Young Adult Services

Fundamentals

Instructor:

Michael Cartmrmcart@aol.com

An Infopeople WorkshopWinter/Spring 2004

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Workshop Overview

Fundamentals

Youth Participation

Collection Development

Trends in YA Literature

Books and Readers Advisory

Programming for YAs

Fundamentals

Basic Print and Online Resources

Competencies

Teen Developmental Needs

Fundamentals of Planning

Basic Print and Online Resources

Print Patrick Jones. Connecting Young Adults And

Libraries. _____. New Directions For Library Service To Young

Adults Renee. J. Vaillancourt. Bare Bones Young Adult

Services

Online The Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/ Young Adult Librarian’s Help/Homepage:

http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/ Young Adult Library Services Association:

www.ala.org/yalsa/

Competencies In “Young Adults Deserve the Best” YALSA

identifies 7 basic areas of competency:1. Leadership2. Knowledge of Client Group3. Communication4. Administration5. Knowledge of Materials6. Access to Information7. Services

Teen Developmental Needs

YA Services equip teens with information and abilities that enable them to achieve developmental skills necessary to “graduate” from adolescence to adulthood.

The handout lists developmental needs from a variety of sources.

Fundamentals Of Planning

Know Your Community --Demographics--Socioeconomics

Identify Community Partners Identify Needs YA User Survey Self-Assessment Survey

Youth Participation

Definition Importance of youth participation

how teens can help

Forming the Teen Advisory Board who should belong? best ways to recruit

Characteristics of Successful TAB Programs

Allow youth input from planning stage forward

Center on issues of real interest

Focus on specific, doable tasks

Planning Young Adult Spaces

What will you call it? Location, Location, Location Layout Furniture and furnishings Technology Decor

Reader’s Advisory

Definition Goals The Interview The Browsing Factor Merchandising

Reader’s Advisory Interview

Are you reading for fun or for an assignment?

What was the last book you read and enjoyed?

Have you heard of good books or authors from your friends?

What kinds of books don’t you like?

Practice A Reader’s Advisory Interview

My English teacher says I have to read a 500 page novel with a contemporary setting that involves a quest

I just read the last Harry Potter book, what can you recommend that’s just like it.

Demystifying Collection Development

What is YA literature? Administration, maintenance and

promotion Evaluation and selection tools Current trends in young adult

literature

Fiction

Nonfiction

Formats

Non-book materials

Online materials

What Is YA Literature?

Administration, Maintenance and Promotion

What Will Your Collection Contain? Popularity vs. Quality A BRIEF group discussion (no fisticuffs,

please!)

How will it be used?

Where will it be located?

Evaluation and Selection Tools

Print Materials*Magazines & Journals*Books

Online Materials

The Webliography and the Selected Print Resources handouts offer comprehensive lists.

Current Trends in YA Literature Rise of retail market & commercial

fiction Crossover materials Globalization Emphasis on the visual Renaissance of poetry, short

stories, fantasy & historical fiction

Why Do Book Discussions

1. Increase circulation

2. Get new users

3. Promote reading

But first: how many have actually done book discussions?

Book Discussion Mechanics

Getting started

Creating a model for

discussion

Formulating questions

The Art of Booktalking

What it is and what it isn’t While you’re reading While you’re writing

that darned first sentence!!!

Preparation Doing it

Programming for Young Adults

Definition Why do it? Funding Types of programming:

Educational/Cultural Informational Recreational

Prior Planning Pays

When planning YA programming consider:

format audience what when where

Implementing Programming

Who’s in charge? Make a checklist Timeline Promotion Practice imaging Don’t forget the refreshments!

A Hit . . . Or a miss?

Evaluation Have a form What went right? What went wrong? What’ll I do differently next time?

!!Don’t be discouraged!!

Summary of the Day

Favorite topic covered today

What you feel ready to do next

Things you found useful

Thanks! Please fill out the Evaluation Form

in your packet

If you think of other questions later, please email me at mrmcart@aol.com; I will be happy to answer anything I can!