Texas Teens 4 Libraries

TT4L Logo Artist: Alexandria J. Diaz-Tello

Texas Teens 4 Libraries (TT4L)
Teen Day at TLA 2012 

The Young Adult Round Table and the 2012 Conference Program Committee are again sponsoring a very special opportunity for Texas teens to attend the 2012 TLA Annual Conference in Houston. Texas Teens 4 Libraries (TT4L) is an all-day event for teens, scheduled on Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:00am-4:00pm.

TT4L is designed to encourage the active participation of teens in TLA’s annual conference by offering them the opportunity to attend sessions, visit the Exhibit Hall, talk informally with YA authors, and interact with other Texas young adults who share their interest in reading, technology, and libraries.

Teens who attend TT4L must be sponsored by a TLA librarian who is attending the 2012 annual conference.  We require a chaperone ratio of 1 chaperone for every 5 students.  Teens must wear their TT4L shirt while at the conference and be accompanied by and stay with a chaperone while on the exhibit hall floor.

A special room will be set up for registered teens, their sponsoring librarians, and non-librarian sponsors acting as chaperones. Teens and their chaperones must arrive at the teen room between 8-9 a.m. to check in and to pick up their t-shirts. Teens will be able to meet there to plan their schedule, touch base with their sponsors, meet YA authors, meet other teens, and regroup throughout the day.

Teens will be able to visit the exhibit hall, as well as attend any regularly scheduled conference session on Thursday. YART volunteers will be stationed in the TT4L room throughout the day to talk about programming and the exhibit hall and to assist teens with questions or concerns about the conference.

A special feature of TT4L is the chance for teens to visit informally with YA authors who are already presenting at the annual conference. A schedule for these conversations between teens, sponsoring librarians, and YA authors will be distributed after teens are registered for the conference.

 Teen Book Trailers

Digital Book Trailers and Booktalks created by teens will be shown this year within the Teen Room.  All participants booktalks must adhere to the stipulated guidelines and have a signed permission slip.

All registration forms must be received by March 1, 2012. Sponsoring librarians will receive email confirmation concerning their teens’ presenter status by Monday, March 15, 2012.

2012 TT4L Booktalks for All Guidelines

2012 Teens Booktalk for All Permission Slip

For those of you with teens interested in creating digital booktalks, please upload the completed files to http://www.dropitto.me/yart (the upload password is yart). Please note that files must be 75 MB or less to be accepted. 

 TT4L Registration

As an incentive for attending the conference, TLA has approved a reduced one-day registration fee of $30 for teens participating in TT4L. The registration fee for non-librarians, such as teachers or parents who are assisting sponsoring librarians as chaperons, is also $30.

How to register teens & non- librarian sponsors

1. Download this TT4L Registration Packet:  Click here for TT4L 2012 Registration Packet.
2. One copy of the Teen Registration Form must be filled out and signed for each teen attendee.
3. One copy of the Non-Librarian Chaperone Registration Form must be signed and filled out for adult attendee.
4. Once forms are completed and returned by teens and/or non-librarian sponsors, the sponsoring librarian must input each teen and non-librarian attendee’s information into this website: TT4L  Online Registration Completion Website (click here)
5. After sponsoring librarian inputs information for all TT4L attendees into the website, the sponsoring librarian must mail the following:          
   • 1 payment for all TT4l attendees and the Payment Information form  (Payment may be made by credit card information or by check, payable to TLA)
   • 1  copy of each Teen Registration form
   • 1 copy of each Non-Librarian  Registration form
   • 1 copy of the Emergency Contact Information form

NOTE: The teen TT4L registration form must be signed by the parent or guardian, granting permission for TLA to photograph or videotape this teen and to release his/her name for publication in TLA-sponsored magazines, pamphlets, web pages, blogs, and other instructional materials.

Sponsoring librarians will receive an email confirmation when registration forms and payment are received. TT4L registration forms and fees must be received by March 1, 2012.

Sponsoring librarians must also provide an orientation for their teens which includes guidelines for attending a TLA annual conference and a video from the TT4L committee. Click here for guidelines (coming soon) provided by the TT4L Planning Committee. All sponsoring librarians will be contacted with more information about the orientation video.

Questions about TT4L? Contact Patti Cook patti.cook@austintexas.gov for more information about this great opportunity for Texas teens.

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