Getting Teens Excited about Reading- Thinking Inside the Teen Book Box

A recent trend is the desire for subscription boxes for books. These boxes consist of a new book in a particular genre/age range and fun trinkets that are themed with the book. Most subscriptions such as OWL Crate and Lit Joy are available as a paid subscription. As a library, we can offer this service for free while promoting our services and materials to our teen patrons. We will describe how our libraries got started with this service, obstacles we found along the way, tips to get stakeholders on board and how our teens reacted to the service.

Stephanie Brand, Lead Librarian, Worthington Libraries in Ohio
Tara Shiman, Youth Services Librarian, Worthington Libraries in Ohio
Melisa Martinez, Children’s Services Assistant Manager, Fountaindale Public Library District in Illinois