The Whole Library Handbook ─ Teen Services

Teen services librarians Booth and Jensen collect articles by librarians and others from the US, to help librarians who serve young adults understand who teens are, the role of librarians, services and programs, the collection, marketing services, teen involvement in the library setting, and key issues. They address such topics as the teenage brain and development, boys, customer service, networking, technology programming, author visits, gaming, self-directed and free-range programming, collection development, book blogs, ebooks, booktalks, readers' advisory, graphic design, merchandising, social media, intellectual freedom, evaluating materials for a diverse collection, reluctant readers, and issues in juvenile detention center libraries. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)