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American Indian Youth Literature Award – ALA/YALSA WINNER FINALIST Young Adult Excellence in Honor Book The Nazi Hunters: How a “The President Has YA Nonﬁ ction Award Team of Spies and Survivors Been Shot!”: The Captured the World’s Most Assassination of Notorious Nazi John F. Kennedy If I Ever Get Out of Here By Neal Bascomb By James Swanson By Eric Gansworth Arthur A. Levine Books Scholastic Press Hardcover: 978-0-545-43099-9 Hardcover: 978-0-545-49007-8 Arthur A. Levine Books Ebook: 978-0-545-56239-3 Ebook: 978-0-545-49654-4 Hardcover: 978-0-545-41730-3 Ebook: 978-0-545-63196-9

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By Donna Cooner By Eric Gansworth By Ruth Gruener, Jack By Bill Konigsberg By Dan Poblocki By Maggie Stiefvater Hardcover: 978-0-545-42763-0 Hardcover: 978-0-545-41730-3 Gruener, and Alan Gratz Hardcover: 978-0-545-50989-3 Hardcover: 978-0-545-40270-5 Hardcover: 978-0-545-42494-3 Ebook: 978-0-545-46997-5 Ebook: 978-0-545-63196-9 Hardcover: 978-0-545-45901-3 Ebook: 978-0-545-50990-9 Ebook: 978-0-545-63187-7 Ebook: 978-0-545-57717-5 By Ann E. Burg By Steve Sheinkin Ebook: 978-0-545-52071-3 Hardcover: 978-0-545-53564-9 Hardcover: 978-0-545-40572-0 Ebook: 978-0-545-54994-3 Ebook: 978-0-545-53226-6 ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers ALA Amelia Bloomer List

Exclamation Mark By Amy Krouse Rosenthal, A Top Ten Quick Picks Title By Sheila Keenan A Top Ten Quick Picks Title By Kirsty McKay By Roland Smith By Frieda Wishinsky Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld and Nathan Fox Hardcover: 978-0-545-38188-8 Hardcover: 978-0-545-17817-4 By Jeffrey Brown By Chris Lynch Paperback: 978-0-545-42518-6 Hardcover: 978-0-545-43679-3 Hardcover: 978-0-545-12887-2 Ebook: 978-0-545-47346-0 Ebook: 978-0-545-53908-1 Hardcover: 978-0-545-50517-8 Hardcover: 978-0-545-27023-6 Ebook: 978-0-545-53222-8 Ebook: 978-0-545-53550-2 Ebook: 978-0-545-52024-9

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A Top Ten Graphic Novel By AJ Lieberman and A Rainbow Project Top By Bill Konigsberg By Susan Campbell A Top Ten Popular Paperback By Jordan Sonnenblick for Teens Darren Rawlings Ten Title Hardcover: 978-0-545-50989-3 Bartoletti for Young Adult Readers Hardcover: 978-0-439-83707-1 Hardcover: 978-0-545-37097-4 Ebook: 978-0-545-50990-9 Hardcover: 978-0-439-68013-4 Ebook: 978-0-545-23218-0 By Sheila Keenan Ebook: 978-0-545-60017-0 By Alaya Johnson By Libba Bray and Nathan Fox Hardcover: 978-0-545-41779-2 Hardcover: 978-0-439-89597-2 Hardcover: 978-0-545-12887-2 Ebook: 978-0-545-52077-5 Ebook: 978-0-545-38871-9

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VOLUME 12 | NUMBER 3 SPRING 2014 ISSN 1541-4302

The School Angle Plus: 4 The Baltimore Elementary and Middle 2 From the Editor School Library Project Linda W. Braun By Kate Sorestad 3 From the President Shannon Peterson YALSA Perspectives 33 Guidelines for Authors 6 YALSA and Best Buy Partnership Brings 33 Index to Advertisers Digital Literacy to Teens 34 The YALSA Update By Jan Chapman

Best Practices 8 Creating Teen Leadership Opportunities A Blueprint for Boosting Your Teen Advisory Group By Megan England 12 How Understanding Teen Brain Development Can Help Improve YA Reference Service By Allyson Evans About This Cover

Hot Spot: Collecting & Connecting Today, building collections for teens goes way beyond the book, includes a wide-variety of resources, and 15 Rethinking Library Collections for Young requires working both inside and outside of the library Adults building. By Amy Pattee YALSA has many tools to help you connect and collect including yearly lists of the best books and 18 Checking Out Tomorrow’s School Library media for young adults. Find all of the recent titles Collections at www.ala.org/yalsa/best. On that page you’ll ﬁ nd By Wendy Stephens links to downloadable tools to promote the best titles in your library. 21 Teens and Personalized Reading List: You can also participate in The Hub Reading A Perfect Match Challenge, http://bit.ly/hub_rdngchallenge_2014, By Hayden Bass through June 22.

Hot Spot: Teens, Tech, & Learning 24 The Legacy of Margaret Alexander Edwards By Deborah Taylor

27 YALSA Announces 2014 Award Winners and Book and Media Lists 2014–2015 YALSA Editorial Advisory Board (providing advisory input for the journal) Angela Leeper, Chair, Richmond, Va.; Michelle Bayuk, Deerﬁ eld, Ill.; from the Jan Chapman, Strongsville Oh.; Diane Fuller, Baltitmore, Md.; Laura Lehner, The ViewHudson from Oh.; ALA Nicola McDonald, Brooklyn, N.Y.

YALSA Executive Director Beth Yoke Editor Editor Linda W. Braun Linda W. Braun Circulation Young Adult Library Services (ISSN 1541-4302) is published four times a year by the American Library Association (ALA), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, s the YALSA report, The Future of Library Services for and IL 60611. It is the offi cial publication of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of ALA. Subscription price: members of with Teens: A Call to Action, points out, in the coming years YALSA, $25 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $70 per library staff working with teens have to think carefully about year in the U.S.; $80 in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues A within one year of current issue, $17.50 each. Periodicals class postage paid everything from space to outreach to programs to collections in at Chicago, Illinois and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER: Send order to successfully serve adolescents in 2014 and beyond. When it address changes to Young Adult Library Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Members: Address changes and inquiries should be sent to comes to collections, the report outlines the future vision in this way: Membership Department, Changes to Young Adult Library Services, 50 E. Materials in the collections refl ect the demographics of the Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Nonmember subscribers: Subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inquiries should be sent to Changes to Young Adult community and the needs, interests, and preferences of the teens Library Services, Subscriptions, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 1-800- that each library serves, and exist in a variety of formats— 545-2433, press 5; fax: (312) 944-2641; [email protected]. video, audio, books, databases, e-content, etc. Collections Statement of Purpose include content created by teens and others in the community. Young Adult Library Services is the offi cial journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Collections are made up of physical and digital materials that are Association. YALS primarily serves as a vehicle for continuing education easily accessible no matter where a teen is. for librarians serving young adults, ages twelve through eighteen. It will include articles of current interest to the profession, act as a showcase for best Flexible circulation policies and systems allow teens to practices, provide news from related fi elds, publish recent research related to access what they need, when they need it, and for how long YA librarianship, and will spotlight signifi cant events of the organization and off er in-depth reviews of professional literature. YALS will also serve as the they need it. Collections include access to skilled people who offi cial record of the organization. can help teens as well as guiding them to materials.1 Production This issue of YALS focuses on some of the ideas highlighted Cadmus Communications in the above vision. Seattle Public Library Teen Services Librarian Advertising Hayden Bass outlines how to provide a web-based readers’ advisory Bill Spilman, Innovative Media Solutions; 1-877-878-3260; fax (309) 483- service that teens will gravitate to. And, Simmons College Graduate 2371; e-mail [email protected]. View our media kit at www.ala.org/yalsa/mediakit. YALS accepts advertising for goods or services School of Library and Information Science faculty member Amy of interest to the library profession and librarians in service to youth in Pattee considers how collections of today and tomorrow should particular. It encourages advertising that informs readers and provides clear communication between vendor and buyer. YALS adheres to ethical and be presented and organized. School librarian Wendy Stephens commonly accepted advertising practices and reserves the right to reject any discusses the importance of connecting teens to both physical and advertisement not suited to the above purposes or not consistent with the aims and policies of ALA. Acceptance of advertising in YALS does not imply digital collections. And, Deborah Taylor, School and Student offi cial endorsement by ALA of the products or services advertised. Services Manager at the Enoch Pratt Library (Baltimore), explores Manuscripts the legacy of Margaret A. Edwards and informs readers how Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to YALSA is going to continue that legacy by helping library staff bring YALSA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; e-mail: yalseditor@gmail. com. Manuscripts will be sent out for review according to YALS’s established referee to reality ideas in the Future of Libraries for and with Teens report. procedures. Visit www.ala.org/yalsa for further information. You can also read how the future is already becoming a reality Indexing, Abstracting, and Microfilm in libraries that received Best Buy funding for technology-based Young Adult Library Services is indexed in Library Literature, Library programs. Cuyahogo County Public Library teen librarian, Jan &Information Science Abstracts, and Current Index to Journals in Education. Microfi lm copies of Journal of Youth Services in Libraries and its predecessor, Chapman, highlights the work of grantees. And, in Kate Sorestead’s Top of the News, are available from ProQuest/Bell & Howell, 300 N. Zeeb article, learn how the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation is Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106. making sure that school libraries in Baltimore succeed. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of There’s a lot of exciting work going on to connect teens to American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ∞ collections, and this month’s authors prove that to be true. ©2014 American Library Association Don’t forget to check out the YALS website (http://yalsa.ala. All materials in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientifi c org/yals) each week for content that complements these articles. or educational advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright This spring that’s also where you’ll be able to fi nd downloadable Revision Act of 1976. For other photocopying, reprinting, or translating, address requests to the ALA Offi ce of Rights and Permissions. versions of all of YALSA’s 2014 Best of the Best lists. YALS

Reference 1. Linda W. Braun, Kafi Kumasi, Maureen Hartman, and Sandra Hughes-Hassell, “The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action,” www.ala.org/yaforum/sites/ala.org.yaforum/fi les/ content/YALSA_nationalforum_fi nal.pdf (accessed January 10, 2014). 2 YALS Young Adult Library Services Spring 2014 from the President Shannon Peterson

’ve had and seen so many great roman candles exploding like spiders pursuits, and discussions lately about connected across the stars.” learning from Ilearning. In library circles, it feels like Because I lived in Arizona, I also caring adults. the concept is starting to shift from a had endless access to the treasure trove of With nebulous theory about something that we Sun City thrift stores and began to dress my own teen could be doing with teens in our libraries exclusively in 1940s and early 1950s era experience to concrete ideas about how we can build clothing. I learned to play the trumpet. fi rmly rooted on some of the amazing things that we I danced East Coast Swing in badly lit in the back of my mind, I know that already do. What is it that really seems to gyms on school nights with couples my libraries are perfectly positioned to bolster, bring the idea of connected learning home grandparents’ age. I made zines collecting support, and provide connected learning to library staff ? Ask yourself, what did writing and photography. I read constantly for teens in today’s increasingly complex you throw yourself into with a vengeance and became a regular at both the library technological, economic, and cultural in high school? What did you have to and the used bookstore. I went to readings. landscape. Through our existing teen- know everything about? What was your I made terrible recordings of (even interest-driven programs and services, we passion? more terrible) music and poetry. I took can leverage technology to integrate twenty- My answer? Or, at least the impetus one thing that I really cared about and fi rst-century skills into what teens already of mine? Jack Kerouac. My relationship connected and connected and connected. love and link teens to partners, mentors, with Beat writers shifted a bit over the Obviously my fashion choices now and supports to help them advance and be years, but my initial obsession stemmed extend beyond the mid-20th-century and successful both personally and academically. from what I saw as central to Jack’s my trumpet is now little more than a party And all the while, we can empathize with writing: a willingness to throw oneself into or Halloween prop, but the point is that the the questionable fashion choices and art, experimentation, and creativity with web of learning inspired by those writers celebrate discoveries made along the way. a reckless abandon. My best friend (now led me to projects, ideas, and people that This edition of YALS has a number an illustrator and book designer) and I helped me arrive at the career that I am so of ideas to add to your toolkit as you would stay up all night rewriting excerpts passionate about today. It’s diffi cult not to consider what connected learning might from favorite books and poetry, making look back at my youthful earnestness with look like for the teens in your community, mix tapes, drawing, and writing essays to a bit of a cringe, but I am so thankful to particularly when it comes to collections. each other about what mattered most in have gone down that path with the hunger But before you read about all of them, our lives. Our mantra, from On the Road, and enthusiasm that I did. Although the close your eyes and reminisce with me, was the “the only people for me are the landscape and experience of teens today is what were you passionate about when mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, diff erent in so many ways, core elements you were fi fteen and where did that lead mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of of what fed my passions and allowed them you? And, if you’ll be attending the ALA everything at the same time, the ones who to lead to greater pursuits are still relevant: Annual Conference in Las Vegas in a few never yawn or say a commonplace thing, working on shared projects, translating months, come to the President’s Program but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow my interests back to career and academic and we’ll talk about it. YALS

