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:
Bella Costa
Tony Galuardi
Lexi Gross
Lily Kenna
Alyssa Magill
Emma Tuohy
Ava Whitney
TAB Alumni
| Cameron Abell | James McIntosh |
| Payton Andrews | Eliza Michaels |
| Annika Barrett | Siyana Minkova |
| Bridget Booth | Nola Minogue |
| Logan Candelora | Solenn Minogue |
| Ella Checksfield | Thien-Kim N Nguyen |
| Malia Cole | Libby Panico |
| Laura Conner | Grace Pelletier |
| Maria Connor | Renee Pelletier |
| Brielle Donnelly | Auden Philbrick |
| Heidi Eberhardt | Althea Pisani-Gross |
| Eli Eberhardt | Lilly Povey |
| Ada Fernandez | Kailey Quintino |
| Ashton Harville-Fry | Amanda Rosenberg |
| Emma Jackimowicz | Emily Rosenberg |
| Norah Jewett | Logan Rushing |
| Natalie Lassen | Clea Shumria |
| Shannon Leftridge | Jackie Swanick |
| Deirdre Maciak | |
| Sydney Maciak |
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.