Recharge Your Library Programs with Pop Culture and Technology:

Preface: Why We Do What We Do
1 Schools and Libraries in Transition: So Much More Than Materials, Reference, and a Reading Room
2 Lead the Change
Change Is Hard
Digital Natives vs. Tech Immigrants
Active Decision Making
Outside Our Control
Technology
School Environments
Time
3 Things We Can Control
Time Is of the Essence
Collection Inventory and Maintenance
Don't Cover Paperback Copies with Expensive Book Covers
Do Minimal Processing and Cataloging to Get Items into Students' and Teachers' Hands as Quickly as Possible
Implement On-Demand Purchasing, Acquiring, and Providing That Ensures That Every Item Will Be in Demand
Don't Worry about Beautiful Shelves
Mark Books That You Want Students to Browse with Removable Stickers Instead of Pulling and Reshelving
Technology Development Tools
How's Your Attitude?
Attitude Adjustment
Transforming: Become Your Avatar
Be Proactive and Flexible
Be Nosey
Help Out
Go Beyond Academics
Take a Holiday
Surprise Them
Win When Others Win
Humility
Satisfy On-Demand Requests
Admire Your Students
Curb Appeal
Board Games Are the Original Social Tools
Pack Up and Move
Pop Stars Are Our Friends
Throw a Party
Break the Rules
Break the Silence
Are You a Genius?
Be a Braggart
If It Walks, Talks, and Looks Like a Leader, It Is a Leader
4 Engaging Today's Teens
Pop Culture
King of Pop
What Is Pop Culture?
Be Pop Culture
Games, Pop Stars, and Media Literacy
Not Just Fun and Games
More Pop Culture
For Immediate Release: Students Discover a Love for Writing
Be Flexible: Games Are Not for Everyone
Pop Culture Atmosphere in the Library
Social Media Tools
Humor Has Just Entered the Building
Mix It Up with Teaching Styles
Students Teaching Students
Student Tech Stars
Flipping the Classroom and Library Instruction
Books
Speed Dating with Books
Book Displays
Programming in Your Library
Celebrities
Tweet, Sing, and Be Merry
America's Next Top Poet
Pocket Poetry
Invite Others to Play
Post It in the Library
Hunting Permits
No More Bored Games
Breaking News and Events
Technology Show and Tell
Holidays and Celebrations
New Trends in Libraries
Makerspaces
Tomorrow's Librarian Living on the Leading Edge Today
Tomorrow's Librarian Ready to Lead the Way
Biography: Mia Breitkopf
5 Connect to Today's Teens through Media and Technology Tools
The Device of the Moment
BYOD
Which Device Is Right?
The Cloud
Who, What, Where Is That Cloud?
eBooks
Library Catalogs
Media Tools, Programs, and Platforms
Slide Shows and Presentations
Screen Recorders
Prezi
Video Content
Images, Posters, and Digital Displays
Word Clouds
Digital Storytelling Resources
Collaboration and Social Learning Spaces
Social Media Curators and Aggregators
Graphic Content Aggregators
Real-Time Collaboration Tools Shrink a Large Space
Pin It
6 There Is an App for That and That and That
App Prices
App Directories
Library Apps
7 Discover Your Favorite Power Tools
Media Tools
Pop Culture
Superheroes
Networking and Professional Development Are Powerful
Traditional Resources Are New Again
Selected Bibliography
Index