Spring 2014 Young Adult Library Services YALS 3 feature The School Angle

literacy rates. What has resulted has been The Baltimore nothing short of incredible. The Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project (The Library Project), now involves more than Elementary and 30 business, nonprofi t, and government partners and works with Baltimore City Public Schools to design, build, equip, and staff new or renovated libraries in selected Middle School schools where existing public funds can be leveraged. The Library Project will create as many as 24 of these inspirational Library Project spaces. The Weinberg Foundation has committed a total of $10 million, including capital costs, staff support, professional development, and new books as part of By Kate Sorestad what is expected to be a legacy project. The fi rst three libraries were dedicated in the fall of 2012. Five school libraries have already been transformed, and four more hile Baltimore is a city with Education reformers and non-reformers are scheduled to open in 2014. numerous strengths, it—like alike agree that strong literacy skills and The “before” and “after” photos W many major cities—has a love of reading and writing are keys to (available on the YALS website) struggled with the education of our breaking the cycle of poverty. 1 Many highlight the transformation of these children. The most recent statistics tell students attending Baltimore City Schools spaces, which include the latest learning us the number of third graders reading face an additional challenge in terms of the technologies; thousands of new books; below grade level in Baltimore is double learning environment. The city’s schools and dedicated spaces for study, research, the average for all of Maryland. This is system has estimated the cost of critically and instruction as well as for parent and especially troubling in light of numerous needed building repairs and renovations at guardian visits. Each new library features national studies that document the critical $2.8 billion. wireless technologies and networking importance of childhood literacy; one in six Seeing these needs, and inspired and stations, informal reading areas, fl exible children who are not reading profi ciently guided by similar projects in New York fl oor plans, shelving to accommodate in third grade do not graduate from high and Washington, D.C., the Weinberg thousands of books, e-readers and, to school on time. Foundation felt compelled to dream big bring families together, the “Enoch Pratt Across the United States, research and act strategically; to engage other Parenting Place”. In addition to the direct shows that students in schools with well- community partners in a collaborative, educational benefi ts of these new spaces, equipped and well-staff ed school libraries multi-year initiative with the goal of The Library Project intends that each learn more, get better grades, and score creating larger, lasting change. In 2011, transformed library also be available as a higher on standardized tests than their joined by a group of innovative and hub for the greater school community. peers in schools without libraries. More committed individuals, the Weinberg The Weinberg Foundation has than 60 studies show clear evidence of this Foundation initiated a simple vision— supported 30 percent of capital project costs connection between student achievement transform Baltimore City School libraries, and has provided four years of additional and the presence of school libraries with even a handful at a time, to impact a school staff support and professional development a qualifi ed school library media specialist. community, inspire students, and increase funds for the librarians. Weinberg support also includes funds for books (up to 4,000 per space), technology, design, equipment, KATE SORESTAD is a Program Officer for the Harry and Jeanette and construction. From a broader Weinberg Foundation. view, The Library Project has leveraged

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partnerships and existing federal and state online survey for students and staff . A total because of the infl ux of books provided dollars in order to demonstrate the power of 431 students were surveyed during the by The Library Project that allowed for of public-private partnerships resulting in process, and interviews were held three multiple copies of books. well-rounded spaces that are welcoming, times during the year. While results have been positive inspirational, and brilliant. Based on this evaluation, it appears over the last year, one thing has been The Library Project is creating that the project was extremely successful in clear-renovations alone are not enough. new libraries that are fun, safe, and creating libraries that are well-resourced, A knowledgeable, skilled, and motivated enlightening. This initiative works to inviting, and attractive. All three schools library staff is critical in order to impact increase each child’s love of books and reported very positive experiences with and improve academic achievement. A reading, helping these students to develop the library, and the new spaces were often thriving school library requires both critical reading and thinking skills that will described as a source of pride for each human and physical capital to create a contribute to greater success in school and school community. While faculty and well-rounded, highly functional, and in life. These new spaces send a simple but students did require some time to become eff ective environment. Another vital piece powerful message to the young students well oriented with the new library space is the partners, without whom this entire of Baltimore City: that each child deserves with all of its resources and technology, endeavor would not have been feasible. the best. each principal expressed that their new This quote says it all: In order to show the impact a well- library is already having a signifi cant “One of the great things about The equipped and well-staff ed space can have positive impact on school climate. As Library Project is that their agenda is not on the students of Baltimore City, the one principal indicated, in the fi rst few closed so it doesn’t exclude people, great Weinberg Foundation has partnered months alone the library has served as a ideas, and creativity. They encourage with The Baltimore Education Research “game-changer” for struggling students as us to be integrally involved, deepen our Consortium (BERC) to complete annual a result of the number of books, computer connections to the project, and connect evaluations. The fi rst report (available at technology, and other media resources our mission to lend a hand. Through http://bit.ly/weinberg_report), released that fi ll these new spaces. Further, the new this partnership we are able to fulfi ll our in January 2014, focused on perceptions library space has proven to be an incentive mission, but we don’t have to be experts in of the libraries by principals, librarians, for the school to raise funds to remodel school libraries to do so. We can leverage teachers, and students. In future reports, lower elementary classrooms and the front the enthusiasm of the community and BERC will examine the changes in offi ce, as it strives to carry the impact do our small part to contribute to the behaviors and academic achievement through the entire campus. larger project. This turned out to be a true measures associated with schools that have As one staff person stated, “We love private-public partnership.” YALS received a renovated library. the library. It is such a focal point for the This report examines the fi rst three school. It ties the school together . . . the libraries completed in 2012–13: Moravia library is the heart of the community.” Reference Park Elementary School, Southwest An exciting outcome of this project 1. Numerous statistics and sources cited as Baltimore Charter School, and Thomas was an increase in students’ social part of a report prepared for the Weinberg Johnson Elementary/Middle School. interaction around reading and writing. Foundation by Frances Gretes, Gretes The evaluation utilized interviews with For example, students at one school Research Services, info@gretesresearch. the principals and librarians, as well as an started book clubs. This was possible com, August 2013.

Spring 2014 Young Adult Library Services YALS 5 feature YALSA Perspectives

What Did They Do? YALSA and Best As one might imagine, the librarians chosen to administer the funding came up with some amazingly creative ideas that would connect digital technology with Buy Partnership their teen communities. · Librarian Natalie Couch, from Chattahoochee Valley Libraries in Brings Digital Columbus, Georgia, purchased eight iPod Touches, a webcam with built-in mic, and Wii gaming equipment. She Literacy to Teens used the iPod Touches to design QR code scavenger hunts that taught teens how to use the library. The library also off ered a class in digital photo editing, By Jan Chapman using the iPod’s camera and apps. The webcam came in handy when Natalie booked authors like Marissa hat would you do if your library were invited to apply through YALSA for Meyer and Walter Sorrells for virtual was given $2000 to purchase a $2000 grant from Best Buy. 12 libraries author chats with teens. The Wii W digital equipment for teen were selected to receive the funding and equipment is used in gaming programs programs and services? Thanks to an to design programs and services that and was specifi cally purchased for a innovative partnership between YALSA would help close the “digital divide” for mini-convention held at the library. and electronics retailer Best Buy, 12 teens. The selected libraries participated Natalie celebrated the purchase of libraries throughout the country last year in a community celebration with Best this equipment at the grand opening had an opportunity to answer that question. Buy that promoted the new collaborative of her local Best Buy Mobile store. At the ALA 2013 Midwinter partnership. To assist the selected libraries The purchased equipment will be an Meeting, YALSA announced the creation in managing the funds, YALSA created an essential part of a new digital media of a partnership with Best Buy to provide online community to provide training and programming model that is underway funds that would be used by libraries support. Recipients were able to interact at her library. Natalie notes that to expand teen digital literacy skill online and share their ideas, experiences, a “signifi cant” portion of her teen development. Public and school librarians and best practices. community does not have mobile technology, so the funding allowed her to help close that digital divide. JAN CHAPMAN is the Teen Librarian at the Strongsville Branch of · High school librarian Kyla Johnson, Cuyahoga County Public Library in Strongsville, Ohio. She serves from the Farmington, New Mexico, on the Editorial Advisory Board of YALS and has served on the school district, purchased cameras, 2011 Michael L. Printz Award and the 2008 Outstanding Books memory cards, wireless mics, adapters, for the College Bound committees. She is running for YALSA’s a mini iPad, and an AppleTV. Her Margaret A. Edwards Award. Her passion is readers’ advisory students completed a survey that to teens and promoting young adult literature. She has also asked what digital technology devices been spotted working on knitting and jewelry projects, on those would be helpful for them to complete class projects. The U.S. government rare occasions when she isn’t reading. You can reach her with classes used the digital cameras to questions or comments at [email protected] and make videos of landmark Supreme she can also be found lurking on her teen literature Facebook Court cases, circa 1825. Kyla said page, “Teen Hive Brain.” that for some of the classes doing

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the project, the cameras were the budgets, Lauren thought that it would only resource that they had. She will be exciting to be able to off er this continue to work with her students creative outlet to her teen community. Be and teaching staff to train them on Librarians used the video equipment using the equipment for multimedia to create a multipart fi lmmaking audAcioUs presentations. Kyla found the YALSA seminar to teach teens how to make online community for recipients of the and edit their own movies. The funding to be quite useful in sharing program was quite successful and ideas and opportunities. the library plans to eventually off er a · Penny Blaugh, a teen librarian drop-in program where teens can use Verse novels from at Eisenhower Public Library in the cameras for school projects. G A BRIELLE Harwood Heights, Illinois, used the · Jennifer Velasquez of California’s PRENDERGA ST funding to promote reading in her San Antonio Public Library was teen community with the purchase of intrigued with the idea of creating a three iPad Minis loaded with e-books DIY makerspace for teens. She used

and e-audio books by six authors. The the funds to help defray the cost of a HC six authors were chosen to be part of 3-D printer. Additional funding was EPUB the library’s LitWorks celebration provided by her library’s foundation. and included notable authors Jack The library launched the new 3-D Gantos and Marie Lu. Penny notes printer during Teen Tech Week. that the iPads also provided exclusive Jennifer thinks the rollout during

content such as radio broadcasts and Teen Tech Week was serendipitous, 9781459802667

shorts. The library will continue to add as this year’s theme was DIY. She ࠮ special book collections to the iPads, also plans to use the printer in which will give librarians a current and programming during the library’s historical perspective on what they have upcoming summer reading program. “…defi nitely audacious—but also been reading and promoting to teens. Jennifer notes that it is important utterly real and memorable.” School librarian Martha Pangburn, for libraries to off er technology that —STARRED REVIEW IN · QUILL & QUIRE of Norman High Library, Norman, is “the latest,” so libraries are seen Oklahoma, had a similar idea to by teens as off ering cutting edge promote reading to her students. Her technology services, thus becoming library already owned some Nooks and viable and relevant to their lives. e-books, so with the funding she was HC NEW!

able to purchase seven Simple Touch These success stories from librarians EPUB Nooks and approximately 90 e-books. provide proof positive that it is critical Many of Martha’s students did to give opportunities to teens who do not have access to e-readers, so it was a not have access to digital technology. great opportunity to introduce them to Additionally, although many teens do have e-readers and promote reading. access to this technology, they are often 9781459802698 · Teaching digital ﬁ lmmaking was the still in need of instruction as to how to ࠮ focus of librarian Lauren Mathur’s use it. When teens enter the work force concept for using the funds. Lauren as adults, this new knowledge will provide is a branch librarian at Florida’s them with the skills that they need to “…sensitive and compelling.” —KIRKUS Orange County Library System and survive in today’s high-tech world. Thanks she purchased videography supplies, to YALSA and Best Buy, teens in these including video cameras and related communities will be able to use technology equipment. As many arts programs to become avid readers and pursue their were being cut from local school career dreams. YALS

