideas Being. Radical role-model Absolutely awesome Rip-roaring Idiotic - sometimes ;-) Another amazing adventure Never a dull moment! — by Brandi Bette

Apr 23rd

Next Meeting: Tuesday March 27th in Milpitas

Our next BAYA Meeting will be at the Milpitas Library next Tuesday, March 27th. We’ll be hearing from YALSA President Sarah Flowers on getting yourself published and staying involved with ALA. We also will continue to plan for our ongoing projects (QR Codes, CLA Scholarship, Get-Togethers, etc.) and share our stories of success from our Hunger Games Programs! A packed meeting to be sure!! Hope...

Mar 23rd

Talking Comics by Jack and Jessica

Baya’s President, Jack Baur and School Libray Liason, Jessica Lee; discuss their awesome Comix Club, a joint collaboration between Berkeley Public Library and Willard Middle School. The article, the first in a series, includes discussion questions for Persepolis, Smile and American Born Chinese. Check it out:...

Jan 23rd

First BAYA Meeting of 2012 on 1/24 @ Richmond...

Hi Folks! Remember that our first meeting for the year is at the Richmond Public Library next Tuesday, January 24th. The library is at 325 Civic Center Plaza in Richmond. The meeting topic will be program sharing, with an emphasis on programs around the upcoming release of the Hunger Games movie! We’re gonna try to brainstorm some killer Hunger Games events to stage at our...

Jan 19th

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2012 BAYA Leadership Team

Please join me in welcoming the new Leadership Team for BAYA! They are: Jack Baur – President Matthew Lorenzo – Vice President Brandi Bette-Smead/Nichole King – Co-Secretaries Beth Wrenn-Estes – Treasurer Elsie Tep – Book Review Chair Carla Avitabile – Book Review Editor Jessica Lee – School Library Liaison Amanda Jacobs Foust – Webmaster Thanks to everyone for their commitment, and we...

Nov 21st

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"Who's Afraid of Comics Books?!" Workshop Ephemera

On October 25th, 2011, BAYA presented “Who’s Afraid of Comic Books?! Building and Maintaining Graphic Novel Collections in Your Library.” This half-day workshop featured a presentation featured a lecture packed with advice about organization and collection development for graphic novel collections, a short film about manga, and a creator panel. We were thrilled to have the...

Oct 26th

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“Who’s Afraid of Comic Books?! Building and... →

Click the link to download the flyer! BAYAComics2011.doc Tuesday October 25th, 9am to Noon San Leandro Public Library 300 Estudillo Ave. San Leandro, CA 94577 (a 5 minute walk from San Leandro BART) $25 Advance Registration $35 at the Door BAYA: Bay Area Young Adult Librarians presents a unique opportunity for librarians working in any environment to learn the ins and outs of the world...

Oct 8th

BAYA MEETING: tomorrow, 9/27 @ Redwood City...

Dear BAYA Members and Friends, Please remember to bring flyers from your most awesome events! We want everyone to be able to shop around and take home flyers for event ideas at their own libraries. The more the merrier! The topic for our next meeting will be “Successes and Failures: Sharing the Best and Less-Than-Best of Our Teen Programs and Services.” This will be similar to...

Sep 26th

Are You Reading YA Lit? You Should Be. →

Sep 10th

BAYA Meeting September 27

The topic for our next meeting will be “Successes and Failures: Sharing the Best and Less-Than-Best of Our Teen Programs and Services.” This will be similar to our annual “Anatomy of a Failure” session, but we are hoping to put an equal emphasis on what really works in our programs. To that end, we are encouraging members to bring multiple copies of flyers from some of their most successful...

Sep 8th

Meeting Minutes

Did you read the latest BAYA meeting minutes?

Aug 19th

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“Who’s Afraid of Comic Books?! Building and...

Click the link to download the flyer! BAYAComics2011.doc Tuesday October 25th, 9am to Noon San Leandro Public Library 300 Estudillo Ave. San Leandro, CA 94577 (a 5 minute walk from San Leandro BART) $25 Advance Registration $35 at the Door BAYA: Bay Area Young Adult Librarians presents a unique opportunity for librarians working in any environment to learn the ins and outs of the world of...

