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ձմDz™ aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library.
Description & History
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TeenTober™ is a nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library.
Professional Learning Resources
TeenTober Toolkit from YALSA
The toolkit includes a press kit with samples of press releases, social media posts, and community partner letters. Also included is a checklist/timeline, advocacy tools and sample programming ideas.
Learner Engagement Resources
Teens can explore possible careers and future jobs on this site from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration (ETA).
This is non-profit youth-activism hub encourage young people to take action to improve their communities. Teens can find projects that appeal to them and get started on a campaign to make the world a better place right away.
This website provides teens with free mental health resources to encourage mindfulness and provide stress relief.
The Smithsonian has free, fun activities such as coloring pages, animal cams, and science activities.
Teens can enjoy free yoga videos for every situation.
Teens have access to 1,700 free online courses from the top universities and colleges. This page includes Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). To enroll in a free version of a MOOC, select the “Full Course, No Certificate” or “Audit” option.
Book Lists
Books selected include recent and popular publications.
Promotional Resources
This Canva template created by AASL volunteers can be used to promote your ձմDz™ activities and participation.