Spring 2014 Young Adult Library Services YALS 7 feature Best Practices

about our process for adding offi cers Creating Teen and the considerations we thought were important for making the changes to our TAG. You’ll also get a chance to read a healthy dose of wisdom from our current Leadership TAG Vice President, 17-year-old Nazifa Chowdhoury. Why Add Officer Opportunities Positions to a TAG? Adding structured leadership positions to a TAG can have several benefi ts for both the library and for the teens. We A Blueprint for Boosting all know that TAG members tend to come in a variety of fl avors, from those Your Teen Advisory Group who show up once per month with a few clever words and an unending appetite for free pizza, to those who are at your desk several times per week, happy By Megan England to shelve books, build displays, and generally lend a hand. Adding leadership positions allows specifi c tasks to be assigned to teens with an interest in, and een Advisory Groups (TAGs) are a and I will admit that my own reasons aptitude for, the work without running great asset to libraries and provide were mostly selfi sh, at fi rst. Drowning into awkward situations of exclusion, T many opportunities for local teens. in tasks that needed to be delegated, but favoritism, and hurt feelings. In my fi rst year as a teen librarian I knew lacking paid help to delegate them to, Most important, adding offi cer that my TAG would be critical to the I considered my options. I didn’t feel positions creates leadership opportunities success of teen services at the library, so I comfortable handing higher-level tasks for teens that are invested in the library. began looking for ways to strengthen the off to random volunteers, but I did have Those who are interested in taking on program. I spoke with my teens about how several motivated and talented teens in my a greater role at the library have both student groups operated in local schools TAG. Unstructured calls for help, though, the opportunity to use their individual and community organizations, and it often lead to inconsistent productivity and talents in a positive setting where they quickly became apparent that every group results. The solution? Add structure. Add can make an impact on the community, included student leadership positions. leadership. Add offi cers. and the chance to gain a great line for I wondered: why haven’t more TAGs At the Atlantic City Free Public their resume. The developmental assets adopted the practice? Library, we worked to implement our (http://bit.ly/dev_assets) that focus There are many reasons why one TAG offi cer program in September on empowerment (community values might consider adding offi cers to a TAG, and October of 2013. Read on to learn youth, youth as resources, service to others, etc.) already at work through MEGAN ENGLAND is the Teen Services Coordinator at the Atlantic membership in a TAG, are strengthened City Free Public Library. She is an active member of the New Jersey through the greater participation and Library Association YA Services Section when she isn’t playing responsibilities available via leadership positions.1 Leadership in a TAG also video games, writing, crafting, or running through the woods. provides teens the opportunity to gain the Megan graduated with her MSLS from UNC–Chapel Hill in 2013. soft skills (communication, collaboration, She’s a proud #tumblarian and can be reached for questions at innovation) that they are often missing as [email protected]. they enter the workforce.2

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Nazifa’s View really talented and organized, but never · How many active, dedicated teens “I think ‘having TAG offi cers’ is a brilliant show up. They don’t make good offi cers. can you reasonably expect to take on idea. It lets us divide up all the work that I think regular attendance is key, because higher-level positions? has to be done so that not everything falls it shows dedication.” · What is your weakest area as a on the teen librarian, and we get to be librarian? (i.e., technical skills, artistic involved in higher-level tasks. It makes you skills) feel more offi cial, more connected to what’s Designing the Change going on. It’s also really great for our We patted ourselves on the back after With our eight positions selected, it resumes and job applications, which we’re the unanimous vote, but quickly realized came time to decide how those positions all thinking about constantly. Part-time that we had a lot more to decide. What would be fi lled. Three options were jobs are really in demand around here, so positions would be available? How would considered: any volunteer position that allows us to do elections be run? What would each offi cer real work on a consistent basis gives us a be responsible for? Again, teen input is · a straightforward nomination and better chance of getting a job and having crucial, so I asked the teens to name the election system the skills to do well once we’re there.” positions they thought were needed. The · an application process, with typical ones emerged: President, Vice leadership positions appointed by the President, Secretary, and Sergeant-at- teen librarian Potential Pitfalls Arms. The biggest responsibilities of · a combination of the two, with approved As with any new venture, it is important these positions, though, are the care and applicants added to a voting ballot. to consider the drawbacks as well as the feeding of the TAG organization itself, benefi ts. Teens can be fl ighty, even those rather than helping with higher-level We decided to go with the third who are passionate about the library, library tasks. With that in mind, the group option. Requiring an application reduced and the ones who are committed to their decided to create several “team leader” the chance that someone would run on college applications are often over-involved positions focusing on a variety of talents a whim without being serious about the in a variety of extracurricular and co- and skill sets. When all was said and done, position, and allowed me to screen the curricular activities. Offi cial titles and added the fi nal roster included team leaders for applicants for teens who had never attended responsibilities may help certain teens print media, web and technology, arts and a TAG meeting before or who had a who are looking for just the right push, décor, and gaming. See fi gure 1 for full history of signifi cant behavior issues. After but it may cause others to fl ee in the face descriptions of each position. an application period of three weeks, we of another serious demand on their time. These positions and job descriptions held elections at our October 2013 TAG Also, ask yourself: how prone to dramatic were determined based on our needs and meeting and fi lled all of the open positions. interpersonal issues is your particular TAG? the interests of our teens. Some questions Those who wanted to help but were not Elections have winners and losers—do you to consider in designing your own TAG willing to commit to an offi cer position see your library losing valuable teen patrons offi cer program: were invited to join one of the service teams over cattiness and hurt feelings? under the guidance of the teen leaders. As with all big changes in the operation · Will you get more honest feedback of teen services, teen feedback is the crucial from the teens about programs and component. At the Atlantic City Free Public services if the discussion is led by a Nazifa’s View Library, the TAG voted unanimously to teen? If so, could the TAG president “While we appreciate the thought of giving implement offi cers. And so, despite all the lead all future TAG meetings? us the chance to lead our own discussions potential issues, we pushed onward. · What are some tasks that are and talk privately, we don’t really have important to teen services that you a problem with being blunt and honest never seem to have time for? (i.e., anyway. I think it’s more important to Nazifa’s View website maintenance, social media, have the librarian there as a mediator, “The hardest part with electing offi cers is attractive seasonal displays, etc.) even with a president, VP, and sergeant- getting committed, responsible people who · What kinds of skills and talents do at-arms there to lead. We’re an advisory aren’t just running for the position to buff the most active teens bring to the group, meaning we’re here to advise up their resume. We have people who are library? the teen librarian, so I don’t think the

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Figure 1. Officers at the Atlantic City Free Pubilc Library

President – The TAG president is the primary coordinator for all TAG and volunteer activities. They will co-lead TAG meetings and events with the teen librarian and will take over in her absence. Prior to each TAG meeting, the President will prepare a list of agenda items on behalf of the membership to deliver to the teen librarian. The President’s primary responsibilities are to lead teen program planning discussions at each TAG meeting and serve as a sounding board for problems or needed improvements at the library. This person should be outgoing, organized, and have outstanding leadership skills.

Vice President – The Vice President serves as the communications manager for TAG, maintaining the list of contact information for all members and overseeing sign-ups for volunteering opportunities. The VP will work closely with the President on all projects and will help lead TAG meetings in the President’s absence. This person should be outgoing and have excellent communication and organizational skills.

Secretary – The Secretary is the TAG librarian and archivist. They will maintain the TAG binder, take notes at TAG meetings, take pictures at events, and organize all pictures, handouts, etc. for teen events. This person should be very organized above all else. The Secretary may also be asked to assist the President and VP as needed.

Sergeant-at-Arms – The Sergeant-at-Arms is responsible for keeping order during TAG meetings and volunteer activities. This person should be disciplined and respectful, while also possessing a loud voice and the backbone to use it. The Sergeant-at-Arms may also be asked to assist the President and VP as needed.

Print Team Leader – Responsible for everything to do with books, magazines, and other print media. Helps organize book club selections, collect purchase recommendations for print materials, and oversees volunteer shelving and shelf reading. This person should love print media and be detail-oriented.

Web & Tech Team Leader – Responsible for everything to do with technology, the website, and web resources. Helps keep the teen website up-to-date, promote our online resources, and train other teens in using eBooks. This person should be very tech-savvy. Knowledge of web and/or computer coding or website design is a plus.

Gaming Team Leader – Responsible for everything to do with video and tabletop gaming. Attends Gaming Friday as often as possible to help coordinate, organizes and supervises video game tournaments, and collects recommendations for new game purchases. Also switches out the teen lounge video games one day per week; it can be any day, but it must be the same day each week. This person should be disciplined, know and love all forms of gaming, and be willing to put the needs of the community before their own wants. Good leadership skills are also needed for running tournaments.

Art Team Leader – Responsible for everything to do with décor, displays, or arts and crafts. Helps create attractive library displays, decorates the library for each season, and assists with decorating the atrium case display. Works with the teen librarian to create a new display for the teen lounge wall every 1–3 months and makes suggestions for teen crafting programs. This person should be very creative and possess great arts and crafts skills.

librarian should ever be taken out of the they’re running for is the right one for Into the Future picture. I think that our offi cer position them, not just the one that would look The fi rst year of our new offi cer program descriptions are a great fi t for the group best on college applications. With our new will be a time of constant evaluation. that we have, it’s just very important that offi cer positions, I think we’ll be able to Though one or two teens have somewhat people consider whether the position accomplish a lot more every month.” drifted away since being elected, the offi cer

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program has nonetheless proven to be a that there are enough positions for all those they even have a chance. At the library, success so far. The teens seem to feel a who are willing and able to serve. we can make real change. The things we greater sense of ownership over the TAG Ultimately, the most important propose actually happen. The advisers at program and have been more involved element of a successful TAG offi cer school just sit back and grade papers during and connected than before. The level program seems to be structure. Offi cer club meetings, but at the library it’s more of of communication both between TAG roles need to be clearly defi ned, and a collaboration between the offi cers and the members and between TAG and library the associated tasks and expectations librarian. I love that being a TAG offi cer staff has increased. Teens are already communicated to the offi cers regularly. actually has meaning and purpose.” YALS discussing what positions they want to run Consider developing a short monthly for next time around and are encouraging checklist of tasks to be completed by each other to pursue the opportunities. each offi cer. Keep the tasks small and References We collectively decided on the end manageable, but meaningful—never 1. Search Institute, “The 40 Developmental of summer reading as an ideal time for busywork. Managing the offi cers Assets for Grades 6-12,” http://yalsa.ala. elections in future years. This allows high should never create more work for the org/2010_presprgrm_si/assets_built_by_ school seniors to serve a full term before librarian than it saves. At the end of spark.pdf (accessed Jan. 3, 2014). graduating from TAG at our annual the day, having TAG offi cers should 2. Linda W. Braun, Kafi Kumasi, Maureen age-out party and ensures that the offi cer result in a stronger teen services program Hartman, Sandra Hughes-Hassell, “The corps is established and stable going into with benefi ts for both the librarian and Future of Library Services for and with the busy summer reading season. Those the teens. Teens: A Call to Action,” www.ala.org/ organizations that are only active during the yaforum/project-report (accessed Jan. 10, summer months may wish to have elections 2014). during the fi rst meeting of the summer Nazifa’s View instead. Before the next round of elections, “I think the offi cer program is going well, we will reevaluate the positions available. and I look forward to seeing how it evolves Eight positions is a lot for such a small in the future. We get a lot more out of Many thanks to Nazifa Chowdhoury organization, so some may be eliminated or being TAG offi cers than we do as offi cers for her input on this process, and for her consolidated based on discussions with the in school organizations. Most ideas that service to our Teen Advisory Group! group. However, it never hurts to ensure we propose at school get shut down before

