Young Adult Services Fundamentals Instructor: Michael Cart An Infopeople Workshop Winter/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: Young Adult Librarian’s Help/Homepage: Young Adult Library Services Association:

Competencies In “Young Adults Deserve the Best” YALSA identifies 7 basic areas of competency: 1. Leadership 2. Knowledge of Client Group 3. Communication 4. Administration 5. Knowledge of Materials 6. Access to Information 7. 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

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