YAttitude is back and in the 4th edition of the best-selling. "Connecting Young Adults and Libraries" is created by former author, trainer, and inspirational speaker Patrick Jones. Co-authors Michele Gorman and Tricia Suellentrop have updated and revised this edition to address the latest trends and best practices in teen services, including programming, marketing and promotion, collection development, technology, outreach, library spaces for teens, and more. Find exciting new research about the teen brain, the latest in technology and social networking, and an information-packed new chapter on information literacy. The accompanying CD-ROM includes updated core documents, sample forms, surveys, and other planning tools that can be easily personalized, including: information literacy exercises; progressive discipline policy for youth; sample teen volunteer, intern, and employee applications; planning form for developing a new teen space; teen focus group guide; form letter for soliciting partners/sponsors for teen programming; and, sample booktalk evaluation form.
Whether you are a teen librarian, library generalist, or graduate student searching for new information about how to best serve teens in libraries, this is the book for you.