Young adults’ libraries

This is a book for all those who sincerely believe that library services and reading are too good to be missed. It is for people who believe that good reading habits are essential to getting the most out of life, and that those habits are difficult or impossible to acquire if they are not learned early. It focuses specifically on boys in that period when they are no longer children but not yet teenagers, from eight to twelve years old, what we know as the “tween” years.

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The specific goals of this book are to: Provide guidelines on planning, implementing, and evaluating quality library service to young adults. Use the developmental needs of adolescents, positive youth development, and the developmental assets as the framework. Clearly state the core values of library service to young adults.

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This guide, which is aimed at both the experienced humorist and the many folks who tell me they’re not naturally funny, is designed to share my favorite humor strategies and resources. It focuses on three aspects of humor for youth services librarians: tricks of the trade, programming models, and select bibliographies of humor books.

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That’s where Teens library: Developing Internet Services for Young Adults comes in. In this book is information about how the Internet meets teens’ developmental needs. Any librarian who is wondering why teens gravitate to the Internet, if the Internet can have any sort of positive influence on a teen’s life, or what websites are available that help teens grow up to be healthy adults will find answers to her questions here.

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Assemble focus groups of patrons and potential patrons to discuss the library’s Web gateway. Since information searching can vary widely, you’ll want to schedule targeted focus groups based on market segment (e.g. parents with young children, young adults, seniors, etc.). Send invitations and follow up by phone until you’ve confirmed at least a dozen people. Have your discussion questions ready (broad, open-ended questions such as “What kinds of questions do you use the Internet to answer?”) and be prepared to demonstrate the gateway and its resources.

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More than eight in ten Americans between the ages of 16 and 29 read a book in the past year, and six in ten used their local public library. At the youngest end of the spectrum, high schoolers in their late teens (ages 16-17) and college-aged young adults (ages 18-24) are especially likely to have read a book or used the library in the past 12 months. And although their library usage patterns may often be influenced by the requirements of school assignments, their interest in the possibilities of mobile technology may also point the way toward opportunities of further...

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