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Teens (http://yalsa.ala.org/guidelines/ How Understanding referenceguidelines.pdf) a set of standards meant to off er librarians a baseline for quality library services. The Guidelines were crafted as a joint project of YALSA Teen Brain and RUSA in 2006 and are available on both divisions’ websites. The Guidelines are broken into categories, including: customer service (section 1.0), programming (section Development Can 5.0), and cultivating local partnerships (section 6.0). For the purpose of the teen reference focus, YARS limited its discussion Help Improve YA forum to the categories information and communication technologies (section 3.0) and providing information and resources (section 4.0). Reference Services While the Guidelines outline the expected outputs of YA services (e.g., “Integrate library services to By Allyson Evans teens with those off ered to other user populations.” Section 2.2), they do not provide details as to how these outputs his year marks a triumph of insight into how the physiological changes should be accomplished. The goal of the interdivisional cooperation with in the adolescent brain cause certain discussion forum was to explore how to T the newly approved joint status teen-specifi c behaviors to emerge. Ideas apply the outputs in recognition of teen of the Young Adult Reference Services on how to acknowledge those behaviors developmental needs. Committee (YARS), which is now part of in teen reference services were discussed. Prior to the discussion, I was joined at both YALSA and the Reference and User Over 70 attendees, mostly librarians who the forum by Marie L. Radford, Chair of Services Association (RUSA) Research have worked with teens for fi ve or more the Department of Library and Information Services Section (RSS). In its emerging years, participated in the discussion. The Science at Rutgers University. We gave a endeavor to bring the goals and guidelines results are summarized and analyzed in brief presentation on how teen neurological of both divisions together, YARS hosted a this article. development aff ects their information- discussion forum at ALA Midwinter 2014, seeking behaviors. We discussed the called The Teen Brain Construction Site: neuroscience behind teen need to use How the Adolescent Work-in-Progress The Discussion Begins diff erent pathways to completely diff erent Mind Shapes Information-Seeking As a basis for our discussion we used parts of the brain when they react, decide, Behaviors. The forum began by providing the Guidelines for Library Services to and interpret. Rather than use the frontal lobe cortex for higher-level reasoned thinking like adults do, teen brains rely more ALLYSON EVANS, 2013–14 Chair of the Young Adult Reference Services on the amygdala, which is responsible for the Committee (YARS), is a YA Librarian and manager of the YA Depart- high-stress fi ght or fl ight emotions that we 1 ment at the Waldorf West Branch of Charles County Public Library in all once needed for survival. Waldorf, Maryland. A recent graduate of the University of Maryland’s One result of the way the teen brain works is that teens often feel insecure, iSchool, she continues to research ways in which librarians can human- judging neutral or ambiguous behaviors ize their services in order to bring more meaning to reference transac- in others to be negative and threatening. tions. For more information about YARS, visit http://connect.ala.org/ Certainly this is something to think node/176088. about when we’re lost in our own work

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at the reference desk and look up and communication technologies, including Participants came up with the following see a teen looking for help in answering privacy issues for teens under 18 and the ways to alleviate barriers in this area: question. fact that many schools restrict the use · Organize library resource scavenger The fast neurological pathways to the of social media. Participants generated hunts with prizes. amygdala cause specifi c behavior patterns the following potential solutions to the · Entice teens to make inquiry a novelty to emerge during adolescent development. challenges: by providing pathfi nder pages or In his book Brainstorm: The Power and video instruction on how to ask the Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Daniel J. Siegel · Produce videos (e.g., on YouTube) best kinds of questions. explains that these adolescent behaviors arise to promote and explain how to use · Provide in-house study “cram” from four developmental needs infl uenced reference services, databases, and the sessions with special promotions/ by the amygdala, which he abbreviates physical collection and also to introduce incentives (ideally in a café-like as “ESSENCE”: Emotional Support, the library staff . Off er incentives to environment with food). Social Engagement, Novelty-Seeking, teens who comment on the videos. · Allow teens to make the rules and Creative Exploration.2 Overlaying · Produce an online game or mobile for how to use the library—once these developmental needs is another layer app to teach information literacy, use teens understand the value of that also plays an infl uential role in teen existing games like Minecraft. libraries, they will be likely to police behaviors: a skewed risk versus reward · Curate teen-made content online themselves. system of motivation. Generally speaking, (e.g., with Scoop.it, Tumblr, etc.) · Create a friendly space for teens are incredibly reward driven. Contrary · Provide digital badging for trying out/ collaboration (e.g., whiteboards, to popular belief, teens do understand the mastering various library resources. mobile furniture, homework help consequences of their behaviors, but they are · Market with social media, blogs, and resources). more likely to believe that the reward will school e-mail newsletters. · Rove the library with a greatly outweigh the risk.3 · Provide an interactive survey (e.g., using determinedly upbeat manner Google) for material or subject requests. and allow teens to rove with you · Use Remind101, a free texting service as a way to support the needs of On to Discussion that allows for anonymity for all involved. kinesthetic learners. The discussion that took place following the · Try Snapchat, Instagram, or Tumblr · Approach teens before they presentation invited participants to use the to market the collection and allow for approach you to avoid a “game of outputs from the sections of the Guidelines serendipitous browsing. chicken.” for Library Services to Teens most relevant · Explore the “fl ipped classroom” · Partner with experts to present to YA reference, sections 3.0 and 4.0, as a technique developed by Jonathan infor mation on a particular subject jumping-off point for ideas to use in real- Bergman and Aaron Sams by providing with time to allow teens to explore life settings. The group also used the four the bulk of research instruction online.4 the concepts themselves or with developmental areas (Emotional Support, Then off er a time and place to answer their friends. Social Engagement, Novelty-Seeking, and questions and provide in-person · Recruit teen volunteers to help Creative Exploration) from Siegel’s work as collaboration between librarians and fi nd out to fi nd out other teens’ a framework for the conversation. other students. information needs. · Consider asking staff to become “personal librarians” for interested Use the most current infor- Provide and Promote teens in order to establish a stronger mation and communication Information and Resources connection and better understand technologies, the connec- Appropriate to Both their unique needs. tions that they use on a daily Curriculum and Leisure · Make sure to remember to reassure basis, to provide information Needs of Teens (see teens that their questions are valid to teens (see Guidelines, Guidelines, Section 4.0) and that you are happy to help. Some section 3.0). Next we talked about the ideas related examples, with reasons in brackets, In this part of the discussion participants to curriculum support and informal provided by Nicolette W. Sosulski, identifi ed challenges in using current information needs of young adults. include:

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· “Yes, this IS a diﬃ cult question.” [You are not stupid.] · “The question that was given to you [this is not your fault] was kind of wide open, and so narrowing the focus is what we’ll do ﬁ rst.” · “I am so glad you asked [I’m approachable]—I needed a hard question [you are not stupid] to sink my teeth into just now.”

As librarians, we should support the reference developmental needs of teens just as we do in other areas of YA library service, like YA programming or collection development. It is the hope that the above list of ideas will inspire many others and will help librarians oﬀ er a more humanized, and therefore meaningful, Sylvie’s father was killed for it. approach to teen reference services. You Laiping is exploited because of it. can access more resources on this topic on And Fiona’s life is forever changed by it. the YALS site. YALS Coltan, or blue gold, is a rare mineral used in making cell phones and computers. References Across three continents, these teen girls are unexpectedly linked by it. 1. Sheryl Feinstein, “The Teenage Brain: An unforgettable story of the high price paid for the world’s appetite for electronics. Under Construction,” Voice of Youth Advocates 31, no. 2 (June 2008). “Fictional characters make an important story accessible.” —Kirkus Reviews 2. Feinstein, p. 11. “… brisk and eventful …” —Quill & Quire 3. Feinstein, pp. 18, 67. Buried in Print 4. Knewton, “The Flipped Classroom: “… compelling.” —

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he recently released report entitled Rethinking Library The Future of Library Services For T and With Teens: A Call to Action, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services and published by Collections for YALSA, calls for signifi cant change in the way libraries serve young adults. “The library is no longer simply a quiet place to connect to physical content,” the report Young Adults argues. “It is instead a place, physical and virtual, to learn how to connect and use resources from of all types from By Amy Pattee physical books, to apps, to experts in a local, regional or national community.”1 Pointing to such innovative programs as the New York public school Quest The future of library collections for teens are librarians to do about the adult readers to Learn and the YOUMedia Lab at the will be characterized by innovation and clamoring for the next installment of The Chicago Public Library, The Future of will require us to rethink what we collect, Hunger Games or Divergent series? And Library Services report envisions change how we collect it, and where and how we what about this “New Adult” category of on a grand scale, describing libraries of make these collections available. literature featuring protagonists in their late the future as technology-fi lled hangouts teens and early twenties, YA-style angst, and makerspaces where young people can Rethinking the Print and sexier content? access and participate in an increasingly Collection Maybe the best way to answer the technologically connected culture. Young adult librarians have squabbled “what is the young adult collection” question Our move toward this future of about the ideal composition of the young is by taking what The Future of Library library services for young adults will adult collection for years. Is it a collection of Services report might call a “whole library not happen all at once. It is clear that books and materials written and published approach.” This would require us, fi rst, serious advocacy and the support of for an audience of young people between to think about young adult literature as a our institutions and local and national the ages of 12 and 18, or is it a collection genre or form read and enjoyed by adults government and professional agencies will of books and materials read and requested and young adults, in the same way we might be necessary to aff ect such great changes. by young adults that is inclusive of young think about any other genre or form of We can begin, however, to widen the focus adult, adult, and children’s literature? literature read and enjoyed by adults and of our services right now, by thinking The increased popularity of young young adults. This means thinking about about, adding to, and revising some of our adult literature among adults—in 2012, young adult literature as just another type current practices. One of the fi rst places Publishers Weekly reported that 55 percent of literature, to be shelved and organized we can begin is in our own professional of young adult book buyers were adults, as a distinct collection in the same way our backyard—our libraries’ collections of 70 percent of whom were purchasing YA genre-separated mystery, romance, science material for young adults. to read themselves—has added to this fi ction, fantasy, or horror collections might Our collections have expanded to conundrum.2 If the young adult collection be shelved or organized. include not only physical copies of books is comprised of young adult literature By defi ning the young adult collection in but also audio recordings in various ostensibly selected for young readers, what terms of its genre or form, and not in terms formats; DVDs and digital media; graphic novels and comic books; and e-books and apps. This format and content AMY PATTEE is an Associate Professor at Simmons College explosion requires us to think about our Graduate School of Library and Information Science in Boston, collections—and how our libraries make Massachusetts. Her most recent book, published by Scarecrow in these collections available—in new ways. 2013, is Developing Library Collections for Today’s Young Adults.

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of its presumed audience or readership, new teen space could include some of the to each title’s catalog record or to the site we open up a collection of material that technologies suggested in YALSA’s 2012 where the title may be downloaded—is one has historically been located in dedicated National Teen Space Guidelines (www. way to draw the attention of users of the young adult spaces where adults may not ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/teenspaces): library’s website to the e-book collection. be welcome. Just as The Future of Library computers and workstations; downloading Developing a blog or Tumblr site devoted Services reported, the development of young stations where young people could to announcing newly available e-book titles adult spaces in libraries has “inadvertently download e-books and digital media; video may be an additional promotional tack given the impression that teens have their game stations; and laptops, e-readers, librarians might take to promote e-books. own space, so they are less welcome in other MP3 players, and tablets for circulation or Blog readers can add the library’s e-book areas of the library,” the same may be said in-library use. Reserved for teen use, this announcement blog to their RSS feeds, for young adult collections.3 If we relegate technologically rich space could provide and Tumblr users can “follow” the library’s young adult literature to the teen space, we necessary access to tools and connectivity e-book Tumblr site and be assured they will may be discouraging adult use of the young for teens who may not enjoy access at be notifi ed when new titles are available. adult collection and young people’s use of the home or at school. Because e-reader saturation is library’s larger collection. If we relocated the defi nitely not complete among the library’s collection of young adult literature, Enabling Access to public—the latest report from Pew moving it from spaces designated for young the Library’s E-book indicates that only 32 percent of adults adults to more public areas of the library, Collection own e-readers like Kindles or Nooks— we would both acknowledge and facilitate With over three-quarters of libraries and even less so among young adults, adult readership of young adult books and off ering e-books to their patrons and many of whom consider their cell phones encourage and authorize young people’s young people under the age of 30 more to be their primary consistent and exploration of the library’s larger collection likely than those over 30 to read e-books, exclusive connection to online content of material. the library’s collection of e-books is an and communication, circulating e-readers This proposed reorganization important new resource for young adult makes sense in libraries serving young could be applied to a library’s collection library users.4 Unfortunately, over half adults.6,7 According to a 2013 Pew of graphic novels, comics, music, and of library patrons do not know if their Internet study of Younger Americans’ DVDs collected for teens as well. By library lends e-books to patrons.5 For Library Habits and Expectations, over interfi ling these works and media within those patrons in the know, fi nding the half of young people under the age of the library’s formatted collections (of library’s e-books can be a diffi cult task, 30 reported an interest in checking out graphic novels, of music, of movies), the particularly if patrons have to narrow preloaded e-readers from the library, library would acknowledge the crossover down an OPAC search by format (a task particularly if the preloaded content appeal, readership and viewers of these that stumps many library users) or visit a refl ected their contemporary interests.8 formats and media, which would now diff erently organized “layer” of the library’s Many libraries negotiate contracts be interfi led with the library’s larger OPAC (e.g., a vendor’s user interface). with e-book content providers via library collections. Imagine the shelving and Additionally, because e-books can’t be consortia, an organizational tactic that cataloging confusion this reorganization incorporated into attractive physical allows libraries to negotiate access to and move could remedy! With displays in the library building, it can be electronic content at lower costs, thus saving multimedia, comics, and graphic novels diffi cult to draw them to the attention of precious collection dollars for individual in general collections, patrons would only the library’s in-person visitors. libraries. While these cost-saving agreements have one place in the library to look for It is here where young adult librarians are fi nancially benefi cial, they often result in multigenerational favorites like Sixteen must be proactive in promoting the library’s the development of consortium-wide core Candles or Maus. e-book collection and encouraging and collections that refl ect the broadest needs Following such a reorganization, facilitating use of e-books by young patrons. and interests of the diverse communities libraries with dedicated teen spaces might The library’s website, teen web page, and served by the consortium. Although some begin to use these spaces in diff erent any social media account can be considered of these consortium-negotiated contracts ways and develop diff erent kinds of potential sites of e-book promotion. allow individual libraries to make some collections—of technological tools, for Highlighting new or “hot” young adult unique selections on behalf of their example—to fi ll these spaces. The library’s titles available in e-book form—linking communities, much e-book collection

