Discusses the benefits of working with teens to create technology-related library programs for them and for other patrons.

YA service innovators Linda W. Braun, Hillias J. Martin, and Connie Urquhart explain how to be smart about takingrisks without shying away from them. They offer concrete advice for Laying the groundwork for change in key areas such as collection building and programming Including technology components as part of traditional services, such as booktalks, information literacyinstruction, and book discussion groups Effectively gaining support from administrators and colleaguesReal-world examples of risky change in action from librarians and authors of YA lit enrich this exploration of atopic...

Here are YALSA's answers to what advocacy is and isn't, what it takes to be an effective advocate for teens, how to practice advocacy skills and techniques, how to be a day-to-day advocate for teens, and how to set up a succesful long-term library teen services advocacy initiative. Front-line public and school librarians working in young adult services will find the volume useful as they will be able to use the information included every day to successfully advocate with administrators, colleagues, community members, and government officials. You get examples of advocacy campaigns from inside...