Crash Course in Young Adult Services

Learn how to improve teen services in public libraries by better understanding teen development and having positive interactions with teens to provide appropriate and interesting collections and services.

• Enables librarians to create a welcoming environment for teens in the library

• Explains how to better understand teen patrons by finding out what teens read, listen to, and watch, enabling you to guide them to "something good to read"

• Provides guidance in how to help teens meet their homework or other information needs

• Examines thorny issues regarding access, privacy, challenges to materials, and Internet use