This popular course is completely new every Winter. Participants receive lists of all books discussed. The adults who work professionally with young adolescents in schools and libraries are especially interested in finding books on many topics and with a variety of narratives to interest them or meet their information needs. The Michael Printz Award and honor books for outstanding writing for adolescent readers age 12-18 will be announced during ALA in January, and we'll discuss these books during this course, along with any of the recently announced ALA Newbery, Batchelder, and King award and honor books of interest to teenagers. Books to be discussed will include novels, biographies, poetry and other distinctive books likely to appeal to a wide variety of adolescents.
Participants receive lists of all books discussed.
Register by February 2 to get materials before class begins. Barbara Walden, European History and History Outreach Librarian, University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also has held a number of frontline administrative positions for reference and collection development services. This course will cover the basic elements of collection development and management. Weekly homework and in-class participation are required.