Recharge your library programs with pop culture and technology : connect with today's teens /

• Main Author: Behen, Linda D.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2013]
• Subjects: Libraries and teenagers > United States.; High school libraries > Activity programs > United States.; Young adults' libraries > Activity programs > United States.; High school libraries > Information technology > United States.; Young adults' libraries > Information technology > United States.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 179 pages) : illustrations.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781610693707 (electronic bk.); 1610693701 (electronic bk.); 1299840809 (ebk); 9781299840805 (ebk)

Today's school libraries need to evolve and meet the needs of 21st-century students -- the instruction, programming, and library services must be relevant to today's learners. Additionally, the interactions between educators and the students are what make the critical difference in the students' learning, and turn the library and classroom into places where they will find, assimilate, experience, and understand information. This book provides practical strategies for using pop culture and technology trends to connect with easily distracted middle and high school students and hold their attention. Author Linda D. Behen addresses why school libraries are in transition and why there is a need for dramatic change. She discusses the evolution of all libraries in response to digital content; ubiquitous mobile devices such as smart phones, iPads, and other tablet computers; patrons' changing interests; and the ways in which schools and school libraries have found to effectively adapt to technology changes and student needs.