[OYAN] overnight at the library?

[Katie Anderson]

Hi Drucilla,

An overnight party at the library is a great reward!

Other libraries who have done this?
Yes, lots! Contact K'Lyn and Jessica directly, their libraries have been doing library lock-ins for many of years so they have lots of knowledge and experience to draw from to answer your questions.

*         K'Lyn Hann, Newberg Public Library, klyn.hann at newbergoregon.gov<mailto:klyn.hann at newbergoregon.gov>

*         Jessica Marie, Salem Public Library, Jmarie at cityofsalem.net<mailto:Jmarie at cityofsalem.net>

*         Ask all the other teen librarians in Oregon by emailing oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> (If you aren't subscribed to OLA's Young Adult Network listserv, you can here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oyan)

Legalities?
Yes, there are legalities. Ask K'Lyn and Jessica what the legal issues are for them and how they address them. Then contact your library's legal council to get legal advice specific to your library and community.

Forms?
You will need forms for patrons to register to participate and to fulfill legal requirement. Ask K'Lyn and Jessica to email you copies of their forms.

Ideas, thoughts?
Here are some things to think about:

*         Teens should be involved in planning the activities and you should ask and consider teen input when making some other decisions-such as food, smart phone use etc.

*         What do you need to know about keeping the facilities open after hours? For example, Multnomah County Library's temperature control and some other electronic things are managed centrally off-site so at this time none of their branches can have after-hour events of any kind because reprogramming centralized electronics would be too labor intensive-i.e. expensive.

*         What areas of the library will the teens have access to during the lock-in and how will access to off-limits areas in the library be restricted, monitored, and/or enforced?

*         What ratio of adult chaperones to teens is necessary, who will the adult chaperones be and what will they be expected to do?

*         What will the rules be and how will they be enforced?

*         How will emergencies be dealt with?

*         What concerns will the parents of teens have and how can those concerns be address preemptively?

*         Food and beverages? What will it be, when will it be eaten, how will it be made available?

*         Sleeping? Where will people sleep, will there be a required lights out for everyone or will there be a separate sleeping/activity areas so teens have a choice of sleeping or staying up all night?

*         Activities? Whole group activities, activity centers teens can choose from, and/or time when there are no activities for kids to just talk, hangout, read, etc.

*         If the lock-in is really popular, how will you determine who can/can't participate?

*         Smart phones? Do you want to have rules for teens about cell phone use during the event? Do you want to leverage social media and encourage teens to use smart phones to post about the fun they are having at the library?

More resources?

*         Teen Librarian Toolbox for the teen librarians short on time, short on money, but not short on passion has several blog posts about hosting teen lock-ins http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2013/01/a-day-in-life-of-library-lock-in.html

*          Library Lock-in, an article from the Vermont State Library: http://libraries.vermont.gov/sites/libraries/files/srp/lockininfoSM.pdf

*         Library Garden, a blog by New Jersey librarians: http://librarygarden.net/2009/11/10/teenlockin/

Hopefully this is helpful!

Katie

Katie Anderson, Library Support and Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
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From: Youth KCLSD [mailto:YouthKCLSD at co.klamath.or.us]
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 7:55 AM
To: Katie Anderson
Subject: overnight at the library?


Hi Katie
We have a wonderful group of teen volunteers this year and I was considering a lock in overnight party as a reward for their hard work.
Do you have ideas, thoughts, forms, legalities, other libraries who have done this etc?
I have not asked Christy yet and it may be a no but I would appreciate any information you have on this or people who have done it.
Thanks  and I hope things are going wonderfully for you.
Drucilla Curtis :)
Klamath County Library



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