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Feedback on laurenthaug at gmail dot com
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Feedback on laurenthaug at gmail dot com
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Take the online video course on Udemy:
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Find more great resources here --> www.dontbealittlepitch.com
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Workshop for Southern Ontario Library Service – Spring 2013
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Take the online video course on Udemy:
https://www.udemy.com/course/the-best-startup-investor-pitch-deck/?referralCode=A5ED0FBD65120A93A16E
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NCompass Live - January 22, 2014
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
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Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
2. Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Teen Advisory Club/Council (TAC) Teen Library Council (TLC) Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) Known by Many Names:
3. Get to know local teens Familiarity with interests and needs Encourages involvement Meet new people Provides staff with a better understanding of teens Sense of responsibility and accomplishment What Do TABs Accomplish?
5. Increases services to teens Allows teens to be involved Creates volunteer opportunities Gather teen demographic statistics Writing the Proposal
6. How formal will TAB be? Teen representation Educate peers Teen input Creative programs and activities Short-term and long-term goals Defining Goals
7. How will you select members? How will you recruit members? Marketing inside the library Marketing outside the library Setting Up the TAB
8. TAB = Fun but also serious TAB = important and special TAB = “exclusive” Determine basic operating standards Criteria for TAB Membership
9. Choose an effective advisor Someone who enjoys working with teens Advisor = friend/mentor/supervisor/objective adult all in one Qualities of an advisor: Sense of humor Enthusiastic and supportive of teens Treats teens with respect and sincerity Ready, Set, Get Started!
10. Biggest challenge to starting a TAB Determine exact age and/or grade level of members Basic means of recruitment: Talk to teens Have application form ready Promotional posters Visit schools Word of mouth Snacks! “Om-nom-nom” Nominate teens Recruiting Members
11. Meet in a comfortable place Create an agenda Have snacks Make teens feel welcome and important Decide how often the group will meet and when Follow up with written information TAB Meetings Tips
12. 10 – 15 minutes for socializing Discuss ongoing business General teen input Develop and plan for upcoming activities Snacks The Agenda
13. No one shows up Only a few show up Start off strong . . . now no one comes Teens can’t get along What If Things Go Wrong!
14. Mission statement TAB officers TAB projects: TAB Newsletter TAB Website Other Examples of Projects/Activities Libraries are NOT Boring
22. Biggest difficulty = teen commitment Reasons why a teen should be on the library board: Teens are the future library supporters Teens bring fresh opinions Elevate the status of teens Teens gain support for ideas that will bring more teens to the library and promote teen reading Teen Representation on Adult Library Boards
23. Make new friends Get volunteer hours Membership looks good on college applications Special TAB-only member T-shirts Food is always a reward! Hold special events just for them Special events beyond the library help develop a cohesive group Perks of TAB Membership
24. TABs give teens great opportunities for building the 40 Developmental Assets Teens are the BEST resource for finding out what your library can do for them Teens are our future financial supporters Teens need to be heard and will become your friends and allies if you listen to them Why You Need a TAB
25. Give you new and fresh ideas Increase your knowledge about current teen patrons More relevant collection = increased circulation More relevant programs = increased attendance More relevant displays = increased circulation Attract teens who were not previously library users In the Beginning a TAB Will . . .
26. Increase passive marketing in the community Provide assistance at programs Shift the perception of the library as “lame” to a cool place to be Later On a TAB Will . . .
27. Provide more outreach possibilities Increase active marketing in the community Increase other programming As It Becomes Bigger TAB Will . . .
28. Give 5 – 10 minutes of socializing at the start of a meeting Take notes at meetings Provide snacks TAB = Fun = Serious Too Be honest with your teens Invite members of the staff, media, and city officials to meetings TAB Do:
29. Don’t get discouraged Don’t let the group be too vague or let them take on too much at once Don’t dominate the meeting by talking at the group Don’t make meetings too serious Don’t set unrealistic deadlines or obscure the difficulties of achieving certain projects Don’t become discouraged if the library budget precludes teenagers or your TAG TAB Don't:
30. TAB Application Form TAB Rules and Regulations Form Personalized Recruitment Letter Example of Print Newsletter Media Permission Slip Permission Forms for TAB Lock-In Copies of Forms
31. Contact: Lindsey Tomsu Teen Coordinator La Vista Public Library 9110 Giles Road La Vista, NE 68128 402-537-3900 ltomsu@lavistamail.mccneb.edu Questions?
