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Bare Bones Young Adult Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists
Bare Bones Young Adult Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists
by American Library Association
American Library Association, 2000 Paper: 978-0-8389-3497-5 Library of Congress Classification Z718.5.V35 2000 Dewey Decimal Classification 027.626
TOC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