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development remains centralized. Here is devices—to lend patrons, these bibliographies these core questions and carve out new and where young adult librarians must work to may prove useful only to those with mobile expanded answers and, in the process, rethink make their voices—and the voices of the devices and the budget to purchase those apps and even revolutionize our service. YALS teen communities they serve—heard. To unavailable for free download. ensure that e-book collections are inclusive For the growing population of teen of young adult literature and other content mobile device users, apps represent a new References that piques teen interest, young adult opportunity for service. Before we begin the 1. Linda W. Braun, Kafi Kumasi, Maureen librarians must claim seats at the centralized process of selection and curation, however, Hartman, and Sandra Hughes-Hassell, selection table. we must develop ways to acquire apps and “The Future of Library Services for and make them available to library patrons. with Teens: A Call to Action,” www.ala. Developing Solutions Many of the questions we have to ask about org/yaforum/sites/ala.org.yaforum/fi les/ for Apps library collections of apps are similar to content/YALSA_nationalforum_fi nal.pdf Mobile applications, which off er teens those we continue to debate with regards to (accessed January 10, 2014). new ways to experience, create, and share e-books. For example, does the “doctrine of 2. “New Study: 55% of YA Books Bought electronic content, represent a signifi cant fi rst sale” apply to apps? Finding answers to by Adults,” PublishersWeekly.com, www. challenge for libraries. While many libraries these questions will be the next signifi cant publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ have introduced free applications that technological challenge for library collections. childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/ patrons may download to view the library’s 53937-new-study-55-of-ya-books-bought- catalog and website or manage their library by-adults.html (accessed February 17, 2014). accounts, libraries continue to struggle to Looking to the Future 3. Braun, et al., p. 4. make third-party applications available The young adult library collection of the 4. Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, and Kristen to library users. Because diff erent types future features content in print and electronic Purcell, “Younger Americans’ Library of apps may be used for diff erent periods formats that may be accessed in the library Habits and Expectations,” Pew Internet of time—mobile device users may rely or downloaded at a distance. As our library & American Life Project, http://libraries. on mapping and communication apps in collections expand to include such format pewinternet.org/2013/06/25/younger- perpetuity but may access and engage with variety, it is important to ensure that this americans-library-services/ (accessed content apps (like interactive stories or expansion does not leave less technologically February 17, 2014). games) for shorter periods before deleting equipped patrons behind. This means that 5. Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen them from their devices—libraries need librarians will have to become technology Purcell, et al., “Libraries, Patrons, and to consider how best to make such useful experts, well versed in the use of new devices E-books,” Pew Internet & American Life content and tools available to patrons. and media and equipped to instruct patrons Project, http://libraries.pewinternet. Professional review journals like in the use of these tools as well. Librarians org/2012/06/22/libraries-patrons-and- Horn Book, Kirkus, and School Library serving young adults must also advocate for e-books/ (accessed February 17, 2014). Journal are now reviewing apps for young teen access to the technological tools that 6. Kathryn Zickuhr and Lee Rainie, people; leafi ng through an issue of any of allow them to participate in an increasingly “E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership these professional resources reveals that connected world. Jumps,” Pew Internet & American Life there is a wealth of quality content created As we think about the steps we might Project, www.pewinternet.org/2014/01/16/ for young people available in “app form.” take to develop young adult library collections e-reading-rises-as-device-ownership-jumps/ Distinguishing exceptional or useful apps of the future—and the framework of young (accessed February 16, 2014). involves separating the technological wheat adult library services of which these collections 7. Mary Madden et al., “Teens and from the chaff , a process, Amy Graves wrote are a part—innovation and paradigm shift will Technology 2013,” Pew Internet & for Children and Libraries in 2012, that “is be the names of the game. What we collect, American Life Project, http://pewinternet. essentially a full-time job.”9 Graves suggests how we collect it, and where and how we org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech/ creating lists of recommended apps for library make it available are old questions for libraries; Main-Findings/Teens-and-Technology. patrons, drawing patrons’ attention to apps however, in the digital world, the old answers aspx (accessed February 17, 2014). that may be of interest or use. This form to these questions no longer completely 8. Zickuhr, Purcell, Rainie, 2013. of bibliography is a good start; however, if suffi ce. The future of library collections 9. Amy Graves, “Here to Stay,” Children and the library does not off er apps—or loaded for young adults requires us to return to Libraries 10, no. 3 (Winter 2012): 53.

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while) still prefer print for down-time Checking Out reading. As an ideal, Fontichiaro describes Ann Arbor’s Skyline High School: “The [physical] collection is primarily high- Tomorrow’s School interest fi ction, as students primarily use digital resources for research purposes.” But the primacy of digital information doesn’t mean discarding nonfi ction Library Collections print altogether. Dawn Nelson said school libraries in her district “develop their collections independently based By Wendy Stephens on their specifi c building needs. At the high schools, purchases are primarily nonfi ction, most of it specifi cally selected in collaboration with teachers to support chool library collections exist on Memorial Library, NY)—to learn about specifi c curricular projects.” Nelson’s a continuum. At one extreme, what they thought school librarians need electronic resources refl ect a close Sthere are those that support the to focus on in library collections of the connection to classroom instruction. “For research needs of local curriculum at the future. example, at the junior high schools there expense of all else, sometimes involving are several biography projects so we have costly, specialized volumes or databases Print and Digital purchased Gale’s Biography in Context to support specific projects. Then Required database for only the four junior high there are other libraries that seek to “Today we need a lot less print material, schools.” promote adolescent literacy by focusing particularly with nonfi ction and reference,” Nelson points out that at schools almost entirely on supplying voluntary said Kristin Fontichiaro. with more diverse populations the budget reading material. The majority of school It happens all the time, school might skew towards more fi ction “as many libraries, however, tend to try to balance librarians using databases and digital of their students might not have the same the two, even while they are confronting resources for factual information that access to public libraries or books they emerging formats and a variety of will go out of date quickly, while sticking purchase personally.” transitions in the ways in which school with physical materials for fi ction. This The idea of one-size-fi ts-all materials libraries serve teens. isn’t always an intentional choice but selection that informs many “Opening I checked in with three thought often a consequence of two-tiered pricing Day” collections, or is used in collection leaders in the school library fi eld— structures. The library e-book market evaluation may be outdated. Fontichiaro Kristin Fontichiaro (Faculty member at is partially to blame. Not only are fewer suggested most collections “should be the University of Michigan’s School of fi ction titles in e-book format available for unbalanced, with signifi cantly more money Information), Dawn Nelson (Instructional libraries, when contrasted with those sold spent in areas of curricular study and Media and Technology Coordinator for to private consumers, but some students, student interest.” Osseo Area Schools in Minnesota) and especially those using tablets or other Margaux DelGuidice (Teacher Librarian devices in instructional settings (perhaps Format and Content at Garden City High School and a because of limited title availability or a Go Hand in Hand Youth Services Librarian at Freeport need to get away from the screen for a The standards established by many educational agencies don’t yet refl ect the opportunity Fontichiaro and Nelson WENDY STEPHENS is the librarian at Cullman High School in Cullman, discuss. In 2012, South Carolina, for Alabama, and a doctoral candidate at the University of North Texas. instance, still called for nonfi ction to make Her research interests include adolescent literacy and emerging up 70 percent of high school collections,1 technologies. something that may only be possible

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in next-generation libraries when the diffi cult, particularly at the junior high One of the fi rst things I did at my current description of collection is decoupled from level, because of the challenges of fi nding high school was interfi le paperbacks with physical objects to refl ect database content. appropriate materials for the age levels hardback fi ction. It didn’t make sense to “Increasingly, collection is less what you we serve, especially materials that are me that you had to know the format of a buy and more what you use and make culturally relevant.” particular book before you could fi nd it discoverable,” wrote school librarian and Popular magazines are among the on the shelf. Rutgers University library school faculty resources Fontichiaro still likes to see in member Joyce Valenza.2 print, as well as “an up-to-date atlas, a The Common Core State The issue of retaining sometimes big dictionary—if only for sentimental Standards and School erroneous nonfi ction to fulfi ll arbitrary purposes—and coff ee table books. I Library Collections requirements is still a concern given like to see a primary-level encyclopedia Regardless of whether or not your state the uncertain makeup of the external set that is in print as a companion to has adopted the Common Core State evaluators within many accrediting online resources. With a single page for Standards (CCSS), your library collection bodies. Also, it’s important to take each topic, the information is organized will inevitably be aff ected by its existence. into account that evaluating the true consistently across topics, making it an Its ubiquity means that publishers, like usability of database content can be more easy and inviting way for kids to seek out educational software and assessment diffi cult than evaluating the usability what they’re looking for.” corporations, have worked to address of a print book. The immediate nature Like Fontichiaro, I have long believed economies of scale. Students in non-CCSS of the information ecosystem presents a current print encyclopedia can be handy states will likely read those same text other conundrums, making print more for quick overviews, especially when all the exemplars, as they are incorporated into time- and publicity-sensitive than it hardware is in use. I use our set weekly, textbooks, and savvy teachers realize the might have been in the past. Would when physical education students who aren’t centrality of familiarity with those works a biography database provide a more prepared to participate must summarize the in standardized testing. balanced view of Lance Armstrong than rules of a particular sport instead. “Mostly, I think this is dependent on his autobiography? Which leads to the “At the junior highs there are more how a school and district are responding point that knowing a student’s purpose in paperback books because our population is to CCSS. I know one district that reading a particular piece of information quite mobile,” said Nelson. “Some of our sees itself as already in alignment with is key to steering them to the most schools have a very high turnover rate so CCSS, so their day-to-day practice and appropriate resource. Then think about we also see a great deal of loss. If students collections are changing very little,” said all of the informational drug books that have books checked out when they leave, Fontichiaro. become immediately outdated when paperbacks are simply not as expensive, DelGuidice said she is ordering audio states and municipalities change laws. so it’s not quite as painful to lose them.” I formats to support learners that need For example, there are now states that recently made the decision not to reinforce support with the new titles required for the have legalized marijuana, so accuracy of paperbacks any more since the binding English Language Arts and Social Studies information and credibility of content are usually failed before the casing. It saved curricula, as well as more nonfi ction. more easily demonstrated and explained money and processing time and would She notes, “All of the new memoir and in databases through something like send less plastic to landfi lls when the useful biographical titles are emerging as a result reverse-chronological sorting options. lives of the books were over. of the Common Core push for information There are other advantages to When I took my fi rst school text. These new titles are a far cry from the databases. In Alabama, statewide library job, the previous librarian had dusty biography and autobiographies of access to a robust collection of full-text rejected even donated paperbacks, saying my youth.” databases has led many school libraries mistakenly that they wouldn’t count The CCSS emphasis on increasing to discontinue their print magazine toward the volumes-per-student required the Lexile measures of text for high school subscriptions altogether. “Our periodical for accreditation. Especially with the students has some adherents, but databases collections have also been shrinking, advent of paperback-only blockbusters with built-in Lexile sorting and limitation partially because of lower demand like The Perks of Being a Wallfl ower, the are a boon to school librarians searching for and partially because of budget,” said format has gained acceptance, but some that elusive complex text. Any investment Nelson who also noted, “Periodicals are schools still separate out paperbacks. in databases, particularly mobile-enabled

