We'll celebrate the 2014 Teen Tech Week March 9 - 15 with the theme DIY @ your library.  Check back to this page in November 2013 for a wealth of resources to help you plan your 2014 celebration!

Every time my library wraps up a big program I think about how I should take five or ten minutes to note what improvements and tweaks I want to make the next time.  Of course, I usually get busy working on whatever the next big thing is and don’t get around to it.  I have been intrigued by a lot of cool possibilities for next year, so I’m thinking it is not too early to consider what form your programs might take for Teen Tech Week 2014.…

Time to Check in @ your library and check out the outstanding technology they offer like e-books, movies, music, audiobooks, databases and online homework help.

What's your favorite thing to check out when you Check in @ your library!

Submit your answer at http://atyourlibrary.org/happy-teen-tech-week for a chance to win a $25 iTunes gift card. Open to library lovers of all ages. Contest will remain open until noon…

Pew released a new teens & technlogy report on March 13, 2013:

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx

You can also read the YALSAblog post about it:

http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2013/03/13/pew-report-teens-and-technology-2013/

We are working on Teen Tech Week here at Cottage Grove Public Library, in Cottage Grove, Oregon. On top of that, we're also working on a Space Night event in which Astronomer Teena Della from NASA is our special guest! We're very busy here at CGPL, but nonetheless, I'm sharing my TTW Plans!

We and the Teens will be using our computer resources at CGPL to cast our votes in this years Kids' Choice Awards!

Also, we are having a photo contest, in which teens ages 13 - 19 can submit their…

In recognition of Teen Tech Week, the Afterschool Alliance will moderate a free webinar focused on how libraries—in partnership with youth-serving organizations—can be key allies in providing innovative and digitally-rich programming for teens.

With support from the MacArthur Foundation and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), thirty libraries and museums throughout the country are working…

Our Scavenger Hunt went "live" on March 1. Our graphic designer created five lovely 8.5" by 11" posters  - one for each code - which I placed around the library.

Each code leads to a different post on our book blog, website, flickr, youtube or twitter feed.  The bit.ly links included with each code are there for…

For those of you looking to infuse some Science, Technology Engineering, or Math into your TTW activities, YALSA now has an online toolkit to help you do just that!

The 2013 winter issue of YALS focused on Teen Tech Week (TTW) and mailed out earlier this month.  You can also find supplementary material on the YALS web site, including TTW-focused ideas and resources.  Check it out at http://www.yalsa.ala.org/yals/

There are many ways to use tablets in library settings and Teen Tech Week is a perfect time to try some of these out.  A few of the ways are somewhat obvious.  There are fun and educational apps to use in various ways during teen programs, some libraries have been able to loan out tablets and others are…

Log on to Twitter any time from 2-3pm, eastern, on Fri. Feb. 22nd and participate in the Tweet-up.  Post ideas or search for ones using the hashtag: #TTW13.  This Tweet-up is being hosted by YALSA's Teen Tech Week Committee.

In my last blog post, I wrote about  plans to gamify my library's social networking sites. The idea came about because of a building-wide renovation project that would render our computer room unavailable during March.  Since then, our plans have evolved.

Here was the original concept, as it was to be advertised in our newsletter: Earn prizes throughout March by connecting with the Library via Facebook, Flickr, Foursquare, Twitter and through our blogs. Five check-ins will…

Join YALSA for a free webinar, "Check In: Maker Spaces 101, Teens, and You" on February 7 from 2 - 3 p.m. ET. Discover how these new community spaces are engaging teens, encouraging research, and transforming activities from humdrum to home-run. Hillary Kolos, Director of Digital Learning at DreamYard, will guide you through teen content and technology spaces. Attendees will learn how to create a maker center when you have limited space and budget, how to apply Maker Space principles to…

Welcome to the website for Teen Tech Week 2013!  Teen Tech Week is coming up quickly, March 10th through March 16th, so what are some important things to be thinking of now?

Besides planning your programming for Teen Tech Week this is a great time to advocate for teen services at your library.  Special programs like TTW help highlight the successful programs and services you do…

My library is about to embark on a year-long renovation project. The basic structure of the building will stay the same, but everything inside it will shuffle around - much like one of those sliding tile puzzles that you rearrange to form a picture.

Our comptuer room/board room will be unavailable during March, which means that the computer-dependent programs that we typically schedule for Teen Tech Week won't be possible this year. On the upside, we'll eventually have separate board…

Share this Issue Brief from YALSA with the elected officials and policy makers in your town and state: http://bit.ly/AyI06V. It focuses on the role libraries play in keeping teens safe online, which is often a hot topic in local, state and federal government.  Passing this on to your officials can help ensure that they are knowledgeable about the important work that you do.  Is sharing this an act of lobbying?  Nope.  You're just providing…

Hello, and welcome to the 2013 Teen Tech Week website, your one-stop shop for all that you need to plan a great event in 2013!

• Looking for the event ideas, professional resources, and publicity tools of years past? They're here; just check the Resources tab (and we've even made downloadable versions for easier use)
• We put up an FAQ, but if you have a question that isn't answered that you think would benefit registrants at large, please leave your question in the…