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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Mark Richardson is a Reference and
Young Adult Librarian at the Cedar Mill & Bethany Community Libraries in
Portland. Please download and read his latest article, “Stepping Up: Applying
Situational Leadership Concepts to Public Library Work With Teens” here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.7710/1093-7374.1941" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://doi.org/10.7710/1093-7374.1941</a><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br><font size="2"><span><span></span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>From Mark’s article, “Working with
teens is fun, nerve-wracking, and never dull. After building and growing a
thriving teen council at our library for nearly ten years, I’ve spent some time
thinking about what I want teens to get out of their experience at the library.
One of the big things that they need and want is to develop leadership skills.
Every application for college or scholarships seems to ask how they are
demonstrating leadership, so I decided several years ago that I would build in
opportunities for them to develop these skills on the council. This has taken
the form of <span>them</span> leading meetings,
splitting up into smaller groups lead by a teen leader, and taking on other,
more advanced responsibilities. After learning a bit more about the Situational
Leadership model at the Leadership Institute of the Oregon Library Association
(LIOLA) conference, I am able to see the times when council members have
demonstrated or responded to leadership behaviors described in the model.”
Please read on to see how you can apply Mark’s knowledge and experience in your
library.<span> </span>And to apply for LIOLA 2019,
see: <span></span></span></font><font size="2"><span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/liola-2019" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://www.olaweb.org/liola-2019</a><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br><font size="2"><span><span></span></span></font><font size="2">
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span>Mark is posing as Rosie the Riveter
below, a theme from the latest issue of the OLA Quarterly.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">Happy Holidays!</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">Charles Wood</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">OLA Communications</span></font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span></span></span></p>
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