New Adults in the Library

Book Crafts

Get Silly

Robotics

A Doctor Who Party!

Trivia Night at

a Local Bar

Adult Spelling Bee

Steal Ideas from the Teen section

Bad Art Night

Contact us!

https://karissamlis.wordpress.com/category/new-adult-programming/

Friend Speed Dating

Targeted Game Nights

Role-Playing Gaming Nights

Sonja Somerville

Teen Services Librarian

Salem Public Library

ssomerville@cityofsalem.net

https://karissamlis.wordpress.com/category/new-adult-programming/

Reading is Hip

Hillary Ostlund

Public Services Manager

Hillsboro Public Library

hillary.ostlund@hillsboro-oregon.gov

@libraryhillary

Cool Author #2: Cory Doctorow

How is this different than programming for any adult?

Cool Author #1:

Max Brooks

Oh yeah!

Then there's reading.

This age group loves to read and learn.

Programming for new adults may require more ...

• Creativity about spaces used
• Flexibility about programming times
• Awareness of pop culture and trends

Pew Research Center says so....

http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/04/07/libraries-and-learning/

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/09/10/younger-americans-and-public-libraries/

Targeted/Personalized Readers Advisory

And now ... about these ideas we promised ...

20/30-something Book Club

What to Read

Recommended NA reading lists:

• NYPL: http://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/10/31/new-books-new-adults
• Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/new-adult
• NoveList: 'new' adult fiction OR "new adult" fiction? https://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/novelist-special/what-is-new-adult-fiction-anyway

And who, praytell, is supposed to do this programming?

New Adult

Fiction

(AKA, we don't have a 20/30-something librarian)

Who are these people?

• Anyone with an interest and willingness to take on the job
• As children's and teen librarians prove daily, you don't have to be in a demographic to serve a demographic
• Take an interest
• Listen to the constituents

Potential library users who are ...

• 18-35
• Mostly not college students (never went or already graduated)
• Unmarried or married without children
• Looking for fun

Why should we care?

More ideas!

• These are the people we spent 18 years connecting with as children ...
• And now they vote.
• Many modern adults are delaying or passing on parenthood.
• People crave connections, but not everyone goes to church or bars.

And don't forget "things" :-)

Doing it up!

Sacramento Public Library Alt Library

http://www.meetup.com/altlibrary/

Video games....sewing machines...bakeware...

tools....so many things!

Adults Just Wanna Have Fun: Programs

for Emerging Adults by Audrey Barbakoff

An ALA publication -

http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11611

Tips from "The Bookaneer" and LJ Mover & Shaker: Audrey Barbakoff (total expert!)

Now You Try!

https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/beyond-book-groups.html

Programming Librarian

http://programminglibrarian.org/

Small group discussion:

• How can we market our resources to this age group?
• What display ideas would work particularly well?

Now You Try!

Look at what college clubs in your area are focused on!

Small group discussion:

• What have you tried that worked for new adults?
• What have you thought of while we were talking that seems like it might work?

Report out!

Take notes so you can report back to the whole group!

Vibrant Programs and Materials to Pique the Interest of College-Age through 30-somethings

New Adults in the Library