50+ Programs for Tweens, Teens, Adults, and Families

Amy Alessio is an award winning librarian with a black belt in karate. She has co-authored several programming books for ALA Editions, including 50+ Fandom Programs: Planning Festivals and Events for Tweens, Teens, and Adults (ALA Editons, 2017). She has conducted several webinars for the American Library Association on programming. She reviews mysteries and romances for Booklist and has authored and edited several other works of fiction and nonfiction. She is a former board member for YALSA. She foists her passion for vintage food trends and retro crafts at local and national workshops and on her blog. She has over 1000 vintage cookbooks and still owns her 80’s Strawberry Shortcake dolls. Learn more at http://www.amyalessio.com.Katie LaMantia is a collection development librarian at Baker and Taylor. She previously worked as a teen librarian at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg, Illinois and is a former Teen Advisory Board member turned librarian. She is the co-author of the books Pop Culture-Inspired Programs for Tweens, Teens, and Adults (ALA Editions, 2018), 50+ Fandom Programs: Planning Festivals and Events for Tweens, Teens, and Adults (ALA Editions, 2017) and A Year of Programs for Millennials and More (ALA Editions, 2015). She has a personal and professional appreciation and interest in pop culture and has presented at multiple state and national library conferences about libraries, teens, and 20s and 30s programming. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and extreme adventure activities.Emily Vinci is the fiction manager at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg, Illinois. Her professional interests are promoting the acquisition and appreciation of comics and graphic novels in libraries as well as creating programming that targets patrons in their 20s and 30s. She presents frequently about pop culture and niche library programming and coauthored the books A Year of Programs for Millennials and More (ALA Editions, 2015), 50+ Fandom Programs (ALA Editions, 2017), and Pop Culture-Inspired Programs for Tweens, Teens, and Adults (ALA Editions, 2018). A lifelong lover of all things pop culture and an avid collector, currently has more than two hundred copies of the Jurassic Park films on VHS and is always looking for more.

• IntroductionPart I A Year of IdeasChapter 1 JanuaryCommunity ConnectionsEntrepreneur FairGame DesignRememberlutionsChapter 2 FebruaryFloral Mood BoostersMedieval MagicMore Mardi GrasSalty and Sweet FestChapter 3 MarchAustenlandGreen Everywhere: Indoor GardeningHealthier Twists to SnacksTeen Job FairChapter 4 AprilCreating Your StoryInvesting for BeginnersMaking Budgets Less TaxingProm Formal Wear Donation and GiveawayChapter 5 MayBasic Car RepairCooking with a Waffle IronMiddle and High School Survival StrategiesSing-Along Movie NightChapter 6 JuneBBQ for BeginnersDIY Frozen Drinks and DessertsFun FairRoad Rally / Scavenger HuntChapter 7 JulyCamp NostalgiaNight under the StarsSpelling BeeWonderful Wedding SeriesChapter 8 AugustLife Hacks for Living on Your OwnRésumé / Cover Letter Writing (When You Don’t Have a Long Job History)Superheroes IRLTabletop Game NightChapter 9 SeptemberHealthy Eating and Meal Prep TipsNight Out, InRead at the Table: Delicious Book Club VariationsTime ManagementChapter 10 OctoberAll about the CandyCosplay Event / Costume DesignHaunted Halloween HappeningsPreschool for AdultsChapter 11 NovemberCoffee Shop HopToastmasters / TED Talks / Public SpeakingTwenty Fast Appetizers and DessertsUpcycled FriendsgivingChapter 12 DecemberBe Dazzling: Artistic Adornment for AmateursDestress—and Treat Yo’ Self!DIY Dinner Parties on a DimeSaturday Morning (at Night) CartoonsPart II Enjoyable Clubs That Inspire and EducateChapter 13 Books and Media FunAdult Graphic Novel ClubBook to ScreenBucket List Book ClubRetro Movie NightTV TrippingYoung Adult Books for Next Gens ClubChapter 14 ParentingWelcome to the Library: A Guide for New ParentsParenting TeensPower Parenting Program: Parent NightsChapter 15 Passions5K ClubCrafterworkFoodiesHistorical ActivitiesRetro Craft ClubStory and Performance TroupeWriter’s WorkshopChapter 16 Skills and ServiceCommunity College ConnectionCrafting for CharityJob SkillsService ClubSTEAM ClubTech NightChapter 17 Social or Game TimeAdults Facing Social ChallengesGamers GuildTrivia NightsIndex