Young Adults Deserve the Best: Yalsa's Competencies in Action (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780838935873)

As high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. "Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth," developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining eight areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includes - Anecdotes and success stories from the field - Guidelines that can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptions - Additional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practice The first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.

Author: Sarah Flowers
ISBN-10: 0838935877
ISBN-13: 9780838935873
Publisher: ALA Editions
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2010
Pages: 125
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 136
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 359