Bare bones young adult services
Subtitle: tips for public library generalists
By: Renée J. Vaillancourt.
Contributors: Public Library Association.; Young Adult Library Services Association.
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: Libraries and teenagers -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: 1 Young Adult Services Philosophy; title: Why Serve Teens?; title: Why Teens Are the Way They Are (and How They Differ from Adults); title: Who Serves Young Adults?; title: How to Interact with Teens; title: 2 Youth Participation; title: Surveys; title: Focus Groups; title: Junior Friends Groups; title: Teen Advisory Boards; title: 3 Planning for Young Adult Services; title: Creating a Young Adult Services Plan; title: Young Adult Goals and Objectives; title: Action Plan; title: Evaluation; title: 4 Creating a Young Adult Space; title: Location; title: Layout; title: Furniture; title: Technology; title: Decor; title: 5 The Young Adult Collection; title: Fiction; title: Nonfiction; title: Magazines; title: Comic Books and Graphic Novels; title: Computers; title: AV Materials; title: Collection Development; title: 6 Serving Young Adults; title: Marketing and Publicity; title: Readers Advisory; title: Reference and Homework Support; title: Programming; title: Outreach; title: 7 Rights and Responsibilities; title: Intellectual Freedom; title: Troubleshooting; title: 8 Continuing Education for Improved Service; title: Staff Training; title: Local Involvement; title: State and Regional Involvement; title: National Involvement; title: Advocacy; title: Conclusion; title: APPENDIXES; title: A By-Laws for the Louisville Public Library Teen Advisory Board; title: B Young Adults Deserve the Best YALSA Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth; title: C Plan for Library Services to Young Adults; title: D Basic Rules of Online Safety for Teens; title: E Guidelines for Assessing Accuracy and Authenticity in Nonfiction Books; title: F Evaluating Young Adult Literature; title: G How to Evaluate Web Sites; title: H How to Write a Reader's Annotation; title: I How to Write Your Own Booktalk; title: J Tips on Booktalking to a Group; title: K School Services Brochure; title: L Pathfinder; title: M Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning; title: N Programming Tips; title: O Sample Young Adult Program Evaluation; title: P Library Bill of Rights; title: Q The Freedom to Read; title: R Strategies for Dealing with Troublesome Behavior.