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Fantastic Fiction lists series in reading order, shows upcoming releases, and provides book summaries. It's a great resource for discovering new books, tracking favorite authors, and exploring connected works across a series.

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Browse bestselling fiction authors, books and series in order. Sign up to follow authors; keep track of your books; discover new books from our recommendations.

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A simple search engine where users plug in a book they liked and then get recommended similar titles. It also generates tags for each title that makes it easier for users to search by subject.

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​Programming Librarian is a website managed by the American Library Association's Public Programs Office, dedicated to assisting librarians in developing and delivering impactful community programs. It offers a vast collection of program ideas, webinars, articles, and free programming guides tailored to various audiences and budgets. Additionally, the site provides opportunities for library workers to share their successful programs and learn from peers.

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A website of the American Library Association Public Programs Office

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​Canva is an online design platform that offers an intuitive drag-and-drop interface and a vast library of templates. It has templates for social media graphics, presentations, posters, and website. Canva makes designing easy for anyone with minimum design experience.

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Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.

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​Wakelet is a digital curation platform that enables people to collect, organize, and share various types of online content—including articles, videos, images, and social media posts—into visually engaging collections known as "wakes." These collections can be customized with different layouts and are easily shareable via links.

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Wakelet | The All In One Content Platform

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Wakelet allows you to bookmark, organize, collaborate and present on content all in one platform. Harness your content to build remarkable things.

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​Mentimeter is a presentation platform that enables presenters to engage audiences in real-time. It has features like live polls, quizzes, word clouds, and Q&A sessions. It allows participants to contribute anonymously, fostering open and honest feedback and providing presenters with immediate insights.

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Velásquez, J. (2020). Fostering Authentic Teen Participation: Reflections: We Have To Embrace Letting Go So That Teens Can Take the Lead. Young Adult Library Services, 18(3), 18–20.

A look into how teen librarians can encourage teens to take a leadership role in planning programs. It advises teen librarians on how best to get authentic participation by taking a step back and giving more autonomy to teens.

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Pexels is a great site for stock images. This can be used instead of trying to sort through the paid images that Canva offers.

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Similar to Pexels, Nappy is a resource for free stock images. It can be difficult to find diversity within stock photos, and Nappy is focused on putting Black and Brown people in the forefront. This is important to prevent unintentionally excluding identities when marketing for library programs.

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Lofi girl is my go to ambiance channel when I'm trying to create a cozy, warm environment for teen programs. This channel also has Lofi Boy for more upbeat synth pop beats.

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lofi hip hop radio 📚 beats to relax/study to

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A stellar resource for identifying triggers without spoiling the plot. This can be used for both movies and books.

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Crowdsourced content warnings spoilers for movies, tv, books and more.

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The best job I ever had was being a teen librarian, and I'm passionate about creating a welcoming environment for teens in the library. These are all resources that I used frequently to create programs for teens, and I will continuously update this page with resources I find useful. I've separated them into four categories: readers' advisory, program ideas, designing, and miscellaneous. These may change and evolve as I continue to update this page.