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Youth Services and Public Libraries

Susan Higgins, University of Southern Mississippi, USA

Chandos Information Professional Series

 - links practical application of library programming to theoretical foundations of service
 - illustrates concepts with reference to the developmental needs of children and young adults
 - describes how to implement library policies which recommend, design, direct, supervise and evaluate active youth services programs
 - demonstrates the use of selection procedures to obtain materials which are based on the educational and recreational needs of children and are appropriate for the community
 - recommends strategies to maximize access to services and sources

Youth Services and Public Libraries offers strategies to match the information needs and wants of children and young adults in public libraries and translates these into knowledge for providing relevant services. The latest trends in service provision are covered within the context of appropriate management, programming and marketing of services. The book is grounded in the principles of public library services to children and young adults everywhere.

Readership: Youth services staff in public libraries. Students of Library and Information Science.

£42.50 / US$70.00 / €50.00

£62.50 / US$105.00 / €75.00

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About the author

Susan E. Higgins is Assistant Professor with the School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She has taught in Australia at Charles Sturt University’s School of Library and Information Studies and in Singapore at Nanyang Technological University, School of Communication and Information. She was employed as a Director of Children’s Services, Pine Mountain Regional Library, Manchester, Georgia, a Supervisory Children’s Librarian for Maricopa County Library System, Phoenix, Arizona and a Children’s Librarian in Mesa, Arizona for the City of Mesa Public Library.

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Contents

PART 1 PRINCIPLES OF LIBRARY SERVICE
 - Historical beginnings: food for the young mind
 - Public libraries in the United States
 - Reading in adolescence
 - Reading and information-seeking
 - Children’s literature through social history
 - Present context of establishing a culture of literacy and lifelong learning
 - Children’s rights today
 - Youth advocacy
 - Youth services librarians as peacekeepers
 - Note

PART 2 PRACTICES
 - Management of libraries for youth
 - The rare birds: youth services librarians
 - Information behavior
 - Services to youth with special needs
 - Unattended children in the public library
 - Reference interview with children
 - Serving young adults
 - Programming for children
 - Programming for young adults
 - Developing and maintaining relevant collections for children and young adults
 - From concept books to the young adult novel
 - Pre-readers
 - Other aspects of book selection
 - Multicultural selections
 - Reading and reading programs
 - Collection provision
 - Selection
 - Reviewing sources
 - Working with budgets

PART 3 PROFESSIONALISM
 - Library personnel
 - Library service and cultural diversity
 - Professional networking
 - Encountering censorship
 - Role of the youth services manager
 - Marketing and promotional activities
 - Evaluation of programs and services
 - Networking in the community for jointly sponsored events
 - Networking on behalf of young adults
 - Research topics
 - Conclusion