Looking for Teen Program Ideas - Here You Go

School Library Journal's article Teen Programs in a Box brings together all kinds of ideas for teen programs organized by categories like book-based, craft, food and interactive programs.

Find ideas for during the year or for planning an exciting summer. Other sources for program ideas include the Programming Librarian blog and YSS's own 52 Weeks of YA Programming in a convenient PDF format. You can find programs to fit your space and your budget - big or small.

If you have a great source for program ideas, we'd love to hear about it and so would your colleagues serving youth in libraries across Wisconsin and the nation. Share in the comments or if you're a YSS member, you can submit it to the email address for Aimee Schreiber in the blog header.

All 52 Weeks of YA Programming in One PDF

Need ideas for programs? A supply list for said program? Want tips and pointers? Try any or all of these awesome programs done by your wonderful Wisconsin colleagues in Youth Services compiled in the 52 Weeks of YA Programming pdf document.

52 Weeks: Week 52 Steampunk

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 52: Steampunk Submitted by YSS Member Georgia Jones

Link to 52 Weeks of YA Programming to be Updated

Though you can view the most recent 52 Weeks posts here on the blog, it's come to our attention that the link to the full pdf document has moved. We'll post the new link here as soon as it is available. If you need access to the full document before that happens, please send a request to Sarah Cournoyer at the email address shown in the header.

Updated link to 52 Weeks of YA Programming now available. Click here to view the full document. Individual posts have been updated, too.

52 Weeks: Week 51 Tween Book Club “Creeper’s Mysteries Play”

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 51: Tween Book Club “Creeper’s Mysteries Play” Submitted by YSS Member Krissa Coleman

52 Weeks: Week 50 Blind Date With a Book

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 50: Blind Date With a Book 
Submitted by YSS Members Brittany Gitzlaff & Carolyn Vidmar

52 Weeks: Week 49 Anti-Valentine’s Day

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 49: Anti-Valentine’s Day Submitted by YSS Member Amber McCrea

52 Weeks: Week 48 Chocolate Olympics

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 48: Chocolate Olympics Submitted by YSS Member Minetta Lippert

52 Weeks: Week 47 Valentine's Day Chopped Dessert Challenge

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 47: Valentine's Day Chopped Dessert Challenge  Submitted by YSS Member Keri Whitmore

52 Weeks: Week 46 Valentine's Day Movie Night

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 46: Valentine's Day Movie Night: Warm Bodies  Submitted by YSS Member Dave Deprey

52 Weeks: Week 45 National Soup Month

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 45: National Soup Month  Submitted by YSS Member Penny Johnson

52 Weeks: Week 44 TAG Mission Statement

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 44: TAG Mission Statement  Submitted by YSS Member Kerri Ashlin

52 Weeks: Week 43 Fortune Reader

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 43: Fortune Reader  Submitted by YSS Member Katherine Elchert

52 Weeks: Week 42 Arduino - Controlled Robots

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 42: Arduino - Controlled Robots  Submitted by YSS Member Matt Beinerman

Photo credit: Matt Beinerman

52 Weeks: Week 41 Holiday Ugly Sweater Party

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 41: Holiday Ugly Sweater Party  Submitted by YSS Member Katrina Dombrowsky

52 Weeks: Week 40 Holiday Get Together

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 40: Holiday Get Together  Submitted by YSS Member Sandy Stephany

52 Weeks: Week 39 Gingerbread Who?

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 39: Gingerbread Who? Gingerbread Who? Submitted by YSS Member Amanda Hyland

52 Weeks: Week 38 Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Tournament

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 38: Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Tournament Submitted by YSS Member Emily Heideman

52 Weeks: Week 37 Make Your Own Bath Salts

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 37: Make Your Own Bath Salts Submitted by YSS Member Cary Perzan

52 Weeks: Week 36 Embroidery Floss Frenzy

Brought to you by the Wisconsin Library Association Youth Services Section, 52 Weeks of YA Programming is a collection of teen programs submitted by YSS members across the state.

Week 36: Embroidery Floss Frenzy Submitted by YSS Member Cole Zrostlik