Synopsis
From its inception in 1999, VOYA's YA Spaces of Your Dreams column has featured library spaces especially designed for teens to enjoy. With an insightful introduction by noted YA spaces expert Anthony Bernier, PhD, this compiled collection shows how libraries, small, medium, and large, have improved current space or created new space where teen collections can reside and where teens can learn, socialize, and create. Whether your budget is meager or lush, use this collection when planning YA space of your dreams.
About the Author
Anthony Bernier served as a professional young adult librarian for thirteen years (Director of YA Services for Oakland Public Library; nine years as YA Specialist Librarian), during which he was recognized for innovating a variety of outreach and programming models, including the original service and space plan for the first purpose-built YA library space: the acclaimed TeenScape at the Los Angeles Public Library. Dr. Bernier is a trainer for the Young Adult Library Services Association s (YALSA) trainers bureau, Serving the Underserved (SUS); former chair of YALSA s New Directions Task Force; and current member of the Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Editorial Board. He has published in School Library Journal, American Libraries, several essays and articles in VOYA, in addition to many scholarly publications. A recently tenured Critical Youth Studies scholar at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University in California, Dr. Bernier developed the introductory YA services course and teaches advanced courses in youth services research methods. His research concentrates on public space equity and the administra-tion of library services with young people. His doctoral dissertation examined changing notions of public space in 20th century America. Dr. Bernier has received two National Leadership Grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to advance research on YA spaces and he continues to speak on and consult with architects and public agencies on public space design. As part of his work, Dr. Bernier coined the phrases Geography of No! and After-School Apartheid to characterize libraries, along with other public institutions, as marginalizing young people from being perceived as fully entitled participants in civic life. Dr. Bernier s work demonstrates that we maximize our professional and ethical commitments to intellectual free¬dom when we facilitate meaningful connections between user access to content, information, and technology. This means minimizing space and service prohibitions that contradict these professional and ethical foundations. Dr. Bernier lives in Oakland, California, where he is a proud Oakland Athletics baseball fan and rides both a BMW R1100RT and a Vespa named Brother Guido.
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