A guide to serving the 12-18 year-old age group in libraries. Topics covered include motivating young adults to participate in the library, providing reference and homework support and creating a user-friendly and distinct young adult space in the library.

Here is the first "one-stop-shopping" manual for librarians working in young adult services who would like to make their work--hiring, training, coordinating, planning, budgeting - both more effective, and more enjoyable. Renee J. Vaillancourt, former feature editor of Public Libraries magazine, shows you how to apply tried-and-true business theories and management principles to transform your hectic and overwhelming work in YA services into a fun, successful, and gratifying career. Vaillancourt applies classic management principles to handle every aspect of a YA librarian's workday -...