Teen Fandom and Geek Programming A Practical Guide for Librarians
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Biographical note
Carrie Rogers-Whitehead is a library consultant and trainer, instructor and free-lance journalist. She spent almost a decade as a librarian, working across sectors to increase literacy engagement in youth and running geek outreach and programming. She has trained extensively on graphic novels and geek culture to schools, librarians and is a frequent panelist at Salt Lake Comic Con. Carrie continues her work in geek culture as the co-owner of Wizarding Dayz, a large-scale fantasy experience each year in Utah.As many in the library industry scream ‘What do we have to do to get the teens to come to our library?’, Carrie Rogers-Whitehead provides the blueprint for not only ‘what’ to do, but also ‘how’ to do it, and to keep them coming back again and again. Bravo, Geek Carrie!
- Andrew Sanderbeck, Speaker and Consultant, People~Connect Institute and PCI Webinars,
Whether you’re a seasoned geek librarian or a total newb, this book will take your programs and collections to the next level. Ms. Rogers-Whitehead has written the book on all things geeky in the library. I’m fangirling all over it!
- Stacy Vincent, Library Consultant for Technology and Innovation,
From fandom clubs to anime conventions to geek book groups, Carrie Rogers-Whitehead has created the definitive geek programming guide! This book is a must read for anyone who does programming for teens (or adults) and for everyone who serves a geeky community (all of us).
- Spring Lavallee, Youth Services Librarian, Salt Lake City Library,