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ones, demands some coordination with rather than an Apple ID last year, it discussion about fi nding appropriate district technologists. It is important that was a game changer for schools that material for junior high and also realize school librarians be a part of long-term didn’t want to reinvest in apps at a per- that simply choosing books is only part planning and that technology leaders user rate, much more so than volume of the process. We struggle with not understand how their choices of hardware purchasing. And a single copy of some only fi nding titles but reviews are also and device capabilities will aff ect student apps might be enough. I personally limited. It’s probably the biggest challenge research. Another often overlooked topic like the idea of wall- or chair-mounted we are facing.” of conversation within the network side tablets preloaded with apps and Nelson described her district’s of operations is the nature of the online documents for in-library use, making collection as fundamentally geared toward catalog and its associated components. I pricier apps like the multimedia version supporting the needs of learners: “The know several elementary school librarians of On the Road or The Wasteland student need at the high school is primarily who did not subscribe to bibliographic accessible for browsing or sampling for nonfi ction for subject area and teacher enrichment packages, which would seem before an independent purchase. support. At the junior highs, librarians critical for visually oriented younger In my own school, the district purchase a great deal of fi ction because children, because it strained their local provided iPad minis for students enrolled they’ve got a very high focus on voluntary budget. It was more aff ordable as a district in AP coursework, but did not budget for reading, and they have high demand, package, and the presence of cover art and apps. Teachers were told to seek out free at times: 200 students [in the library other bibliographic features gave the catalog versions, but several have successfully checking out books] in the ten minutes representation of the collection a newer feel. sought grant funding for content-specifi c before school starts.” apps. This balancing act suggests another The Collection That’s case of school library collections, like Not in the Catalog What School Librarians school librarians, trying to be all things For the fi rst time, much of the collection Need Now to all people. As Fontichiaro summed up used by students and teachers might not The school librarians I spoke with saw the dilemma, “If you’re truly committed be represented in the library’s catalog. conspicuous potential opportunities to boosting students’ research and While projects like Project Gutenberg and for instructional materials that aren’t inquiry skills, your collection and web2marc, http://dl2sl.org/, a Florida currently available. “The junior highs also reader’s advisory might suffer. And in State University project that allows users has challenges with fi nding electronic reverse, if all you do is focus on pleasure to identify high-quality online resources resources that are accessible to a wide reading, your instructional practice and generate downloadable Machine- range of reading levels…reading levels are will suffer.” YALS Readable Cataloging (MARC) records for a huge issue for some of our students,” their local catalog, have their fans other said Nelson. additions to the library catalog involve less Reading levels and the accessibility References librarian intervention. And, while some of text recur as a concern. “We have a 1. South Caroline Department of Education. library automation systems are delivered desperate need for Hi-Lo books that South Carolina Standards for School with “vetted” websites preloaded into can build a bridge between where some Library Resource Collections, 2012, the bibliographic database, often at a struggling students are and the curriculum http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs- premium. The utility of the catalog comes they are supposed to be learning. For our services/36/documents/Standards_ into question when so many materials tender-hearted-but-precocious younger School_Library_Resource_Collections. don’t fi t the bibliographic standards held readers, we also need the opposite: pdf (accessed January 13, 2014). by librarians for so long. It even seems challenging books that are intellectually 2. Joyce Kasman Valenza, “SLJ’s Top 10 to make less and less sense to shoehorn stimulating without being overly mature,” 2014 Tech Trends,” School Library Journal electronic resources into an electronic said Fontichiaro. (December 2013): 52–53. representation of a print collection. In Concerns about mature content have some cases, as with apps, catalog records also aff ected Nelson’s district’s eff ort to Thanks to Margaux DelGuidice, won’t prove a true access point. build culturally relevant libraries: “There Kristin Fontichiaro, and Dawn Nelson When Apple announced the ability is a high demand for what is termed for sharing their thoughts. to manage apps to school accounts ‘urban lit.’ We have had a great deal of

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or the past few years, the Teens and conversation about readers’ advisory F for adults has often focused on fi nding new digital channels through which to provide this core library service. Personalized Form-based personalized reading lists, in particular, are becoming standard at many public libraries.1 The process is simple: patrons fi ll out a web form, describing Reading Lists their reading tastes. Librarians respond via e-mail with a tailor-made list of reading suggestions, explaining why they think each title is a good match for the patron. Adult A Perfect Match* services readers advisory experts like Neal Wyatt and David Wright have expounded on the benefi ts of these services, and By Hayden Bass suggested best practices.2 However, little has been said about whether there is a need for similar services for younger patrons. Are interested in soliciting suggestions from Perhaps we should not have been teens interested in having librarians create librarians? Would they be willing to go surprised. A 2013 study from the Pew lists of suggested reading for them? Would to the trouble to describe their tastes and Research Center found that 35 percent of they appreciate or benefi t from such lists? interests? We just weren’t sure. It is a truism 16 to 29 year olds described themselves as In 2009, at the Seattle Public Library, that teens prefer turning to search engines— “very likely” to use “personalized reading another Teen Services Librarian and I or to their friends—for instant answers, accounts with book recommendations”—a decided to answer those questions. We rather than engaging with adults, and that higher percentage than any other age piloted a small, unadvertised personalized they are therefore less likely to patronize group.4 By contrast, only 15 percent reading list service just for teens. It was formal reference or readers’ advisory services. of patrons over 65 were interested in called “Your Next Five Books.” We wrote a Far from off ering instant gratifi cation, we this service. In 2010, the Seattle Public small blurb about it for the teen page of our were asking them to go several clicks deep Library surveyed its own patrons on this website, encouraging teens to e-mail us and into our website and then connect with topic, with similar results. When asked tell us what they liked to read. We promised us via e-mail, a medium many teens were what library services they valued most, 50 to e-mail back with a list of fi ve titles we already abandoning by the late 2000s.3 percent of teens ages 15 to 19 said “reading thought they’d enjoy, including links to each But the service was an immediate recommendations.” 53 percent of patrons item in our catalog and brief annotations success. From the beginning, requests came in this age group were “interested” or matching each book to the patron’s interests. in steadily, usually several each day, and then “very interested” in personalized reading We weren’t sure how much traffi c to more rapidly during the summer or school recommendations, compared to just 23 expect, if any. The YA publishing boom breaks—whenever teens had more time for percent of our patrons over the age of 65. was well underway, and our teen collection recreational reading. After receiving their In June 2011, with the help of a circulation numbers were strong; we knew “Next Five Books” lists, they often e-mailed grant from the Paul G. Allen Family teens were reading. But would they be us back to say how happy they were with Foundation, The Seattle Public Library the service, and to express their surprise and expanded the “Your Next Five Books” *This article is based in part on a presentation delight that librarians were willing to take service to children and adults. We delivered with Seattle Public Library colleagues the time to make reading lists just for them. upgraded from a single e-mail address Abigail Bass and Linda Johns at Public Library Association (PLA) 2012, entitled “Beyond Booktalking: Innovative Approaches to Readers HAYDEN BASS is a Teen Services Librarian at the Seattle Public Advisory with Teens and Younger Adults.” Library and a member of the Michael L. Printz Award Committee.

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Figure 1: YN5 & Seattle Population Statistics. teen patrons often mention how much they appreciate the fact that personalized reading Seattle’s population Seattle Public Library lists are created by human beings who took the time to “listen” to their reading tastes and craft a thoughtful e-mail and a personalized list in response. Teens are expected to spend most of their time listening to adults; they treasure the opportunity to be heard, and to Children have their reading interests validated. Children and teens Adult Adults Teen It Helps Teachers and Parents to use of a web form (www.spl.org/ It’s Easy For educators and parents who sometimes yournext5), with much more visibility on Although accessing and fi lling out our web struggle to fi nd books at the appropriate our website (and even some bookmarks form is not quite as simple as accessing a reading level that students will actually want to market the service). Our current search engine or texting a friend, it isn’t to read, the service is a godsend. Here in form asks patrons to tell us about books much harder. Keeping our form simple Seattle, many public middle school students they’ve enjoyed in the past, books they’ve allows busy teens to write as little or as are given lists of genres and told they can disliked (sometimes teens can be especially much as they please, without asking for a read any book they like, as long as they articulate about books they didn’t enjoy!), big-time commitment up front. select a title in each genre. But students can and the kinds of books they’re in the mood struggle to fi nd titles they enjoy, and are not for right now. Then we ask what age Teens Don’t Have to always certain if the books they’ve found are level they’re interested in (adult, teen, or “Bother” Anyone appropriately leveled. Of course, we teen children’s books—though they can choose When leading tours for visiting school services librarians often create curriculum- as many as they like) and what format(s) groups at my library, I always ask them related lists for individual teachers, and we they want (books, e-books, large print, the same hypothetical question: “Let’s maintain current lists of staff favorites in or audio). say you’re in a library and in need of help, all of the most popular genres. But for a and you’ve spotted a librarian—but the harried parent or teacher, having a librarian librarian is typing on a computer and looks spend the time to fi nd the perfect book Why Teens Love Yn5 busy. What should you do?” match for a hard to please student can feel “Your Next Five Books” (or “YN5,” as we It’s the very rare middle or high like winning the lottery. lovingly refer to it) is now a very robust school student who suggests bothering the Off ering personalized reading lists service, with over 20 librarian staff , system- librarian to ask a question or get a reading has also been great for the library. It wide, creating 121 lists each month, on suggestion.6 No matter how delightful and essentially markets itself by packaging average. But, even after off ering the service approachable we try to be, there will always readers’ advisory in a way that teens can to patrons of all ages for over two years, be teens who are reluctant to interrupt understand. Before we started off ering patrons 18 and under still request almost an adult in the workplace. And of course, this service, many of our patrons were 40 percent of our total YN5 lists. This many teens lack their own transportation, completely unaware they could ask despite the fact that the 18 and under so it’s not always possible for them to visit librarians for reading suggestions. I’ve demographic makes up only 15 percent the library in person whenever they’d like. often discovered that a teen I’m working of Seattle’s population (See fi gure 1).5 By providing readers’ advisory online, with at the desk is a YN5 patron who got So why are youth so enthusiastic about we can serve any teen with access to the a good enough result to make them willing personalized reading lists? Of course Internet, conveniently and confi dentially. to try approaching a librarian in person. there are many reasons, and they vary It’s also a fantastic backup for front- from patron to patron. But based on the It’s Personal line staff . If a teen asks you for swoon- feedback we’ve received, we believe these As much as teens love their screen time, they worthy paranormal romance and you can are some of the main appeals. also value genuine human interaction. Our only think of a title or two to suggest on

