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Record Nr.

UNINA9910160279203321

Autore

Lyttle Melanie A. <1979->

Titolo

Library service to tweens / / Melanie A. Lyttle and Shawn D.  Walsh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4766-2574-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 pages)

Disciplina

021.2

Soggetti

Libraries and teenagers

Children's libraries - Activity programs

Children's libraries - Book selection

Preteens - Books and reading

Libraries and community

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Section 1. Who is a tween -- Developmental and educational psychology -- Current writings on tweens -- Tween archetypes -- Tweens in your community -- Section 2. Gathering support for tween services -- Administrative support for tween services -- Gaining support from your staff -- Collegial support for tween services -- Community support for tween services -- Section 3. Creating and caring for the tween librarian -- Who is the ideal tween services librarian? -- Continuing education -- Section 4. Setting the stage for the tween collection -- Creating your tween space -- Finding tween materials within collections -- Section 5. Tween materials -- An annotated sample list of tween books -- Books for the reluctant reader -- Periodicals for tweens -- Audiovisual materials for tweens -- Section 6. The continuum of youth programming -- Library services for children -- Library services for teens and new adults -- Section 7. Tween programming -- Recipes for successful and unsuccessful programs -- Everything old is new again -- Section 8. The final pieces for successful tween services -- Your tween advisory group -- Marketing to tweens -- Outreach.



Sommario/riassunto

"This comprehensive guide to tween library services begins with a developmental description of this ever-changing group and offers practical advice about materials and programming. Criteria are provided for categorizing books, music, movies and magazines as appropriate for tweens, with special attention given to the reluctant reader"--