<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_31805">Hi Buzzy,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_31804"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_31803">I'm a teen librarian up in Washington. I'm an Emporia grad, which is how I got on this listserv and like Zoe I stay because it's awesome. This is also where I say that I'm expressing my own ideas and opinions. :-) <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_32302" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_32301" dir="ltr">I'm pretty new to the teen services, just hitting the 3 1/2 year mark. Below are some questions that I remember from interviews and some questions based on situations that aren't uncommon to being a teen librarian. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_32444" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv0178728775"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_30989"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_30988" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv0178728775"><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_25629"><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_25628" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv0178728775"><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_3973"><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_3972" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31349"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_4932"><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_26896"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34868" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34870">I'll ditto Zoe about the importance of gaining insight into how candidates balance intellectual freedom with<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34872"> appropriateness of content/subject matter for different patron's </span>ages
and/or individual's personal tastes and/or values and patron privacy.
Maybe ask: A parent approaches you to complain that you gave their teen a
book with a queer character or sex or information about a sensitive
topic. How would you respond?<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34875" clear="none"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34877" dir="ltr"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34883"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34879"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34921"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34879"></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34879">Here's some questions that might be helpful:<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34882" clear="none"></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_31968"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34128"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35027" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34128">- [Give them a situation of a teen or group of teens being disruptive at the library] What steps you you take to handle this problem. What would you say to the teen? If these steps don't work, what would you do next? <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34009" dir="ltr"><span id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31378"><br></span></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_26519"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34568" dir="ltr">- Ask candidates to describe or summarize their process to develop, plan and implement teen programs. Ask how they tie programs to library services. Then ask how the candidates would determine if a program is successful, especially compared to the resources needed for the program? <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34771" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_34777" dir="ltr">- Ask: You planned a program for teens but only 1 or 2 teens showed? What steps do you take to determine why the program wasn't successful? <br></div></div><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_27244"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_30993">- If one of your coworkers is not teen friendly or teen welcoming, how would you approach or work with them to ensure that teens have a welcoming experience at the library. <br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35181" clear="none"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_36254"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35366">- What steps would you take to encourage school officials/teacher to let you talk to students or teachers about the library's homework resources or promote summer reading when that school doesn't have a track record of allowing guest speakers from the library.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35403"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35515">- Where are some of the places in our community you would be interested in promoting the library to teens. And what is it about these places that makes you think outreach would work. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35641"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35677">- A teen comes to the desk with the parent because the teen needs to pick a book to read for school. The teen's parent keeps talking over the teen when you are trying to do a reference interview, telling you that the teen doesn't like to read and telling you what the teen likes and doesn't like. You can tell by the teen's body language, eye rolls and grimaces that the parent's knowledge of the teen's likes and dislikes isn't accurate. What can you do and say to help the teen find a book that the teen will enjoy and make the teacher happy? <br clear="none"></div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_26984"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_27059"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35636">- There may not be enough time for this, ask the candidates <u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_37304">in advance</u> to prepare to give the first 5 or 10 minutes
of a program aimed at a specific goal that your library system has for
teen services. You could ask them to present on a STEM program, or to a
school class or group of teachers on homework resources at the library.
If you ask them to present on homework resources, it will give you
insight on their presentation skills and how they would pitch your
tangible and digital holdings. <br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35637"></span><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35638" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35639"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_35640"></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_27061"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_36922">I hope this is helpful.</div><div><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_36923">Good luck finding an awesome teen librarian. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_36928"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_37305">Best,<br></div></div><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_26521"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_36924"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_36925">Marta<br clear="none"></div></div><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31406"><span></span></div><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31323"> </div><div class="yiv0178728775signature" id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31327"><div id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31326" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;"><font id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31325" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="4"><b id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31324">Marta Murvosh</b>, MLS<b><br clear="none"></b><font id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31329" size="2"><i id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31328">librarian and freelance writer<br clear="none"></i></font></font><font id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31331" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="2"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31330" ymailto="mailto:murvosh@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:murvosh@yahoo.com">murvosh@yahoo.com</a></font></div><div class="yiv0178728775qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_3971"><font id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31334" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="3"><font id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31333" size="2"><strong id="yiv0178728775yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466787844678_31332">360-610-9642 - 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<font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1466800532586_36970" face="Verdana">Hello oh great hive mind,<br clear="none">
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Do any of you have good interview questions for teen librarians
you'd please be willing to share? If so, I would love to see them.
Thanks for your help!<br clear="none">
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Cheers!<br clear="none">
Buzzy</font><br clear="none">
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