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the spot, it’s great to be able to say, “Here’s invitation to come back when they’re ready discovery. It’s also a great way to build your something to get you started. I know are almost always suffi cient. own readers’ advisory skills and market another librarian who absolutely LIVES readers’ advisory services to the next for paranormal romance, and I can have Pilot It generation. Teens will be excited about the him e-mail you a list of great suggestions If you’re concerned about becoming service, and eager to give it a try. Whenever in just a day or two.” Teens love the idea overwhelmed by list requests, consider one of our librarians promotes the service that extra attention is being devoted to running a small pilot to iron out kinks and at a school, we fi nd ourselves buried under their question. Of course, you may want make sure the workload is sustainable. You an avalanche of list requests from all the to make the list yourself to familiarize can always spread the word more broadly students in the class—which is exactly yourself with a genre you might not read later on. Set a goal for staff time spent where we like to be. YALS very often. It’s freeing to explore new creating each list (e.g., 30 minutes) and see genres without the pressure of a patron if it’s feasible. waiting at the desk. References Develop Trainings and 1. See, for example: Boulder Public Library, a Review Process Cuyahoga Public Library, Edmonton Getting Started We created an initial training for all Public Library, Houston Public Library, If you’re interested in off ering a similar providers of this service, and we follow up Kansas City Public Library, and San service at your library, here are some of with periodic peer review sessions. These Diego Public Library, to name just a few. the lessons we’ve learned—some the hard sessions give us all an opportunity to discuss 2. Neal Wyatt, “Take the RA Talk Online,” way—about implementing a personalized best practices and sharpen our readers’ Library Journal 133, no. 3 (n.d.): 32 reading list service. advisory skills. They also help to ensure that (accessed Feb. 19, 2014), and David we are providing a high-quality, standardized Wright, “Your Next Five Books: What Figure Out Your Process service. Although each patron-librarian Form-Based Readers’ Advisory Can Do As much as possible, lay out a detailed interaction is slightly diff erent (just like for You,” Alki: The Washington Library plan of service before you begin. Some each interaction in the nonvirtual library), Association Journal 27 (2011): 9. important questions to consider: How returning patrons should know how the 3. Amanda Lenhart, Rich Ling, Scott will you assign questions to individual process will work and that they will receive Campbell, and Kristen Purcell, “Teens librarians? Will you create some kind of the same high-quality product each time. and Mobile Phones,” Internet & American virtual space that allows for collaboration Life Project, www.pewinternet.org/ on each question? Do you want to craft Market Your Staff Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile- some standard scripted e-mail greetings as a Resource Phones/Chapter-2/Other-methods.aspx and closings to save time? What will be Make it clear to each patron that a (accessed Feb. 19, 2014). your turnaround time for requests—two librarian has created the list. The human 4. Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainue, and days? Four? How will you track statistics? element is what truly sets this service apart Kristen Purcell, “Younger Americans’ from other, algorithm-based services. As Library Habits and Expectations,” Pew Set a Limit on Title an enthusiastic YN5 patron once wrote, Internet & American Life Project, http:// Suggestions “I wish there were more librarians and libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/06/25/ Maybe you want to suggest three books, or fewer Amazons!” Be sure that librarians younger-americans-library-services seven, but do decide how many suggestions open by addressing the patron by name (accessed Feb. 17, 2014). each patron will receive. This ensures and restating the reading interests, 5. “Seattle 2010 Census,” City of Seattle, consistency of service, and helps enthusiastic connecting the dots between the titles www.seattle.gov/dpd/cs/groups/pan/@ librarians refrain from getting carried patrons list as favorites. This helps teens pan/documents/web_informational/ away. Teens can be overwhelmed by huge better understand and articulate their own dpdd016816.pdf (accessed Jan. 28, 2014). numbers of recommendations, and they tastes (“Oh, I like character-driven fantasy/ 6. The top two answers students give to this probably don’t want to read a 20-paragraph adventure with detailed world-building!”). question: (1) fi nd a catalog computer and essay about the recommendations the Creating a personalized reading list try to fi gure it out yourself, and (2) wait librarian is making. Just a handful of service is a relatively simple way to support patiently until it looks like the librarian is suggestions (with brief explanations) and an teens’ education and journey of self- no longer busy.

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carrying out Ms. Edwards’s wishes. “I The Legacy of worked with Alex on her will in 1968,” said Julian Lapides. “The trust was established when she died in 1988.” The trustees awarded many grants from Margaret Alexander small ones to libraries to support reading promotion programs for teen moms, to reading lists for parole offi cers to use with juvenile off enders. They also funded Edwards several projects with more wide-ranging infl uence. By Deborah Taylor The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts Margaret Edwards had defi nite ideas regarding the training of librarians who he legacy of Margaret Alexander accomplishments were not enough, Ms. would work with teens. She believed young Edwards is highly visible in the Edwards set up the Margaret Alexander people deserved nothing less than the best T Young Adult Library Services Edwards (MAE) Trust. Her will stated: trained librarians, and she penned a book Association (YALSA). The Edwards “It is my observation that in the lives of that would set the tone for that training in Award, given to a young adult author most people, meaningful experience is the best-selling The Fair Garden and the for lifetime achievement, pays tribute rare and that without it, it is diffi cult to Swarm of Beasts, fi rst published in 1969, to Ms. Edwards’s belief in the power of understand one’s self or establish good followed by an expanded edition in 1974. books to have a positive impact on the relations with others. Since I believe the In the introduction, Ms. Edwards reveals lives of teen readers. The Alex Awards, book supplements experience and since the source of the unusual title. In The Old an annual list of top ten adult books with I have faith in young people and am Librarian’s Almanac, published in New teen appeal, acknowledges Ms. Edwards’s concerned that they read—not only for Haven, Connecticut in 1773, Jared Bean eff orts to guarantee that library staff has their personal enjoyment and enrichment advised his fellow librarians that the library, an important tool to engage its adolescent but so they may equip themselves to the Treasure House of Literature, “is no customers. Her work at the Enoch Pratt remake society—I bequeath the bulk of more to be thrown open to the ravages of Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland, my estate to further the personal reading the unreasoning Mob ‘the general public, served as a model for young adult services of young adults.” She directed the original especially young people’, than is a Fair throughout the country. trustees, Ray Fry, Sara Siebert (both now Garden to be laid unprotected at the Mercy Like so many other aspects of her deceased), and Anna Curry, to use the of a Swarm of Beasts.” life, Ms. Edwards took charge of her own funds to support projects, traditional and With its lively blend of philosophy legacy. When interviewed for VOYA experimental, particularly those that “seem and practical advice, Ms. Edwards (Voice of Youth Advocates) in 1987, likely to make a lasting contribution to the delivered a package that would infl uence she was asked for which legacy she enrichment of youth through reading.” generations of librarians and writing wished to be remembered. Her answer The trustees, those named above about librarianship. In 1994, the Trust was short and breezy: “The training of and those who came aboard later, Linda underwrote a new edition published by assistants, the book wagon, work with Lapides and Lanetta Parks, under the ALA editions, which featured an essay by schools, The Fair Garden and the Swarm direction of Trust Executor, Julian YA critic Patty Campbell that spoke to of Beasts. Take your choice.” As if those Lapides, heartily embraced the task of Ms. Edwards’s continued infl uence. The Trust and ALA Editions collaborated again for an edition that celebrated the DEBORAH TAYLOR is the School and Student Services Manager centennial of Margaret Edwards’s birth. for the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, Maryland, and a YALSA This featured 2002 volume, edited by Past President. YA expert Betty Carter, reproduced the

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original while adding a 21st century take her reputation as the ‘patron saint of Mary K. Chelton knows fi rsthand how on Ms. Edwards along with an annotated young adult librarianship.’ The trustees strongly Ms. Edwards felt about training list of all the Alex award-winning and congratulated Taylor and asked to be librarians in book knowledge. In 1991, nominated books and the Margaret A. involved in her presidency; they wanted to she was one of the fi rst to seek funding Edwards award-winning authors. honor Edwards’s dedication to bringing from the Trust for seed money for a the best of adult books to great numbers of conference, held in Baltimore—the Excellence in Library young adults. Working with the trustees, city where Ms. Edwards established Services to Young Taylor and Linda Waddle, then Deputy her reputation, devoted to young adult Adults Awards Director of YALSA, concluded that literature. Working with a statewide When Hardy Franklin, at the time director YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults steering committee, the conference was of the D.C. Public Library System, Committee (BBYA) heavily favored established as a biannual opportunity became president of the ALA in 1993, releases from the children’s and young for librarians to focus on teen readers’ he determined that he would focus on adult divisions of publishing houses. advisory. “I was concerned about the improving customer service to the country’s Edwards’s approach was diff erent. As she availability of this kind of training for youth as part of his presidential program. stated in The Fair Garden and the Swarm the librarians in Montgomery County The programs that were spotlighted of Beasts, librarians should know YAs and Library, where I worked at the time and formed the nucleus of the fi rst Excellence in books ‘well enough to be able to introduce around the state,” said Chelton. The Library Services to Young Adults Awards. readable, appealing adult titles at the “Books for the Beast” Conference got MAE trustee, Anna Curry, then director of propitious time and see that the young its name from the The Fair Garden and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, encouraged reader gradually moves into adult reading the Swarm of Beasts. The conference is the connection and Mary K. Chelton, with all the enthusiasm he once had for now administered by the Enoch Pratt probably the best known young adult teenage stories.’” Free Library and draws attendees from library services advocate, was tapped to edit Taylor and YALSA Board Member Maryland and Virginia. the fi rst three editions of the professional Pam Spencer Holley met with the Trust Each conference features an resource that showcased the award- to explain YALSA’s proposal for a outstanding young adult writer; in the winning programs. “It was my job to take fi ve-year initiative, after which the Alex past, the attendees have heard from the applications and the program narratives Award became an established ALA writers such as: Chris Crutcher, David and turn it into a book that could help award, focusing on adult books for teens. Lubar, Patricia Wrede, Gail Giles, others in the profession replicate success,” Booklist agreed to cosponsor the project. Jacqueline Woodson, Kenneth Oppel, said Chelton. With Trust support, the Pam Spencer Holley remembers lunch and Robin Wasserman. Since 2009, program continues to this day to spotlight with the Trust at the Engineers Club in this keynote lecture has been designated the most innovative programs throughout Baltimore and fi elding the questions of a the Sara L. Siebert Memorial lecture to the country. feisty septuagenarian Sara Siebert over her honor one of the original trustees of Ms. bourbon and branch water. In those early Edwards’s legacy. There are morning years, the Alex Award Task Force worked and afternoon discussion groups that The Alex Awards hard to fi nd the right books for their focus on primary young adult themes. Betty Carter, a member of the original lists, promote their work, and develop a Where appropriate, genres may include Alex Awards Task Force, wrote in an sustainable selection process. In 2002, graphic novels, nonfi ction, or a suggested article published in Booklist in August the Alex Awards became an offi cial ALA audiobook. 2003: Award and now, for the past few years, the In 1993, the conference began its “When Deborah Taylor became images of the winners are one of the fi rst popular practice of inviting up to 50 teen president of the Young Adult Library things seen by attendees at the ALA Youth readers to participate, free of charge, Services Association (YALSA), members Media Awards. as a way of including their important of the Margaret Alexander Edwards insights on what has been written about Trust contacted her. It was a natural call and for young people. The afternoon for them to make, as Taylor works at Books for the Beast panels have featured teens and librarians Enoch Pratt Free Library, where Edwards, Since she received training under her discussing their favorite teen novels, called Alex by her friends, established tutelage, teen advocate and educator editors explaining the trends in young

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adult literature, and the creators of · “Each of us has subsequently talked increased opportunities for teen reading graphic novels. The October 2013 about how moved and touched we are and library programs, further enhances conference was the 12th Books for the by the recognition,” said Anna Curry. the life and legacy of Margaret Alexander Beast gathering. “To see that eff ort has been noticed Edwards. YALS and that the profession wants to say thank you was a delightful surprise for A New Chapter us. I’m sure Margaret is looking down References The relationship between the Edwards Trust and giving us some praise for a job 1. American Library Association, “YALSA and YALSA has always been strong as the pursued with vigor and some success.” Honors Margaret A. Edwards Trust two organizations share goals for improving with First Presidential Citations,” www. teen access to books and libraries. In 2010, Two years ago the trustees of the ala.org/news/press-releases/2010/07/ YALSA awarded the Trust the association’s Margaret Edwards Trust approached yalsa-honors-margaret-edwards-trust- fi rst Presidential Citation, which “highlights YALSA with the idea of transferring fi rst-presidential-citations (accessed Feb. excellence among members of YALSA as management of the Trust to YALSA. In 17, 2014). well as library supporters who have provided the interim, YALSA worked with ALA 2. Carter, Betty, “Alex: The Why and the outstanding service to the association or to explore this idea, determined it to be How,” Booklist 99, no. 15 (April 2003): profession of young adult librarianship.” All feasible within the legal confi nes laid out in 1389 (accessed Feb. 17, 2014). three living members of the trust and the the Trust, and have worked to facilitate the 3. Chelton, Mary K., Excellence in Library manager expressed their surprise and delight transfer. The transfer became offi cial on Service to Young Adults: The Nation’s at the honor: December 31, 2013. According to Julian Top Programs, Chicago, Ill.; London: Lapides, “The Trustees felt it was time. It American Library Association, 1994, · “I’m pleased that all three of our has been a wonderful run for us, and we 1997, 2000. trustees were able to come to the feel YALSA will modernize the process 4. Ibid., phone interview, January 31, 2014. luncheon, and they were delighted and make the funds more accessible to 5. Edwards, Margaret A. The Fair Garden by the citation,” said Julian Lapides. those working with young people today.” and the Swarm of Beasts: The Library and “That Alex is remembered is thrilling In the immediate future, YALSA plans the Young Adult. New York: Hawthorn to the Trust and to the people who to continue to fund the MAE Award Books, 1969, 1974, 1994, 2002. knew her.” for Best YA Literature Program (Trust 6. Holley, Pam Spencer, phone interview, · “The legacy of Margaret Edwards and sponsored since 2009), the Alex Award, January 30, 2014. all she stood for is being honored,” and the Edwards Award and use the 7. Lapides, Julian, phone interview, January said Linda F. Lapides. “I’m delighted remainder of funds to distribute grants to 29, 2014. that so many people are carrying on libraries via an application process. Grant 8. Margaret Alexander Trust, Brochure, her mission, and the citation means a funds will support the implementation 1988. great deal.” of recommendations put forth by the 9. YALSA, “2014 Midwinter Meeting · “Ours is an important mission for YALSA report, The Future of Libraries Agenda and Documents,” YALSA our young people and everything for and with Teens: A Call to Action, Midwinter Board of Directors they represent,” said Lanny Parks. specifi cally those recommendations related Agenda, January 2014, www.ala.org/ “The citation is quite an honor, and it to collection development. yalsa/2014-midwinter-meeting- gives us a sense that what we’re doing This new phase of the Trust, linked agenda-and-documents (accessed matters.” to the strong eff orts of YALSA to provide Feb. 17, 2014).

