The Five Laws of Library Programs for and with Teens

Abstract

Are you struggling with teen programs and looking for ways to get teens into your library? Tired of sitting in an empty room with cold pizza? This poster features best practices for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs for teens. The Five Laws, based on the Five Laws of Library Science by Ranganathan, are: 1. Programs are for use 2. Every teen his/her/their program 3. Every program its partner 4. Save the time everyone 5. The program is a growing, changing, adaptable, flexible thing