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Serving Urban Teens
Paula Brehm-Heeger
Book Code:
LU3772
ISBN:
1-59158-377-2
ISBN-13:
978-1-59158-377-6
DOI:
DOI:10.1336/1591583772
248 pages, figures
Libraries Unlimited
Publication:
3/30/2008
List Price:
$40.00
(
UK Sterling Price: £22.95
)
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Paperback
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Library & Information Science
»
Children's & Young Adult School Services
Series Title:
Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians Series
Awards:
VOYA 2008 Five Foot Bookshelf
Reviews:
This book is an excellent guide to setting up a teen program. The author provides plenty of program suggestions, who to contact, how to accomplish staffing with a smile, and making a setting attractive and inviting to teens....Although the book is written for the young adult, teenage population, elementary and other professional librarians can get a ton of ideas....Recommended.
—Library Media Connection
November/December 2008
This guide discusses numerous staffing and training issues, as well as how to handle the constraints of physical space, collection development, programming, and outreach, all from an urban perspective.
—American Libraries
October 2008
This helpful guide encourages librarians to establish and promote service to teens in densely populated areas where the public library is often their only place to hang out. The book focuses on training staff to provide excellent service, the physical space and collection, and offering programming and volunteer opportunities. Suggestions for planning, budgeting, and promoting programs are given, along with step-by-step guides to eight different programs, including an author visit, anime club, and college- and career-planning seminars....The bibliographies and lists for further reading at the end of each chapter are great references. Equally helpful are the book lists in the chapter on collection development....Combining conventional wisdom and current hot topics in the field, this volume will appeal to librarians new to serving teens and/or those unfamiliar with working in an urban area.
—School Library Journal
October 2008
Brehm-Heeger brings her expertise to this topic as a fifteen year provider of library youth services and YALSA president for 2007-2008. She provides a historical context for library youth services, and then launches into a reasonably comprehensive overview of all aspects of teen services, addressing the need for specialized youth services, staff training, collection development, programs, and facilities....While other books provide information geared towards youth specialists, Brehm-Heeger emphasizes that all staff in a public library will likely intereact with teen users and should be given training in teen development and positive approaches to interactions. She also places a significant emphasis on teen involvment and in planning and running teen programs and spaces. Although specifically geared toward urban settings, this book has applications for any public or school libraries serving teens.
—Oklahoma Librarian
July/August 2008
This book is a must-have for any librarian who works with youth. Written by an experienced practitioner and past-president of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), this thirteenth title in the
Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians
series begins with definitions and a brief history of library services to urban teens, followed by a description of issues concerning this special group....Youth librarians can take this book and run with it. Despite their sometimes erratic behavior, teens are important to the survival of libraries. It is not only the mission of libraries but also in the self-interest to capture the minds and hearts of youth while they can. This book provides the tools to accomplish the job.
—VOYA
August 2008
This book is definitely a helpful guide for the young librarian or library volunteer seeking answers for how to better deal with running a library in an urban setting. It provides endless helpful tips and ideas that will make your library a great place for the community to relax and learn.
—Feminist Review
June 18, 2008
Description:
They're socially conscious, tech savvy, street smart, terrifically diverse, and they're seemingly running rampant. They're urban teens and they need access to your library-for homework help, for study and research, to use the computers, to socialize, to browse the graphic novels, to listen to music, and for many other reasons. By exploring current, effective models for teen services, as well as future possibilities, this guide leads readers to the necessary resources and tools for achieving success with this important population. Staffing solutions, partnerships and programs, overcoming challenges of physical spaces, training tips and models, technology and collections, and service across library systems are some of the topics covered.
Table of Contents:
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Highlights in the History of Serving Urban Teens
Chapter 2: Staff and Volunteers
Chapter 3: Teen Services Training
Chapter 4: Making Space for Teens
Chapter 5: Collection Development
Chapter 6: Programming
Chapter 7: Partnerships and Outreach
Conclusion
Index
LC Card Number:
2007045415
LCC Class:
Z718
Dewey Class:
027
PDF Catalogs:
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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