Badging Project Coming Up
Leah Langby
February 23, 2015
Keeping Up With Kids

Thanks to the inquiring mind of Ted in Menomonie, and the input of several librarians in our area, IFLS is putting together a project to try out using Badges with teens.  We are dabbling our toes in the waters, and we invite you to participate!

Every year through YALSA (Young Adult Library Service Association), teens have the chance to vote for the Teens’ Top Ten from a list of 40 nominees.  The nominees are announced during National Library Week (in April), and then teens are encouraged to read as many as possible and vote for their favorites during Teen Read Week (in October) when the top ten winners are announced.

We are setting up a website and badging system that will encourage teens from the area (including those using public, school, and academic libraries) to read these titles, rate them, and promote them to their friends or interact with the books in some other way.

The website itself will launch on April 18.  Watch for details coming soon!

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