Helping readers understand the challenges and barriers faced by teens in urban communities, this one-of-a-kind resource offers real-world recommendations, case studies, and experience-based programmatic solutions for fostering crucial media literacy skills.
Information and digital literacies are essential skills to survive and thrive in today’s media-saturated world. But minoritized and economically disadvantaged youth in urban communities often lack these critical media literacy competencies. Offering a multi-faceted perspective, this book guides those who serve teens in libraries towards implementing innovative and transformative learning experiences. Librarians and YA specialists who serve urban youth in public, school, and academic libraries will
gain insight on how factors such as lack of information and communication technology proficiency, inadequate technology and internet access, and instructional inequity place urban teens at high risk for media and informational illiteracy; receive hands-on and strategic guidance for connecting successfully with and creating spaces for teens in urban communities, illustrated through teen reflections, narratives from librarians and educators across the US, and voices from scholars in the field; learn about several successful media literacy programs that have been implemented in libraries and communities, from Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech to youth podcasting, a zine club, Black Girls Film Camp, and others; and find a toolkit of additional resources such as handout templates, sample lesson plans, and information about books and websites.
By:
Jimmeka Anderson,
Kelly Czarnecki
Imprint: ALA Editions
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780838937907
ISBN 10: 083893790X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 31 August 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword, by Belinha S. De Abreu Preface, by Chance W. Lewis Acknowledgments, by Jimmeka Anderson and Kelly Czarnecki Introduction: Remembering the Why, by Jimmeka AndersonPart I Having an “Empire State of Mind” with Teen Programming Chapter 1 The Train Has Arrived: Understanding Their World, Jimmeka Anderson Teen Reflection: Bereket Temesgen Voices from the Field: Jeff Share Voices from the Field: Jayne Cubbage Chapter 2 It Never Sleeps: The Current State of Teens and Media, Abby Kiesa Teen Reflection: Alasia Hicks Voices from the Field: Merve Lapus Voices from the Field: Brittany N. Anderson Chapter 3 Flashing Lights: What Is Media Literacy? Donnell Probst and Michelle Ciulla Lipkin Teen Reflection: Kaella Racshenberg Voices from the Field: Theresa Redmond Chapter 4 Road Closed, Detour Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities in Serving Urban Teens in Libraries , Kelly Czarnecki Teen Reflection: Zakariyah Hanif Voices from the Field: Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi Voices from the Field: Jasmine McNeil Chapter 5 Under Construction: Creating Space and Relationships for Media Literacy, Jimmeka Anderson and Kelly Czarnecki Teen Reflection: Matthew Rosa Voices from the Field: Natasha Casey Chapter 6 Power Lines: Empowering Teens Who Have Been Disempowered through Partnerships, R. Alan Berry Teen Reflection: Jeneva Claiborne Teen Reflection: Maia McElvane Voices from the Field: Nygel D. White Voices from the Field: Elis Estrada Part II Straight Outta the Library Chapter 7 Traffic JAMS: Music and Podcasting 7.1 Media Literacy and Community Connection: A Profile of Virginia Tech’s “Digging in the Crates” Hip Hop Studies Program, La’ Portia J. Perkins, Jasmine Weiss, Jonathan Kabongo, Frederick Paige, and Craig Arthur 7.2 Let Your Voice Be Heard: Create Podcasting Programming for Your Library, Lauren Kratz Prushko 7.3 Podcasting the Possibilities, Molly Dettmann Chapter 8 City Blue PRINTS: Books and Print Literature 8.1 Alt RA: Looking beyond Books in Readers’ Advisory, Heather Love Beverley and Cyndi Hamann 8.2 The Education of Blacks in Charlotte, An Online Youth Exhibition, Pamela McCarter and Jimmeka Anderson 8.3 The Zine Club, Liz Allen, Nicole Rambo, and Kristine Tanzi Chapter 9 SCREEN Doors: TV, Film, and Broadcasting 9.1 Girls Rock Film Camp: The Future of Film, Lonna Vines 9.2 Keepin’ It Reel: Black Girls Film Camp, Deneen Dixon-Payne and Jimmeka Anderson 9.3 Girls on the Beat @ the Charleston County Public Library, Darcy Coover Chapter 10 Bridges, Tunnels, and City CONNECTIONS: Social Media, Information, and News Literacy 10.1 The Journalistic Learning Initiative, Ed Madison, Ross Anderson, and Rachel Guldin 10.2 An Introductory Lesson Plan in News Media Literacy for YA Librarians, Michael A. Spikes 10.3 Analyzing the News through Infographics, Mark J. Davis Chapter 11 City Zip CODES and Community PLAYgrounds: Tech, Gaming, and Coding 11.1 Dewey and Dragons (Dungeons and Dragons for Teens): Connecting Teens with Technology at the Library, Laura Vallejo, Jamey Rorie, and Chris Spradlin 11.2 Boston Public Library: Teen Technology Mentor Program, Brianne Skywall and Christopher Jacobs 11.3 The Beauty of S.T.E.M., Shimira Williams and Andrea McNeil 11.4 Blissful Coding Club, Anusha Bansal and Maisy Card 11.5 After-School Coding and Technology Clubs, Ally Doerman and Pamela Jayne Conclusion: The Take-a-Ways Appendix: Collection of Resources for Continued Learning About the Contributors Index
Jimmeka Anderson received her Ph.D. in Urban Education and is an author, media literacy educator, advisor, and consultant for several national organizations such as the American Library Association, Women's Sports Foundation, New America, US Department of Education's Office of Education Technology, and WestEd. Currently, she serves as a Project Manager for the Cyber Citizenship Initiative with the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). She is the creator of the Black Girls Film Camp and the Founder and Executive Director of I AM not the MEdia, Inc. Jimmeka has been featured in WIRED Magazine, the Washington Post, on NPR 1A, and in the recently released Trust Me documentary in Fall 2020. Kelly Czarnecki is the teen library manager at the ImaginOn branch of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. She also served as the 2021-2022 president of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Czarnecki has developed, implemented, and managed new library programs serving the Charlotte Mecklenburg community in North Carolina. Some of her programs have earned national recognition from YALSA. She has also contributed extensively to the literature on teens and libraries, particularly with technology as a focus. Czarnecki earned both MSLIS and EdM degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has also worked for more than twenty years with people experiencing homelessness who are sheltered.
Reviews for Power Lines: Connecting with Teens in Urban Communities Through Media Literacy
The writers' tone is both personal and conversationally professional ... All librarians can benefit from the book's insights and practices; the media literacy lens is particularly relevant now. - Booklist