Aug 10th

BAYA Meeting on July 26th

The upcoming BAYA Meeting will be held on July 26th at the Berkeley Public Library. Jack Baur, Teen Services Librarian, Berkeley Public Library, will be presenting on Collaboration Between School and Public Libraries with Jessica Lee from Willard Middle School. We will be talking about our own experiences with collaboration, as well as sharing some of the results from the survey we...

Jul 12th

“How to Win Friends and Take Advantage of People:...

You’re Invited! BAYA: The Bay Area Young Adult Librarians group presents: “How to Win Friends and Take Advantage of People: Successful School/Public Library Collaboration” July 26th, 2011 Berkeley Public Library Main 2090 Kittredge St. at Shattuck 9am to Noon This meeting is FREE! A no-host lunch at a nearby restaurant will follow. In uncertain times, school and public librarians are...

Jun 13th

Free Heroes of Manga Reading Kit Offer

May 2011 Due to the tremendous response, we have gone back to print - the deadline to request your free kit has been extended another week. If you haven’t requested your kit make sure you submit your request by Midnight PST, June 8, 2011. Order your kit now! Share this offer with a fellow Librarian by giving them this itty bitty URL: http://bit.ly/HeroesKit Happy Reading! VIZ Media...

May 28th

BAYA Meeting: May 24, 2011

Bay Area Young Adult Librarians (BAYA) Meeting Agenda May 24, 2011 Oakland Public Library www.oaklandlibrary.org 125 14th Street Oakland, CA 94612 AGENDA 9-9:30am: Arrival and Networking 9:30-10:00am: Book & Program Sharing Round Robin 10-11:00am: Presentation: Challenges to YA Materials Amy Sonnie (librarian and author of a banned YA book) Beth Wrenn-Estes (librarian...

May 23rd

E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks

I am not sure if I already sent this to you but this might be interesting to other Teen Librarians. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/books/05ebooks.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimes

Apr 12th

Out of print? Town considers bookless library...

Take a look at this link for a peek at the article! http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42339223/ns/today-books/?GT1=43001

Mar 30th

Next Meeting: Handling Challenges to YA Materials

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Oakland Main Library 125 14th Street (between Oak and Madison) Oakland, CA 94612 Agenda ■9-9:30am - Arrival and Networking ■9:30-10am - Book and Program Sharing Round-Robin ■10-11am – Challenges to YA Materials, presentation by Amy Sonnie (librarian and author of a banned YA book) and Beth Wrenn-Estes (librarian and lecturer at San Jose State University)...

Mar 28th

Question

This is Brandi Bette. I am just wondering who will be monitoring these questions? Hi Brandi, I will be monitoring these questions, I approve them before they are posted. ~Yesica

Mar 26th

Next Meeting: 2011 Summer Reading Program Planning

Tuesday March 22nd, 2011 Milpitas Library 160 North Main Street Milpitas, CA 95035 Map 408-262-1171 Agenda 9-9:30am - Arrival and Networking 9:30-10am - Book and Program Sharing Round-Robin 10-11am - Summer Reading Program Planning Presentation by Amanda Jacobs-Foust (Marin County Free Library), followed by program sharing Round-Robin 11-11:15am - Break 11:15am-Noon - BAYA Business...

Mar 14th

Great Homework Help Web Site

The Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org) is a great web site for people of all ages who need an extra tutorial in math, and it’s all free. The site is loaded with hundreds of brief tutorials that are presented in YouTube videos on subjects ranging from basic addition to higher level calculus. There are also practice problems you can access. While the site has videos on many other subjects, the...

Feb 7th

Chess @ Your Library

If you are looking for help with running a chess tournament at your library, I have a great suggestion for you. The San Leandro Public Library worked with Salman Azhar of Bay Area Chess on a highly successful chess tournament and recommend his services. He came with two other staff people and all the chess boards and clocks. They managed and judged the tournament and posted all the results...

Feb 7th

Microsoft Surface Ideas?

My library has applied for a grant for a Microsoft Surface. Here’s the web site: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/default.aspx The director is thrilled with the idea of teen/children’s services using this and offering it to teens to use for projects. The only thing I’ve been able to come up with is film/animation students, especially those collaborating on a powerpoint...

Jan 26th