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Page: Youth Participation

1. Do you have an established teen group such as a Teen Advisory Group (TAG) or Teen Advisory Board (TAB) for your library?
	answered question		42
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		64.3%	27
No		33.3%	14
I'm not working in a library		2.4%	1

2. If yes, do you think they would be interested in attending and participating in a Teen Summit especially for TAGs/TABs where they could discuss books, meet authors, swap program ideas, learn about how to strengthen their TAG/TAB, etc.?
	answered question		29
	skipped question		14
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		82.8%	24
No		17.2%	5

3. If no, do you know of any teens in your community who would want to attend such an event?
	answered question		25
	skipped question		18
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		68.0%	17
No		32.0%	8

4. What topics do you think your teens would be most interested in? Please choose your top 3:
	answered question		41
	skipped question		2
		Response Percent	Response Count
Books/authors		75.6%	31
Leadership training		43.9%	18
Gaming in libraries		68.3%	28
Using Web 2.0 technologies to promote reading or the library		48.8%	20
Becoming an advocate for library services to teens		43.9%	18
Show repliesOther (please specify)		2.4%	1

5. How important do you feel it is to have teens involved in the planning of a Teen Summit?
	answered question		42
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Very Important		78.6%	33
Somewhat Important		19.0%	8
Not Very Important		2.4%	1
Not at all Important		0.0%	0

6. Would your TAG/TAB be willing to work together with librarians to develop a Teen Summit?
	answered question		30
	skipped question		13
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		63.3%	19
No		36.7%	11

7. Would your teens be more interested in attending a face to face Teen Summit or a virtual Teen Summit?
	answered question		39
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
Face to face		33.3%	13
Virtual		17.9%	7
Both		48.7%	19

8. If your teens would be more interested in a face to face Teen Summit, how far could they travel to attend one?
	answered question		35
	skipped question		8
		Response Percent	Response Count
if it were in the city or county where they live		48.6%	17
if it were in the same state where they live		37.1%	13
if it were in the same part of the country (northeast, southeast, midwest, etc.)		11.4%	4
anywhere		2.9%	1

9. What considerations would limit you and your teens’ involvement in a face to face Teen Summit? Please choose as many as apply.
	answered question		40
	skipped question		3
		Response Percent	Response Count
cost		95.0%	38
distance		82.5%	33
time of year		77.5%	31
topics being presented		25.0%	10
parental permission		50.0%	20
ability to chaperone teens		45.0%	18
Show repliesOther (please specify)		5.0%	2

10. What could YALSA offer to further your chance at involvement in a face to face Teen Summit?
	answered question		39
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
Scholarships for librarians to attend		59.0%	23
Scholarships for teens to attend		97.4%	38
Contests for the teens attending		33.3%	13
Free books for attendees		43.6%	17
Show repliesOther (please specify)		12.8%	5

11. How often should a Teen Summit be offered?
	answered question		42
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Annually		35.7%	15
Once every other year		42.9%	18
Every three years or less		21.4%	9
Not at all		0.0%	0

12. Do you think your library would provide funds to support you and your TAG/TAB's travel to a Teen Summit?
	answered question		42
	skipped question		1
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes, probably pay all of the costs		2.4%	1
Yes, probably pay part of the costs		40.5%	17
No		50.0%	21
N/A		7.1%	3

13. If you have additional comments to add about the concept of a Teen Summit, please provide them here.
	answered question	10
	skipped question	33
		Response Count
Show replies		10

Page: Virtual Worlds

1. What virtual worlds are you involved in? Please check all that apply.
	answered question		38
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Entropia		0.0%	0
Gaia Online		15.8%	6
Habbo Hotel		0.0%	0
Second Life		36.8%	14
Teen Second Life		5.3%	2
There		0.0%	0
Whyville		2.6%	1
World of Warcraft		5.3%	2
WoW		5.3%	2
none		55.3%	21
Show repliesOther (please specify)		7.9%	3

2. If you are in a virtual world, how have you been involved? Please check all the apply.
	answered question		17
	skipped question		26
		Response Percent	Response Count
attended a class		23.5%	4
attended a meeting or event		41.2%	7
created an avatar		76.5%	13
led a class, event or meeting		17.6%	3
networked with colleagues		29.4%	5
shopped		41.2%	7
socialized with friends		41.2%	7
walked around		76.5%	13
Show repliesOther (please specify)		23.5%	4

3. How important do you think having a presence in a virtual world, such as Second Life or Whyville, is in your work with teens and libraries?
	answered question		37
	skipped question		6
		Response Percent	Response Count
Very important		10.8%	4
Somewhat important		35.1%	13
Not very important		43.2%	16
Not at all important		10.8%	4

4. Are you aware that ALA has a presence in Second Life? If so, have you been to ALA's island?
	answered question		38
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes, I'm aware and I've been to the island		21.1%	8
Yes, I'm aware but have not been to the island		50.0%	19
No, I was not aware		28.9%	11

5. If YALSA had a presence in a virtual world, would you create an avatar and participate in any of the following activities? Please check all that apply:
	answered question		38
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
an event (e.g. Teen Read Week)		44.7%	17
an online course		44.7%	17
a meeting with other colleagues		50.0%	19
none		39.5%	15
Show repliesOther (please specify)		10.5%	4

6. What virtual world, if any, would you most recommend YALSA have a presence in?
	answered question		38
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Entropia		0.0%	0
Gaia Online		5.3%	2
Habbo Hotel		0.0%	0
Second Life		26.3%	10
Teen Second Life		23.7%	9
There		0.0%	0
Whyville		0.0%	0
World of Warcraft		2.6%	1
WoW		0.0%	0
none		34.2%	13
Show repliesOther (please specify)		7.9%	3

7. Would you like to learn more about virtual worlds so that you might incorporate them into your library programming and services?
	answered question		38
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		52.6%	20
No		34.2%	13
N/A		13.2%	5

8. If you have any additional comments about YALSA and virtual worlds, please provide them here.
	answered question	11
	skipped question	32
		Response Count
Show replies		11