Dog Ear

It’s our motto/montra at OCL – “We Empower Teens.” And while it has been a challenge for me (after all those years being a student) to take input from the OCL teens, I am always well rewarded when I do. Not only is teen attendance at programs up, but their ideas reveal to me that I do not anticipate all their needs! So, after showing the Toms River Anime Club our new website, I got some positive feedback but a lot more suggestions. Here is a sampling of those suggestions, all of which I will act on (because they are just so darn good!):

• include a list of available screening titles
• vote for Operation Anime’s free monthly screeners online (include the pictures/summaries) so that absent members don’t miss voting
• include raffle prizes and past winners, suggested donations
• include anime reviews/member recommendations
• include a photo/video gallery

If there is only one thing I can recommend to new Teen Librarians, it’s get input from your teens on everything you can. Give them what they want!