Failures, Fumbles, and Flops, Teen Edition

An Unconference on Trial and Errors in Teen Programs and Services

failures-fumbles-teens-product.png

Course Details

July 21, 2027 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET
3-Hour Live Online Session
3 Credit Hours
Recommended for teen services librarians.
$149 (Save with group rates!)

WHAT IF YOUR BIGGEST TEEN SERVICES MISTAKE WAS EXACTLY WHAT SOMEONE ELSE NEEDED TO HEAR?

  • Teen programming is unpredictable, and not everything works the first time (or the tenth)
  • You've learned hard lessons about what doesn't land with teens, and you're not alone
  • You want honest, peer-to-peer conversation about what goes wrong and how to come back from it

This unconference gives public library teen services staff and school librarians a candid, judgment-free space to share what didn't work, what they learned, and how they turned it around.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

The most useful thing you can share with a colleague isn't your success story. It's your honest one.

Live sessions via Zoom:
July 21, 2027, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm ET  (recordings available for 6 months)

(Can’t attend live? Recording sent out after the live session.)

Failures, Fumbles, and Flops: Teen Edition is the unconference where teen services practitioners get real. In a peer-driven, open-agenda format, participants will share genuine stories of programs that flopped, engagement strategies that missed, and the hard-won insights that came out of it all. No curated highlight reels, no polished takeaways, just practitioners helping each other get better at one of the most rewarding and unpredictable areas of library work. Come with something real to share, and leave with the kind of perspective you can only get from people who've been in the trenches with you.

The live sessions run on July 21, 2027, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm ET (recorded for on demand viewing). For more details, check out the What to Expect tab.


Enroll FOR SUMMER 2027

Need an invoice or PO? Orders of $600 or greater can choose invoice at checkout. For orders under $600, submit this form , and we will process your order manually.

Need approval? Email this course to your supervisor. .

TRAINING A TEAM?

Multi-seat discounts are automatically calculated in the cart.

Buying for a larger group? Explore all purchasing options

Return to Full Course Catalog

AFTER COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Share real stories of teen programming or engagement missteps in a candid, judgment-free peer environment.
  • Identify lessons learned from programs that flopped or strategies that missed the mark with teens.
  • Apply peer-tested recovery strategies to their own teen services practice.
  • Build a network of honest practitioners who can offer real, experience-based perspective on teen services work.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE

This course is designed for teen services and secondary school librarians.


GROUP OPTIONS

Training a team? Choose the setup that matches how you want to plan and pay :

Group course enrollment: Enroll 3+ staff in this course and save.

Bulk course credits: Prepay once, get the highest per-seat discount on every course, and assign seats later.

Unlimited annual licensing: System-wide access for a year with no per-course approvals.

Request Discounted Group Pricing

Questions? Email groupsales@libraryjournal.com.

COURSE FORMAT

This will be a 3-hour online course and will include:

Live sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. All sessions are recorded for on-demand access for six months after the course ends.

Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.

Asynchronous workshop: On-demand project-based modules connecting what you’re learning to your professional practice. Includes peer-to-peer sharing via discussion forums.

Online classroom: The virtual learning platform holds all course content and remains accessible for six months after the course ends.

 

EXPECTED TIME COMMITMENT

If you attend or watch recordings of all live sessions, you will spend approximately 3 hours on this course. You will earn 3 hours of professional development credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

 

ALL THE DETAILS

Failures, Fumbles, and Flops: Teen Edition is the unconference where teen services practitioners get real. In a peer-driven, open-agenda format, participants will share genuine stories of programs that flopped, engagement strategies that missed, and the hard-won insights that came out of it all. No curated highlight reels, no polished takeaways, just practitioners helping each other get better at one of the most rewarding and unpredictable areas of library work. Come with something real to share, and leave with the kind of perspective you can only get from people who've been in the trenches with you.

 

ON-DEMAND ACCESS

All live guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on demand for six months following the initial broadcast as part of your purchase.

 

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Complete all course requirements to earn 3 professional development credit hours and a Library Journal certificate of completion. Certificates are emailed upon completion.

 

ACCESSIBILITY

All video recordings feature auto-captioning. If you require accommodations, please email course-support@libraryjournal.com upon registration and we will make our best efforts to support your needs.

 

SUPPORT

For technical or course-related support, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com.

Available Sessions

Course Name Start Date Price
Summer 2027 Session | Register by July 21, 2027. Live Session: July 21, 2027, 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET $149.00

Return to Catalog