tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38583144.post5574223156040085426..comments2023-03-14T05:05:12.632-07:00Comments on The Professional Teenager: Mentoring in ProgressSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10399063549286134333noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38583144.post-20200277179141888262007-04-10T12:50:00.000-07:002007-04-10T12:50:00.000-07:00I have been a librarian a little over a year. I am...I have been a librarian a little over a year. I am passionate about youth development and aspire to being my system's teen advocate.<BR/><BR/>I would like a mentor who is specifically involved in service to teens in an urban area. I have been hesitant to reach out via a formalized program. I was hoping to find someone I identified with through my own experiences with lists and blogs. I now realize that even if the magical person appeared I might not take the time to ask them for help.<BR/><BR/>Many of the older librarians in my system range from being blissfully out-of-touch to being downright rude to teens. I have isolated myself out of fear of getting any more advice that starts with "we tried something like that fifteen years ago and (insert horrible thing) happened...".<BR/><BR/>I do want a mentor, and I need it to happen through a formal program, and I need to trust that mentors will self-select based on success and passion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218601515023688635noreply@blogger.com