The Young Adult Services Section never disappoints with their conference programming, and this year is no different!

First off, don’t miss Library Social Work: Engage the Fusion on Friday May 31 from 11:30 am-12:20 pm. This panel includes speakers from Long Branch Library and Brooklyn Public Library! Have you ever considered hiring a social worker to help teens in your community? You’ll want to hear how other libraries are handling it as well.

Don’t miss out on the Garden State Book Awards luncheon right after this presentation from 12:30-2:00 pm! The speaker this year is the executive director of the National Book Foundation, and has previously served as a consultant for the Sundance Institute, San Francisco Film Society, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and ReelWorks Teen Filmmaking.  Lucas also serves on the literary council of the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Two important programs for teen librarians are How to Run a Successful Volunteer Program and After School With Middle School on Friday May 31, 2019 from 2:30-3:20 pm.

After School With Middle School deals with the eternal question of how to provide enriching programs for middle schoolers when they come to the library after school and how to manage noise and other patrons’ expectations.

How to Run a Successful Volunteer Program is helpful for librarians planning to start a volunteer program at their library and tips to manage an ongoing volunteer program with presenters from all over the state of New Jersey.

Come check out these and many other fabulous programs at the 2019 NJLA Conference!

-Stacey Shapiro, 2018-2019 NJLA Conference Committee