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The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services

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Description for The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services Paperback. Editor(s): Booth, Heather; Jensen, Karen. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GLMC; JFSP2; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
ALA's popular and respected Whole Library Handbook series continues with a volume specifically geared towards those who serve young adults, gathering stellar articles and commentary from some of the country’s most innovative and successful teen services librarians. Sections focusing on practice, theory, and the philosophical underpinnings of the profession are supported by current research and historical perspectives. Both instructive and reflective in scope, this essential handbook
  • Provides a comprehensive introduction to the background and day-to-day realities of teen librarianship for LIS students and those new to the field
  • Offers expert tips and wisdom invaluable to those already working with teens
  • Highlights trends, challenges, ... Read more
  • Emphasises advocacy across all spectrums, including in local communities and among fellow staff who may be anxious about teens in the library
  • Guides staff in providing readers' advisory to teens
  • Includes ready-to-use marketing resources, templates, and sample teen services and teen volunteer plans
Anyone who works with young adults will benefit from the thorough coverage provided by this volume's expert contributors. Show Less

Product Details

Publisher
Amer Library Assn Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780838912249
SKU
V9780838912249
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3

About Heather Booth (Ed.)
Heather Booth is committed to serving the dynamic needs and interests of young people in a community setting. She has been a teen services librarian in the Chicago suburbs since 2002, currently at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library, in Western Springs. She is the author of Serving Teens through Readers’ Advisory (ALA Editions, 2007) and several chapters on readers’ advisory ... Read more

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