About the Teen Advisory Board (TAB)
Founded in November of 2012, the library’s TAB officially stands for Teen Advisory Board (and unofficially stands for Totally Awesome Book-lovers). The board is made up of teenagers in middle and high school who have a desire to help their community and a love for the library. The TAB meets with the Teen Librarian monthly to help plan programs, select books, and make other suggestions for how the library can improve its services to teens to fulfill their needs and interests.
Officers and Board Members
President: Amelia Jewett
Vice president: Claire Healey
Secretary: Zenab Ba
Treasurer: Bella Broderick
Display Coordinator: Odessa Moca
Members-at-Large:
Tony Galuardi
Lily Kenna
Alyssa Magill
Althea Pisani-Gross
Ava Whitney
TAB Alumni
| Cameron Abell | Deirdre Maciak |
| Payton Andrews | Sydney Maciak |
| Annika Barrett | James McIntosh |
| Bridget Booth | Eliza Michaels |
| Logan Candelora | Siyana Minkova |
| Ella Checksfield | Nola Minogue |
| Malia Cole | Solenn Minogue |
| Laura Conner | Thien-Kim N Nguyen |
| Maria Connor | Libby Panico |
| Brielle Donnelly | Grace Pelletier |
| Heidi Eberhardt | Renee Pelletier |
| Eli Eberhardt | Auden Philbrick |
| Ada Fernandez | Lilly Povey |
| Ashton Harville-Fry | Kailey Quintino |
| Emma Jackimowicz | Amanda Rosenberg |
| Norah Jewett | Emily Rosenberg |
| Natalie Lassen | Logan Rushing |
| Shannon Leftridge | Clea Shumria |
| Jackie Swanick |
Current Activities
- Organizing and running the annual Battle of the Books on the Teen Instagram page
- Assisting in the selection of new books for the Teen collection
- Helping to plan summer reading events and assisting with the Summer Reading Kickoff
- Recruiting new members to build a dedicated board
- Creating beautiful displays in the Teen area
Accomplishments
- Assisted with planning and executing a “stuffed animal sleepover” for children and an interactive movie experience for teens
- Recorded and shared all minutes via Google Docs and used Skype to connect with members that couldn’t attend in person
- Created videos to promote summer reading for the CSLP Teen Video Challenge (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Ran a toiletries collection drive for Waltham House, which raised 87 individual items weighing 34 pounds
- Attended the Boston Book Festival in 2014, 2024, and 2025
- Participated in the BFYA Teen Feedback Session at the American Library Association’s 2016 Midwinter Conference
Contact Katie Nelson with any questions.