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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796751303321

Autore

Houde Lisa

Titolo

Serving LGBTQ teens : a practical guide for librarians / / Lisa Houde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2018

ISBN

1-5381-0761-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 147 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Practical guides for librarians ; ; Number 44

Disciplina

306.760835

Soggetti

Libraries and sexual minorities - United States

Libraries and teenagers - United States

Libraries - Special collections - Sexual minorities

Sexual minority youth

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A helpful historical perspective of the LGBTQ community -- Collection development : will they find themselves at the library? -- Programming and community outreach -- Censorship in the library : what you need to know -- Creating welcoming and safe spaces in the library -- Surveying current library offerings for LGBTQ teens -- Annotated bibliography of LGBTQ titles for teens, parents, and library professionals.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book offers the librarian a practical guide to library service to LGBTQ teens - from collection development, understanding terminology, dealing with censorship issues, programming and outreach, readers' advisory, and even to creating welcoming displays, librarians will find the tools they need to offer exceptional services for LGBTQ teens."--Publisher's description.