Growing Teen Engagement: Strategies to Captivate Secondary Learners

Transform your secondary library into a vibrant teen hub that sparks creativity and growth. Find practical techniques, engaging activities, and flexible program ideas designed to foster teamwork, self-expression, healthy development, and lasting connections aligned with AASL Standards. You can ensure that your school library is a place where teens feel seen, heard, and inspired. Growing Teen Engagement is your essential resource for transforming your secondary school library into a thriving, learner-centered community. Whether you’re looking to inspire creativity, encourage teamwork, or build emotional resilience, this book gives you the tools to create a school library that supports the full spectrum of teen development. Inside, you’ll discover the ways in which welcoming, magnetic, and engaging programming for teens can align developmental needs with the AASL Standards; actionable strategies in each chapter that demonstrate how to promote creativity, self-definition, positive social interaction, physical activity, and more; a myriad of ready-to-use collaborative lessons, passive and active programs, and community outreach ideas; and an adaptable programming calendar.