IMPLEMENTING QR CODES IN THE TEEN AREAMarion Olea

STATISTICS Northlake, IL has a population of 12,323

people 7.4% of that population consists of people

ages 10-14 and 7.9% ages 15-19 Northlake is a middle-class community As of 2013, 78% of all teens in the United

States own cell phones 37% of those phones are smartphones 58% of teens in possession of these devices

have also downloaded at least one app to their phone or tablet

QR CODE Stands for “Quick

Response”

2D barcode with a machine-readable optical label that contains information about the item to which it is attached.

WHY DOES IT MATTER? We live in a digital age dominated by

software that shows no signs of slowing down and will only continue growing.

Many companies and schools are using QR Codes, so it’s important to know what they are.

Helps expose teens to different technologies and get them excited about the library

Various free QR Code apps (QRReader, i-nigma, Quick Scan) for teens to download are available

QR CODE AT-A-GLANCE

PROGRAMMING AND DISPLAYS Make Your Own QR Code Book Review QR Code Scavenger Hunt Create a QR Code with a Voice Recording Displays

End caps or bookmarks with QR Codes Bookmark linking to Northlake’s Homework Help

section online Book to Movie board History displays – ie. Black History Month Newsletter or library calendar Teen Tech Week advertisement

QR CODE BOOK REVIEW Pick any book you want and write a 250 word

or less review on why someone should read it.

Go to QR Code Generator site: http://goqr.me/

Type your

review!

Woo! Your QR Code!

Scan Me!

Get

This!

DISPLAYS

TEENS AND TECHNOLOGY By creating programs that appeal to their

growing interests, the library will be able to draw more teen patrons in and keep them coming back!

Teaching teens the basics of QR Codes and how they work will get them to use their phones and tablets for educational purposes.

We want them to feel empowered and that the library taught them something.