Presentations

Teen Activism: Sex Trafficking Awareness. Everything YA in One Day 2017, Corona, CA. Presenter: Monnee Tong.

Out of the Shadows: Taking Action to Combat Sex Trafficking.
CLA 2016, Sacramento, CA. Presenters: Ady Huertas, Eileen Labrador, and Monnee Tong.
See Library Journal article about program here.

Summer Learning Workshop: Going Beyond the Traditional Reading Program.
ALA Midwinter 2016, Boston, MA. Presenters: Jamie Bair, Jeremy Dunn, Jennifer Luetkemeyer, Jack Martin, Lucia Durrett Miller, Ileana Neves Pulu, and Monnee Tong.

Creating “HOMAGO” Heaven: Youth-Driven Teen Spaces.
CLA 2015, Pasadena, CA. Presenters: Kathy Jung, Hillary Theyer, and Monnee Tong.

Try Something New! Ignite Session
CLA 2015, Pasadena, CA. Presenters: Gina Bravo and Monnee Tong.

Conversation Starter: Training teens for real-world work: How library internships and volunteer opportunities provide lifelong skills.
ALA Annual 2015, San Francisco, CA. Presenters: Maria Gonzalez, Angelica Fortin, and Monnee Tong.
See the session’s website here.

Publications

Asian American Librarians and Library Services: Activism, Collaborations, and Strategies. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. Editors: Janet H. Clarke, Raymond Pun, and Monnee Tong. See edited volume here.

YALSA Case Studies: Real-World Examples of How Libraries are Re-Envisioning Teen Services. IDEA Lab Tech Team Internship. 2016. See publication here.

Poster Sessions

Beyond Fetching Coffee: The IDEA Lab Tech Team Internship at San Diego Public Library.
ALA Annual 2015, San Francisco, CA. Presenter: Monnee Tong
See the session’s website here.

Put the “YOU” in YouTube: Video Booktalks for San Diego Public Library’s Read and Ride Program.
ALA Annual 2015, San Francisco, CA. Presenters: Gina Bravo and Monnee Tong
See the session’s website here.

The IDEA Lab: Creation and Collaboration at San Diego Public Library.
CLA 2014, Oakland, CA. Presenter: Monnee Tong

Committees

Serra Adult Services Committee, 2018-present.

Serra Youth Services Committee, 2016-2017.

APALA Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 2016-2017.

APALA Picture Book Committee, 2013-2015, 2014-2016.

YALSA Cultural Competence Task Force, 2014-2015.
A Snapshot of U.S. Teens’ Diversity Infographic, June 2015. Design by Monnee Tong. See the infographic here.

Serving Incarcerated Youth: Podcast with Patrick Jones, May 2015. Interviewed and edited by Monnee Tong. Listen to the podcast here.