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Making Youth Participation Making Youth Participation Work Work for Teen Spaces…for Teen Spaces…
Dr. Anthony Bernier San Jose State University
book “butts” out
left-to-right
same-level shelving
open space on right
everything to shelf lip…
Shelving Basics: What we get used to in library school
Everything in alpha-numeric order
Shelves are for books
Order preserves access
“Consistency is the foundation of virtue”
Shelving Basics 101: What we get used to in library school
Library Aesthetics:
•“Order”
•“Structure”
•“Balance”
•“Flow”
•“Unity”
•“Consistency”
~asymmetry~contrast ~exaggeration~irony~reuse~totems
Teen Aesthetics:
Library Aesthetics:
•“Order”
•“Structure”
•“Balance”
•“Flow”
•“Unity”
•“Consistency”
Teen Aesthetics:
~asymmetry~contrast ~exaggeration~irony~reuse
~totems
“HotShelving” Review: Book Cover Art:Shelf Space:Shelving Appliances:Off-the Shelf Applications:
Book Covers:“While we might feel that no one should judge a book by its cover, the truth is that everyone does. It doesn’t matter how popular the content will be with young adults if the cover design keeps them from picking it up.”
Dorothy Broderick, (former editor, Voice of Youth Advocates - VOYA)
Book Cover Art:Face out book coversRepetitionVary height and color
HotShelving as Communication
Shelf Space:Use entire shelf, every inch“Wrap” shelvesUse back of shelves and “end caps”Use airspaceVary shelf heightsUse “Book bricks”
HotShelving as Communication
Stacking and Grouping: “Pancaking” Author or series “stacking” Genre or theme building
“Merchandizing your YA collection means taking an active role in making the collection one that teens will want to browse through and spend time within.”
-Mary Ann Nichols, 2002
“Cover a portion of your wall with heavy paper and use that as an ongoing canvas for poetry, doodling, or composing.”
-Susan LevittTeen Feng Shui, 2003
Libraries are spaces of exploration not spaces of collections!
“HotShelving” Concepts: book cover art
shelf spaces
shelving appliances
off-the-shelf-applications
Repetition
Angularity
Color
Three-dimensionality
“HotShelving” helps poor readers
“HotShelving” helps teens reluctant approach our desks
“HotShelving” entices teens into picking up material they ignore otherwise.
1) Spatial diagnosis
2) User satisfaction survey
3) Develop décor and space change options
4) Focus group
Phase I: Research4 Steps…
1) Briefing with selected (youth) staff
2) Vetted plan for administration
3) Presentation to system-wide staff
Phase II: Collaboration and Review3 Steps…
1) Implement accepted plan
2) Do post-occupancy study
3) Final written assessment (for administration and staff)
Phase III: Execution and Evaluation
3 Final Steps…
Teen Advisory GroupsTeen Advisory Groups
Indeterminate size/number of participants
Regular or on-going meetings
Broad range of activities and interests
Teen Space Focus GroupTeen Space Focus Group(10 key factors)(10 key factors)
1. Participant limit between 10-15
2. 1 or 2 meetings only
3. Narrow topic range
4. Not brainstorming but responses
5. Discipline the agenda
1. Participant limit between 10-15
2. 1 or 2 meetings only
3. Narrow topic range
4. Not brainstorming but responses
5. Discipline the agenda
Teen Space Focus GroupTeen Space Focus Group (10 key factors) (10 key factors)
6. “R-form” the group often
7. Show examples more than once
8. Lots of ways to record responses
9. See sample agenda in packet
10. Have fun!
6. “R-form” the group often
7. Show examples more than once
8. Lots of ways to record responses
9. See sample agenda in packet
10. Have fun!
