Teen Services Staff
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In the Teen Room
Youth Development
Teen Events and Volunteering
100

This Teen Services staff member has an 8-year-old daughter

Who is Earl Aaron?

100

Teen Services staff meet with this department every day at about 3:15

What is Safety?

100

The Teen Room is intended for patrons in these grades

What are grades 6-12?

100

The department you should call to address behaviors like being loud in the cafe or running on the second floor.

Who is Teen Services?

100

Using the Library-->Resources and Services-->Teens

What is the pathway to Teen Services information on the new website?

200

This Teen Services staff member is sewing dragon wings to sell at a craft fair

Who is Brittany Goudie-Nemec?

200

Teen volunteers regularly help with programs in this department

What is Youth Services?

200

Blue spine labels denote this collection

What is Jr High Fiction?

200

Gentle reminders, redirection, I-ESCAPE, outlining possible consequences

What are actions Teen staff use to address behavioral concerns?

200

Examples of these programs include Teen Library Council, Monarch Community Science Project, Crafting for a Cause

What are Teen volunteer opportunities?

300

This Teen Services staff member has a solo show onstage in Chicago

Who is A.T. Gruber?

300

Staff from this department make up almost half of the Hot Summer Reads Committee.

What is (3rd floor) Access?

300

Spaces where teens are allowed to eat

What are the Teen Room and Cafe?

300

1 in 5 youth in the United States experience this in any given year

What is experience a diagnosed mental health condition?

300

The Talking Farm and Turning Point

What are some community partners we facilitate recurring programs with?

400

This Teen Services staff member is also a professional photographer

Who is Eddie Eng?

400

This LE staff member has become a beloved part of the Friend Squad team

Who is "DJ" Rick Sawdon?

400

Phone chargers, school supplies, art supplies, and fidgets

What are examples of resources in the teen office? 

400

Express care, challenge growth, provide support, share power, expand possibilities 

What are the 5 key elements of developmental relationships?

400

Theme of the August Teen Room book display curated by our Bookworms volunteers

What is romance?

500

This Teen Services staff member has a child who sees ghosts

Who is Laurel Dooley?

500

Teen staff works with this department for school outreach & accessible and intergenerational programming

What is Community Engagement?

500

Times when adults can use Teen study rooms (unaccompanied by a teen)

What are the hours during school and before noon on Saturdays? 

500

Positive relationships with non-parental adults, reading for pleasure, volunteering, and a commitment to social justice 

What are things that improve outcomes for young people / Developmental Assets?

500

Teens who live in Skokie, attend a Skokie school, or are going through Skokie’s Youth Ordinance Court 

Who can do court-ordered community service?