Recently in SLJ's Teen Librarian Toolbox blog, Karen Jensen shared her library's work in creating the popular kits that help tweens and teens learn babysitting skills and provide content to use while babysitting. She also delves into how their Aquisitions Department supports that work with additional kits for children and booklists for teens.
She writes: "I love working at a library that is doing amazing things for teens, which is exactly what the Fort Worth Public Library does! As the program description notes, babysitting basics isn’t always about getting teens the help they need for babysitting, it can also be about helping teens learn basic skills for taking care of younger siblings. My girls have a 6 year age difference, and that was often hard to navigate. But I know a lot of teens with even wider age gaps and these skills can be valuable. Learning how to take care of younger kids is useful for so many reasons."
Click here to read the full post [Supporting The ABCs of Babysitting at the Fort Worth Public Library, behind the scenes support for frontward facing teen programming. Jensen, Karen. Teen Librarian Toolbox. School Library Journal. July 5, 2023.
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