New Directions for Library Service to Young Adults

by Young Adult Library Services Association

• ISBN13: 9780838908273
• ISBN10: 0838908276
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Ala Editions

Summary

This exciting new book has an ambitious goal-to help libraries, with their communities, strike a true partnership with the young adults in their communities. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has teamed up with Patrick Jones to present a comprehensive framework for developing services to teens that are both collaborative and outcomes-driven. Packed with useful resources, including 18 real-life success stories, New Directions will help you to build a loyal constituency of teenagers who are active and engaged in all that your library has to offer. Active youth participation is the future of libraries. Use your library to boost the achievements and esteem of the young adults in your community with the groundbreaking New Directions for Library Service to Young Adults!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Directions	1	(8)
Background	4	(2)
Purpose	6	(3)
Planning Your Trip	9	(4)
Maps	13	(34)
Twelve goals	15	(2)
Ten core values	17	(24)
Ten essential arguments	41	(6)
Two Roads to Travel	47	(10)
The New Planning for Results	47	(4)
Information Power	51	(6)
Itinerary for Quality Library Services to Young Adults	57	(13)
Administration	58	(1)
Collections	59	(3)
Programs	62	(1)
Services	63	(2)
Electronic Resources	65	(1)
Facilities and Hours	66	(2)
Staff	68	(2)
Reaching the Destination: Success Stories	70	(8)
A Successful Journey: Outcomes	78	(51)
APPENDIXES
A Service Responses from The New Planning for Results: A Streamlined Approach	81	(2)
B The 40 Developmental Assets from the Search Institute	83	(4)
C Young Adult Services Trainers Offer Their Services to School and Public Libraries	87	(1)
D Strategic Plan of the Young Adult Library Services Association	88	(12)
E Normal Adolescent Development from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology	100	(4)
F Toward a Blueprint for Youth: Making Positive Youth Development a National Priority	104	(6)
G Guidelines for Youth Participation	110	(3)
H The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning from the American Association of School Librarians	113	(2)
I Excerpt from Adolescent Literacy: A Position Statement from the International Reading Association	115	(9)
J Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Young Adults	124	(5)
VEHICLES	129	(10)
Resources Cited	129	(3)
Resources for Further Reading	132	(7)
Index	139