Teen Fandom and Geek Programming A Practical Guide for Librarians
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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,
Fandom and geek programming has exploded in libraries in recent years. From anime-themed library lock-in events, cosplay contests, and video game tournaments, to an annual Harry Potter Yule Ball, libraries have embraced their inner geek and are hosting a wide variety of fandom programs. For those librarians who have no idea about the importance of Doctor Who, or the Star Trek vs.Star Wars debate, planning for such programming can seem daunting.
Teen Fandom and Geek Programming: A Practical Guide for Librarians covers major fandom and program themes, as well as real-world event, club, and program ideas to help librarians provide this type of programming to their communities. Specifically, detailed coverage is provided for:
Major fandoms, including superheroes, anime, Harry Potter, Dr. Who, Sherlock, and video game fandoms including MMOGs, Nintendo, and RPGsFandom clubsFanfiction programmingCosplay programmingSTEM programming through fandoms (graphic design and art; video editing and design; 3D printing)Large-scale geek eventsPromoting inclusivity through geek programming
Use the tips and how-to knowledge in this practical guide to get more teens into your library!
Chapter 1: Major Fandoms
Chapter 2: Ideas for Fandom and Geek Programming
Chapter 3: General Fandom Club Program Ideas
Chapter 4: Types of Fandom Clubs and Specific Programming Ideas
Chapter 5: Gaming Clubs and Lock-ins
Chapter 6: Anime Clubs
Chapter 7: Fanfiction Programming
Chapter 8: Cosplay Programming
Chapter 9: STEM Programming through Fandoms
Chapter 10: Large-scale Geek Events
Chapter 11: Collection Development and Geek Programming
Chapter 12: Promoting inclusivity through Geek Programming
Appendix A: Icebreaker BINGO Game
Appendix B: Lock-in Permission Slip
Appendix C: Infrared Wand Craft
Appendix D: Sample Partnership Agreement
Appendix E: Sample Large-scale Event Budget
About the Series: This innovative series written and edited for librarians by librarians provides authoritative, practical information and guidance on a wide spectrum of library processes and operations. Books in the series are focused, describing practical and innovative solutions to a problem facing today’s librarian and delivering step-by-step guidance for planning, creating, implementing, managing, and evaluating a wide range of services and programs. The books are aimed at beginning and intermediate librarians needing basic instruction/guidance in a specific subject and at experienced librarians who need to gain knowledge in a new area or guidance in implementing a new program/service. About the Series Editors: The Practical Guides for Librarians series was conceived and edited by M. Sandra Wood, MLS, MBA, AHIP, FMLA, Librarian Emerita, Penn State University Libraries from 2014-2017. M. Sandra Wood was a librarian at the George T. Harrell Library, the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, for over thirty-five years, specializing in reference, educational, and database services. Ms. Wood received an MLS from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Maryland. She is a fellow of the Medical Library Association and served as a member of MLA’s Board of Directors from 1991 to 1995. Ellyssa Kroski assumed editorial responsibilities for the series beginning in 2017. She is the Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 37 books including Law Librarianship in the Digital Age for which she won the AALL's 2014 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. Her ten-book technology series, The Tech Set won the ALA's Best Book in Library Literature Award in 2011. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Drexel and San Jose State University, and an international conference speaker. She has just been named the winner of the 2017 Library Hi Tech Award from the ALA/LITA for her long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application. She can be found at:http://amazon.com/author/ellyssa
Series Editors: M. Sandra Wood and Ellyssa Kroski