F04: Honour Among Preteens AND Let’s Reframe it.
Session Description
Come spend 75 minutes and hear about two programs from two libraries that focus on Preteens and Teens.
The first presentation is called: Honour Among Preteens: Every Master Thief Needs 21st Century Skills.
When preteens join The Heist at the Richmond Public Library, teamwork, technology and a flair for the dramatic collide. Preteens work collaboratively to prepare for a daring feat—the theft of the Crown Jewels. To pull it off, the thieves must apply skills in robotics, 3D modelling and more, while also learning about Creative Commons. In this session, conference attendees will consider how role-playing techniques and aspects of problem-based learning can be applied to technology programs for preteens in the library.
The second presentation is called: Let’s Reframe It!
Teens see the effects of climate change and natural disasters nearby and abroad. Governments are trying to build communities’ resilience before a disaster occurs, and want to involve teens – but how? Vancouver Public Library, the City of Vancouver’s Office of Resiliency, and the Aboriginal Life In Vancouver Enhancement Society teamed up to experiment with an interdisciplinary, literature-come-to-life game for teens to practice survival skills, framed by the plot of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series
At this session, participants will hear how partner organizations teamed up to transform a potentially sedentary, bookish teen program into a low-stakes physical competition that involved a tent, a stream, Indigenous plant knowledge, and communication through mirrors.
Speakers
Ariel Caldwell, Vancouver Public Library
Biography
Ariel Caldwell is a Teen Services Librarian at Vancouver Public Library, and works with youth and service providers in the northeast quadrant of the city. She believes that vibrant connections with community partners are the library’s most valuable assets. Ariel also teaches Services for Young Adults at UBC’s iSchool, with a focus on working authentically with marginalized youth.
Lindsay Grant, Britannia Community Services Society
Biography
Lindsay Grant is the Project Coordinator for the Grandview Woodland Community Resilience Strategy, based out of Britannia Community Services Centre in East Vancouver. She has worked in community development in a variety of capacities with non-profits and community centres. The Community Resilience Strategy is a pilot project launched in partnership with the City of Vancouver and the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Project. Community resilience is a measure of the capacity of community members, including residents, local service providers, businesses, civil society, and institutions to connect, share assets, and work together to overcome local challenges and maximize emerging opportunities.
Kristen Lemay, Richmond Public Library
Biography
As a Digital Services Librarian at the Richmond Public Library, Kristen Lemay has the opportunity to collaborate with creative and motivated young people as they work with robots, test out conductive materials, and more.