Join us for the next NCompass Live: “Tech Talk with Michael Sauers: Ancient ones and Ender fun: Going beyond standard Young Adult events and getting “-craft”y”, on Wednesday, July 31, 10:00-11:00 am Central Time.
Lindsey Tomsu (LaVista Public Library) and Gordon Wyant (Bellevue Public Library) discuss their experiences throwing large scale events for teens. Lindsey will discuss the Lovecraftian Life Sized Arkham Horror program, in which teens cosplayed as characters and worked together to make props to immerse themselves in the world of H.P. Lovecraft. Gordon will discuss the Minecraft-a-thon, an all-day event that took over the YA area in the middle of summer with crafts, a gigantic Minecraft papercraft world, a library hosted Minecraft server, and integration of the library’s new 3d printers. These programs dwarfed their normal teen events and came with their own joys and challenges. Their successes and failures will be laid bare to encourage and arm you with the knowledge to blow your programming audience away.
In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLC’s Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library. There will also be plenty of time in each episode for you to ask your tech questions. So, bring your questions with you, or send them in ahead of time, and Michael will have your answers.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:- Aug. 7 – Boopsie-Daisy, Easy-Peasy! One librarian’s experience with Boopsie mobile app development
- Aug. 14 – EveryoneOn @your library®
- Aug. 21 – Libraries Lending eReaders
