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  • 1.  working with trans pre-teens and teens in public libraries

    Posted Feb 11, 2020 04:32 PM
    Does anyone know of speakers, curriculum, webinars, or other resources on this topic?  I've been able to find quite a bit for older teens and young adults, but virtually nothing on younger youth (9-12 yo).  I looked at the resources provided by the Emerging Leaders for EDI (and it is amazing), but still doesn't really hit the target topic.

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    Kim Bishop
    Staff Development Manager
    Dayton Metro Library (OH)
    kbishop@daytonmetrolibrary.org
    p: 937-496-8671
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  • 2.  RE: working with trans pre-teens and teens in public libraries

    Posted Feb 12, 2020 06:41 PM
    I've worked with the Transgender Training Institute in Philadelphia. We've had them come and do a staff training for our youth services team. They work with school (K-12) so they would be a good resource. https://www.transgendertraininginstitute.com/training-services/

    Regards,
    Cassandra

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    Cassandra Collucci
    Training Manager
    Somerset County Library System
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  • 3.  RE: working with trans pre-teens and teens in public libraries

    Posted Feb 14, 2020 01:33 PM
    Thank you, Cassandra!

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    Kim Bishop
    Staff Development Manager
    Dayton Metro Library (OH)
    kbishop@daytonmetrolibrary.org
    p: 937-496-8671
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  • 4.  RE: working with trans pre-teens and teens in public libraries

    Posted Feb 13, 2020 03:35 PM
    Hi Kim,

    My library has a monthly program for LGBTQ+ teens (called Alphabet Soup) and we have many younger teens who participate. I asked our librarians who coordinate the program if they had any resources they would recommend and here is the response I received from one of them:

    A good portion of our Alphabet Soup attendees are in middle school. The biggest resource that Alphabet Soup provides is a safe, affirming place where teens can just have fun. We bring in LGBTQ+ members of the community who have skills they can teach, we play games and watch movies. When we do have guest speakers we have a very detailed questionnaire and agreement form for them to fill out. As for being affirming in general, even outside of Alphabet Soup, we make sure to ask any newcomers their name and pronouns and make sure to respect those. Becca and Maddie have lots of affirming signage in the Canteena, like rainbow flags and the trans pride flag. I am sure Becca has more to add on this! 
    I would recommend they reach out to their local Pride Center: http://daytonlgbtcenter.org/  The Utah Pride Center has been particularly helpful to the library. 
    As for helpful online resources:
    https://www.glsen.org/  is really good and has four Ohio chapters, GLSEN has a K-12 focus so there should be resources for pre-teens
    https://pflag.org/resource/transgender-reading-list-adults PFLAG is a great resource for cis people who want to be trans-inclusive and may not know much about it 
    https://lgbtqreads.com/middle-grade/  This list has middle grade books featuring trans and gender non-conforming protagonists that would be good to add to the collection. 
    Hope that helps!


    If I receive a response from any of our other teen librarians I'll send that along too.
    Best,
        Patrick


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    Patrick Hoecherl
    Staff Development Coordinator
    Salt Lake City Public Library
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  • 5.  RE: working with trans pre-teens and teens in public libraries

    Posted Feb 14, 2020 01:41 PM
    Thanks so much!  Though relatively new, we, too, have a LGBTQ+  group that meets.  It is facilitated by our system-wide Teen Services Coordinator.  Good to know about the K-12 focus of GLSEN.  We have a couple of specific pre-teen patrons and one of our managers is looking for ways to have conversations with staff to both educate and help them be more comfortable with the issue, as well as provide the best welcoming service we can.  It's a tough topic, and we applaud her for being proactive in her approach to it  with our Children's Services staff.

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    Kim Bishop
    Staff Development Manager
    Dayton Metro Library (OH)
    kbishop@daytonmetrolibrary.org
    p: 937-496-8671
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  • 6.  RE: working with trans pre-teens and teens in public libraries

    Posted Feb 19, 2020 03:21 PM
    Hello Kim

    The Washington State Library recently had Dr. Robert Bittner from UBC present at several locations around the state on serving LGBTQ+ youth  and their families.  He also graciously presented a 1 hour webinar which we have hosted on our Niche Academy and you are welcome to view.  In addition there are some resources which he used during his workshops. 

    Best
    Tami
    https://my.nicheacademy.com/washingtonstate?category=2693

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    Tami Masenhimer
    Training Coordinator
    Washington State Library
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