Teen Read Week
Picture It @ Your Library
Celebrate Teen Read Week with special book-themed programming! This year’s theme, Picture This, can be interpreted a number of different ways. You could choose to focus on comics, graphic novels, photo essays, books to movies and much more.
Why celebrate?
Teens have so many choices when it comes to entertainment that they can sometimes forget the benefits of readings: It’s free, it’s fun and it can be done anywhere! To learn more about Teen Read Week and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the organization that supports this event, visit www.ala.org/yalsa.
Programming Ideas
Mystery Science Theatre
You may remember this popular show on Comedy Central. The hit show involved a man and his robots providing a running commentary on each film, making fun of its flaws and wisecracking or "riffing" their way through each reel in the style of a movie-theater peanut gallery. Movie Licensing USA customers are having their version of this called Monday Movie Madness. They allow teens to watch a movie and make silly comments throughout. They ask that the audience has a good time but keep it clean. Our Annual Public Performance Site License covers showings of Mystery Science Theatre 3000, a great kick-off to your new program!
Themed nights
Example: "Cheese" as the theme…teens vote on the cheesiest movie and watch it while eating cheese! Other options: Favorite Anti-Valentine, Worst Graphics/Special Effects or Craziest Pets in Film.
Teen Book Boot Camp
Choose a day when teens in your area have time off school (holiday break or weekend), and hold a four hour Book Boot Camp for teens! Start with trivia about the book, follow up with a physical game or activity and end with pizza and a movie!
For other articles and programming ideas for Teen events, visit our Newsletter Features page.
Special Package Pricing for Twilight!
Book the Twilight series for your library's Teen Read Week and receive special package pricing from Movie Licensing USA. Call 1-888-267-2658 to schedule today or for more information.
Picture It Film Festival
Host a book to movie festival with films like Alice in Wonderland, Eat Pray Love, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Kite Runner.
Create Teen Trailers
Invite your patrons to create movie posters and trailers based on their favorite books or comic books. Offer some free movie rentals to those who participate. Show the trailers and display the posters at your next movie night.
Host an art appreciation workshop
Invite an art teacher from a local college or high school to teach participants some new techniques after watching a film about a great artist like The Girl With the Pearl Earring, Waiting for Hockney or Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollack.
Have a comic book swap
Invite your teens to bring comics to swap after a showing of a comic book-themed movie like The Dark Knight, The Green Hornet or Iron Man 2.
Display books to sink your teeth into
Embrace the vampire trend and have a special showing of the Twilight series. Pair your movie event with a special book discussion and vampire-themed book display.
See what the author says
Host a Skype Q&A session with an author after reading his or her latest work in your teen book club. Ask about inspiration, the writing process and what’s next on his or her agenda.
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