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Real-world teen services / Jennifer Velásquez.

by Velásquez, Jennifer.

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ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.

Young adults' libraries.

Young adults' libraries -- Aims and objectives.

Young adults' libraries -- Activity programs.

Libraries and teenagers.

9780838913420 (pbk.)

0838913423 (pbk.)

xx, 116 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Teen library space -- Teen library programming -- Crafting service dynamics and modeling service strategies -- Rules, conduct codes, and behavior -- Access, control, and privacy -- Lightning round : addressing common issues and concerns.

In this down-to-earth book, former Library Journal Mover & Shaker Velásquez explores real-world challenges and obstacles to teen service that often present themselves, offering solutions and guidance for both new YA librarians and those wanting to freshen up their approach. Presenting fresh ways of thinking about the role of the teen services librarian and how it fits into the organizational structure, Velásquez combines field-tested approaches with current research to tackle common teen library service issues such as truancy, curfews, programming philosophy and mission, privacy, and organizational resistance, whether subtle or overt. She addresses each topic from the perspective of working with teens, family members, fellow colleagues, and community stakeholders. The book presents realistic strategies to help shift a library's culture towards one that embraces teens and teen services. It shows how to get the most out of a library's teen space, discussing factors like location, age restrictions, time of day restrictions, and staffing, plus suggestions for using the shelf-space of the YA collection as a starting point. This book goes beyond the what and how of teen services to get to the why, ensuring that both new and experienced practitioners will understand the ways teens want to use public space, discover and create information, and interact with peers and adults. Jennifer Velásquez is a lecturer in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University in California.

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