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Packed with practical guidelines and ideas for promoting books and reading through everything you do - from collection building, designing the space, and creating a web site to booktalking, readers' advisory and special events. This book presents a practical, step-by-step approach.

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In this practical guidebook, experienced librarians-a public librarian and a school librarian-share advice and ideas for extending resources, containing costs, and leveraging capabilities between school and public libraries, offering insights and strategies to overcome today's economic challenges.

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Everything librarians need to know to get the most out of booktalking with their teen readers.

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Engage teens and tweens with library programs that nurture developmental and social needsand keep young patrons entertained.

Want to get students tuned in, learning, and having fun

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If you want to boost your library's relevancy and support youth learning, consider incorporating connected learning at your library.

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The digital divide is a disturbing reality, and teens in our society increasingly fall into distinct categories of technology haves and have-nots, whether or not computers are available to them in the schools.

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A one-stop, complete guide to tabletop role-playing games for novice librarians as well as seasoned players.

Tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) are a perfect fit for library teen services.

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Designing teen library services based on preconceptions leaves many teens outfrom home-schooled and gifted teens to pregnant teens, immigrants, juvenile delinquents, homeless teens, and many others.

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This collection of thoughtful essays discusses library trends and best practices in creating dynamic, effective, and enjoyable spaces for young adults.

Young adult librarians face a wide of array of issues when planning spaces for teen patrons.

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When teens volunteer at the library, they gain new skills, make connections, and build their resumes, while libraries benefit from a new generation of advocates.

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An accessible overview of dynamic ways that public libraries are using social networking to reach their teen patrons.

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It provides you with a vision and a plan for enhancing your library service to religious teens with pertinent information that helps you understand the different belief systems and traditions of various religious groups and practical guidance for developing services and collections to serve their needs.

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Librarians Lerch (U. of Akron Wayne College Library) and Welch (Wadsworth Public Library, Ohio) offer a guide to colleagues who want to know more about the homeschoolers who are starting to appear more and more often in libraries. They look at such aspects as adolescent development, a game plan for

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This book discusses library services to Hispanic/Latino teens, highlighting best practices, examining relevant and responsive services and programs, and reframing existing approaches to serving this segment of the population.

Latino teens within Generation Y or Generation Z are bilingual and bicultural.

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In this lively and practical guide, notable teen experts and practitioners explain why service to teens in this age range is so important, and how you can enhance your collection and services to accommodate and win over this important group.

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A comprehensive guide to working with teen parents and their children that provides practical program ideas for successful school and public library program development, implementation, and evaluation.

Teen parents and their children represent an underserved, high-need population in many communities.

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By exploring current, effective models for teen services, as well as future possibilities, this guide leads you to the necessary resources and tools for achieving success with this important population.

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Notable teen experts and stellar practitioners from across the country explain why library service to adolescents in this age range is so important, and how you can enhance your collection and services to accommodate and win over this important group.

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Create a successful, vibrant, and youth-centered teen services program with this practical, comprehensive guide-even when resources are limited.