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Serving Older Teens
Sheila B. Anderson
ISBN: 0-313-31762-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31762-0
264 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 12/30/2003
List Price: $42.00 (UK Sterling Price: £28.95)
Discount Price: $21.00 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: In this lively and practical guide, notable teen experts and practitioners explain why service to teens in this age range is so important, and how you can enhance your collection and services to accommodate and win over this important group. Topics range from understanding older teen needs and creating a vital teen space to building and promoting a winning collection. Brimming with valuable insights, fresh ideas, as well as nuts and bolts directions, this is a must-read for all librarians who work with older teens.

While libraries have traditionally offered diverse materials, services, and programs for children and even young teens based on their developmental needs, older teens (aged 16-19) are too often left out, with the excuse that older teens aren't interested. On the threshold of adulthood, these young people have immense informational needs that libraries are in a wonderful position to supply: information about colleges, about work, about relationships, and leisure activities. In this lively and practical guide, notable teen experts and stellar practitioners Sheila Anderson, Amy Alessio, Patrick Jones, Robin Lupa, and Kristine Mahood explain why service to teens in this age range is so important, and how you can enhance your collection and services to accommodate and win over this important group. Topics range from understanding older teen needs and creating a vital teen space to building and promoting a winning collection. Brimming with valuable insights, fresh ideas, as well as nuts-and-bolts directions, this is a must-read for all librarians who work with older teens.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    On the Verge of Adulthood: Older Teens and the Library
    Need to Know, Chance to Grow: Nonfiction Resources and Programming Ideas for Older Teens
    Respect for the Future: Making Space for Older Teens by Amy Alessio
    The Hip and Well-Read: The Reading Interests of Older Teens by Patrick Jones
    Real Books for Real Teens: Realistic Fiction for Older Teens
    Off the Page and onto the Stage: Booktalking to Older Teens by Kristine Mahood
    Thinking Outside the Book: Nonprint Materials for Older Teens by Robyn Lupa
    Index
About the Author: SHEILA B. ANDERSON is Director, Dover Public Library, Delaware. She has served on the YALSA Board of Directors, the Selected DVDs and Videos for Young Adults Committee, the Professional Development Committee, and the Best of the Best Books for Young Adults Preconference Committee. She is also a YALSA Serving the Underserved (SUS) Trainer, as well as the recipient of the France Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Grant and the Baker & Taylor/YALSA Conference Grant. She was elected to ALA Council-at-Large in 2003. In 2004 she was appointed to the ALA Children's Book Council (CBC) Joint Committee.
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