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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824689403321

Titolo

New directions for library service to young adults / / Young Adult Library Services Association with Patrick Jones ; edited by Linda Waddle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2002

ISBN

0-8389-9905-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesPatrick <1961->

WaddleLinda L

Disciplina

027.62/6/0973

Soggetti

Young adults' libraries - United States

Libraries and teenagers - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Directions; Chapter 2: Planning Your Trip; Chapter 3: Maps; Chapter 4: Two Roads to Travel; Chapter 5: Itinerary for Quality Library Services to Young Adults; Chapter 6: Reaching the Destination: Success Stories; Chapter 7: A Successful Journey: Outcomes; Appendixes; Vehicles; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Picking up where the best-selling Bare Bones Young Adult Services left off, this exciting new book has an ambitious intent—to help libraries, with their communities, develop their teens into healthy, competent, and caring adults. Applying the tools in New Planning for Results to the goals outlined in Information Power, YALSA has teamed up with writer Patrick Jones to provide direction on how to deliver YA service that is proactive and holistic. Approaching the service mission holistically means linking the developmental needs and assets of these young adults with the overarching goals of the l