Teen-Centered Library Service: Putting Youth Participation into Practice

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Combining information, inspiration, and relevant examples, this guidebook encourages and enables both school and public librarians to advocate for and incorporate active youth involvement that will develop teen self-esteem and positively connect teenagers with books, reading, and libraries, now and into adulthood. Teen-Centered Library Service: Putting Youth Participation into Practice is a practical guide that can help you get teens involved in your libraryin everything from book discussions, working with children, and author visits to collection development, community outreach, and even fundraising. Drawing on research and best practices, as well as anecdotes and success stories from around the country, Diane P. Tuccillo makes the case for youth participation and shows you how to achieve it. Carefully organized chapters focus on reasons to make library teen participation a priority, promote understanding of historical perspectives pertaining to library youth participation, and examine successful and exciting ideas that today's school and public libraries can emulate. School and public libraries that are ready to embark on youth participation endeavors for the first time, as well as those that want to improve or enhance programs already in place, will benefit equally from the information shared here.

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This well-organized title is aimed at public librarians and might also be useful to show administrators how important YA services are to the library as a whole. * School Library Journal *
This well-organized manual offers an excellent overview of how to provide meaningful, engaging library experiences for teens. . . . This accessible guide should offer insights and inspiration to any library professional who interacts with teens--whether in a school or public library. Recommended. * Library Media Connection *

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Diane P. Tuccillo holds an MLS from Rutgers University, has worked with teenagers in libraries for 37 years, and is currently teen service librarian at the Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO.