Repair the Harm: Restorative Approaches to Behavior Management in Libraries

Thursday, 5/18/2017
  • 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Eastern)
  • 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Central)
  • 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mountain)
  • 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Pacific)

When we welcome teenagers into our library spaces, we can expect a certain number of behavioral challenges.  There are many approaches we can take as practitioners to guide and manage behavior in the librar. Learn how libraries can make use of restorative practices to help teens learn from their behavior, in meaningful and transformative ways, and maintain access to their library.

Learning Outcomes

Participants in the session will:

  • Understand the underlying principles of Restorative Justice.
  • Know an array of restorative practices and how they have been implemented in libraries.
  • Know processes you can take for re-evaluating behavioral policies and procedures at your library.

Who Should Attend

  • Library staff working with teens in school and/or public libraries
  • Staff in informal learning environments that work with teens
  • Library school students
  • Library and iSchool instructors
  • Administrators working with staff to develop teen initiatives

Presenter

Shauna Anderson is the Supervisor of Young Adult Services at Skokie Public Library. She believes in the power of young people and reads research articles for fun.

Registration

Cost

YALSA Members: Free

Non-Members: Available for purchase on the Webinars On Demand page 24 hours after the live recording.

YALSA members may register for this webinar on the Members Only Webinar Registration page (Login required.) Non-members may purchase the webinar on the Webinars On Demand page 24 hours after the live recording.

How to Register

YALSA members may register for this webinar on the Members Only Webinar Registration page (Login required.) Non-members may purchase the webinar on the Webinars On Demand page 24 hours after the live recording.

Tech Requirements

The webinar will be hosted using the Zoom platform. Zoom allows participants to join the session using a webcam and computer or phone for audio, via their app for Andrioid and iOS devices, and via phone only. To learn how to get started with Zoom and MAC and PC systems requirements visit the software's Getting Started web pages. After registering for the session you'll receive full login information.

Contact

For more information contact YALSA at yalsa@ala.org