Bare bones young adult services tips for public library generalists / Renée J. Vaillancourt.

Author/creator McGrath, Renée Vaillancourt
Other author Public Library Association.
Other author Young Adult Library Services Association.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago : American Library Association,
Descriptionx, 142 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects
Libraries and teenagers--United States.

Contents Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Young Adult Services Philosophy -- Why Serve Teens? -- Why Teens Are the Way They Are (and How They Differ from Adults) -- Who Serves Young Adults? -- How to Interact with Teens -- 2 Youth Participation -- Surveys -- Focus Groups -- Junior Friends Groups -- Teen Advisory Boards -- 3 Planning for Young Adult Services -- Creating a Young Adult Services Plan -- Young Adult Goals and Objectives -- Action Plan -- Evaluation -- 4 Creating a Young Adult Space -- Location -- Layout -- Furniture -- Technology -- Decor -- 5 The Young Adult Collection -- Fiction -- Nonfiction -- Magazines -- Comic Books and Graphic Novels -- Computers -- AV Materials -- Collection Development -- 6 Serving Young Adults -- Marketing and Publicity -- Readers Advisory -- Reference and Homework Support -- Programming -- Outreach -- 7 Rights and Responsibilities -- Intellectual Freedom -- Troubleshooting -- 8 Continuing Education for Improved Service -- Staff Training -- Local Involvement -- State and Regional Involvement -- National Involvement -- Advocacy -- Conclusion -- APPENDIXES -- A By-Laws for the Louisville Public Library Teen Advisory Board -- B Young Adults Deserve the Best YALSA Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth -- C Plan for Library Services to Young Adults -- D Basic Rules of Online Safety for Teens -- E Guidelines for Assessing Accuracy and Authenticity in Nonfiction Books -- F Evaluating Young Adult Literature -- G How to Evaluate Web Sites -- H How to Write a Reader's Annotation -- I How to Write Your Own Booktalk -- J Tips on Booktalking to a Group -- K School Services Brochure -- L Pathfinder -- M Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning -- N Programming Tips -- O Sample Young Adult Program Evaluation -- P Library Bill of Rights -- Q The Freedom to Read -- R Strategies for Dealing with Troublesome Behavior.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 99035643
ISBN0838934978 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available