"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, and opportunities in the changing world of how teens interact with libraries, and what they expect - Emphasizes 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. "
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 for teens in other professional works. She reviews books for youth and audiobooks for Booklist. Her article RA for YA won the feature article award from Public Libraries in 2006. She holds a BA from Kalamazoo College, in southwest Michigan, and her library degree from the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Karen Jensen Karen Jensen has worked with teens since 1993. She holds a degree in Christian Education/Youth Ministry from Mount Vernon College and earned her MLS from Kent State University. She is currently a teen services librarian in Grand Prairie, Texas, where she is especially focused on using the 40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents to advocate for teens in her library and community. She is the author of several articles in VOYA and wrote a chapter in Intellectual Freedom for Teens: A Practical Guide for YA & School Librarians, by Kristin Fletcher-Spear and Kelly Tyler. She is the creator and moderator of Teen Librarian Toolbox, where she blogs about pop culture, librarianship, and books.