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s part of ALA’s annual Youth YALSA Announces Media Awards, YALSA Aannounced its six literary awards at Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia on January 27. These are the Alex, Margaret 2014 Award Winners A. Edwards, William C. Morris Debut, Excellence in Nonfi ction, Odyssey, and Michael L. Printz awards. In addition, YALSA announced the titles on its and Book and selected booklists; Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults, Best Fiction for Young Adults, Fabulous Films for Young Media Lists Adults, Great Graphic Novels for Teens, Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifetime Learners, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, and Quick · Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu, Charlotte, NC; Summer Hayes, King Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. published by Angry Robot, a member County Library System, Tukwila, Wash.; The following is a list of the authors of the Osprey Group Kim Herrington, Pearland (Texas) Junior and titles honored at ALA Annual 2014. · Mother, mother: a novel by Koren High West; Janet Hilbun, University Zailckas, published by Crown of North Texas SLIS, Garland, Texas; Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Adela Peskorz, Metropolitan State Awards Publishing Group, a division of University, St. Paul, Minn.; Melissa T. Random House, Inc. Smith, Literacy for Incarcerated Teens, Alex Awards · Relish by Lucy Knisley, published Forest Hills, NY; Award Administrative The Alex Awards are given to ten books by First Second, an imprint of Assistant Kathleen Fernandes, Lake Forest written for adults that have special appeal Roaring Brook Press, a division of Park, Wash.; and Ann Kelley, Booklist to young adults, ages 12 through 18. Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Consultant, Chicago. The winning titles are selected from the Limited Partnership previous year’s published books. The · The Sea of Tranquility: a novel by award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Katja Millay, published by ATRIA Margaret A. Edwards Award Edwards Trust. The 2014 winners are: Paperback, a division of Simon & The Margaret A. Edwards Award, Schuster, Inc. established in 1988, honors an author, as · Brewster by Mark Slouka, published · The Universe Versus Alex Woods by well as a specifi c body of his or her work, by W.W. Norton & Company. Gavin Extence, published by Redhook for signifi cant and lasting contribution to · The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell, Books, an imprint of Orbit, a division young adult literature. The annual award is published by Harper, an imprint of of Hachette Book Group, Inc. administered by YALSA and sponsored by HarperCollins Publishers School Library Journal magazine. It recognizes · Golden boy: a novel by Abigail The offi cial nominations for the 2014 an author’s work in helping adolescents Tarttelin, published by awards are available www.ala.org/yalsa/ become aware of themselves and address ATRIA Books, a division of Simon alex-awards. questions about their role and importance in & Schuster, Inc. The 2014 Alex Awards committee is: relationships, society, and in the world. · Help for the Haunted by John Searles, Chair Danielle Dreger-Babbitt, Sno-Isle Markus Zusak is the recipient of published by William Morrow, an Library, Mill Creek (Wash.) Library; Joni the 2014 Margaret A. Edwards Award imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Richards Bodart, San Jose (Calif.) State honoring his signifi cant and lasting · Lexicon: a novel by Max Barry, University SLIS; Paige Battle, Grant contribution to writing for teens for The published by The Penguin Group, High School, Portland, Ore.; Angela Book Thief, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, Getting Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Craig, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, the Girl, and I am the Messenger.

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As the horrors of war in WWII Charm & Strange written by best nonfi ction books published for young Germany escalate, Liesel steals books Stephanie Kuehn, published by St. adults (ages 12–18) during a November in Zusak’s heart-wrenching, critically Martin’s Griffi n, an imprint of St. 1–October 31 publishing year. acclaimed The Book Thief published by Martin’s Press, a division of Macmillan The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random won the 2014 Morris Award. Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s House Children’s Books. I Am the The 2014 Morris Award fi nalists, Most Notorious Nazi written by Neal Messenger, also a publication of Alfred announced in December, include Sex & Bascomb, published by Arthur A. Levine A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Violence written by Carrie Mesrobian, Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. won Children’s Books, features slacker Ed published by Carolrhoda LAB, an imprint the 2014 award. Finalists are Go: A Kidd’s Kennedy who discovers the power of of Lerner Publishing Group; Dr. Bird’s Guide to Graphic Design written by Chip chances and his own potential. Advice for Sad Poets written by Evan Kidd, published by Workman Publishing Fighting Ruben Wolfe and Getting the Roskos, published by Houghton Miffl in, Company; Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Girl are two compelling books published an imprint of Houghton Miffl in Harcourt Japanese Americans During World War II by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Publishing Company; Belle Epoque written written by Martin W. Sandler, published Scholastic, introduce readers to the by Elizabeth Ross, published by Delacorte by Walker Books for Young Readers, an engaging Wolfe brothers, off ering them Books for Young Readers, an imprint of imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc.; a rare and realistic depiction of teen boys Random House Children’s Books; and Courage Has No Color: The True Story of living in a loving working class family. In the Shadow of Blackbirds written by Cat the Triple Nickles, America’s First Black Markus Zusak will be honored at Winters, published by Amulet Books, an Paratroopers written by Tanya Lee Stone, the YALSA Edwards Award Brunch and imprint of ABRAMS. published by Candlewick Press; and The presented with a citation and cash prize Members of the 2014 William C. President Has Been Shot! The Assassination of $2,000 during the 2014 ALA Annual Morris Award Committee are: Chair of John F. Kennedy written by James L. Conference in Las Vegas, June 26–July 1. The Dorcas Wong, San Francisco Public Swanson, published by Scholastic Press, award is sponsored by School Library Journal. Library-West Portal & Parkside Branches, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Members of the 2014 Edwards San Francisco; Jerene D. Battisti, King Members of the 2014 YALSA Award Committee are: Chair Cheryl Karp County Library System, Issaquah, Wash.; for Excellence in Nonfi ction for Young Ward, Teen Services Consultant, Broad Betsy Fraser, Calgary Public Library, Adults Award committee are: Chair Brook, Conn.; Sarah Ludwig, Ethel Calgary, AB; Hannah Gomez, Castilleja Jamison Hedin, Ludlow (Mass.) High Walker School, Simsbury, Conn.; Melissa School, Palo Alto, Calif.; Christopher School; Kathy M. Burnette, Discovery McBride, Southold UFSD, Southold, Lassen, Brooklyn (NY) Public Library; Middle School, Granger, Ind.; Molly M. NY; Barbara Moon, Suff olk Cooperative Alissa Lauzon, Cary Memorial Library, Collins, Charlotte Mecklenburg (NC) Library System, Bellport, NY; and Lynn Lexington, Mass.; Rachael Myers Ricker, Library; Maria E. Gentle, Arlington (Va) M. Rutan, Bookends: Booklist Online Horace Mann School, Brooklyn, NY; Public Library; Dorcas Hand, Annunciation Youth Blog, Holland, Mich. Jenna Nemec-Loise, Chicago Public Orthodox School, Houston; Sarah For more information, please visit Library-Theodore Roosevelt Branch; Holtkamp, Chicago Public Library; Sherry www.ala.org/yalsa/edwards-award. Mary A. Wepking, University of L. Rampey, First Baptist Church of Gaston Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ileana Pulu, (SC); Scott Robins, Toronto Public Library, San Francisco Public Library-Bayview Ontario, Canada; and Patti Tjomsland, William C. Morris Award Branch, San Francisco; and Daniel Bureau of Education and Research (BER) The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, Kraus, Booklist Consultant, Chicago. Longview, Wash; and Gillian Engberg, fi rst awarded in 2009, honors a debut book For more information, please visit Booklist Consultant, Chicago, Ill. published by a fi rst-time author writing for www.ala.org/yalsa/morris-award. For more information, please visit teens and celebrates new voices in young www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfi ction-award. adult literature. The award’s namesake is William C. Morris, an infl uential YALSA Award for Excellence innovator in the publishing world and an in Nonfiction Odyssey Award advocate for marketing books for children The YALSA Award for Excellence in The Odyssey Award is given to the and young adults. Nonfi ction for Young Adults honors the producer of the best audiobook for

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children and/or young adults, available Michael L. Printz Award Book and Media Lists in English in the United States. The The Michael L. Printz Award honors the award is jointly administered by the best book written for teens each year. The Amazing Audiobooks for Association for Library Services to award, fi rst given in 2000, is named for the Young Adults Children (ALSC) and YALSA, divisions late Michael L. Printz, a Topeka, Kansas, The 2014 Amazing Audiobooks list, of the ALA, and is sponsored by Booklist school librarian known for discovering comprised of 27 fi ction titles and two magazine. and promoting quality books for young nonfi ction, features recordings covering The 2014 Odyssey Award was given adults. The award is administered annual a wide range of interests for young adults to Listening Library, an imprint of the by YALSA and is sponsored by Booklist from high fantasy dragon epics to serial Random House Audio Publishing Group, magazine. killer-driven thrillers to fi ctionalized for its production of the audiobook Scowler Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick, accounts of historical events in verse. In by Daniel Kraus, narrated by Kirby published by by Roaring Brook Press, addition to the full list, the committee chose Heyborne. Honor recordings were Better an imprint of Macmillan Children’s the following recordings as its top ten: Nate Than Ever written by Tim Federle, Publishing Group, won the 2014 Printz narrated by Tim Federle and produced Award. Honor books are Eleanor & Park · Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo by Simon & schuster Audio; Creepy by Rainbow Rowell and published by St. Bacigalupi, read by Sunil Malhotra. Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds, narrated Martin’s Griffi n (Macmillan); Kingdom Listening Library, 2013. by James Naughton and produced by of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal and · Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Weston Woods Studios, Inc.; Eleanor published by Candlewick Press; Maggot Carriger, read by Moira Quirk. & Park by Rainbow Rowell, narrated by Moon by Sally Gardner, illustrated Hachette Audio, 2013. Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra and by Julian Crouch and published by · William Shakespeare’s Star Wars by produced by Listening Library, an imprint Candlewick Press; and Navigating Early Ian Doescher, read by a full cast. of the Random House Audio Publishing written by Clare Vanderpool and published Listening Library, 2013. Group; and Matilda by Roald Dahl, by Delacorte Books for Young Readers · If You Could Be Mine by Sara narrated by Kate Winslet and produced an imprint of Random House Children’s Farizan, read by Negin Farsad. High by Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Books, a division of Random House LLC, Bridge Audio, 2013. Group (USA) Inc. Penguin Random House Company. · Scowler by Daniel Kraus, read by Kirby Members of the 2014 Odyssey Award Members of the 2014 Printz Heyborne. Listening Library, 2013. Committee are: Chair Ellen Rix Spring, Award Committee are: Chair Jennifer · The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon RSU#13 School District, Rockland, Lawson, San Diego County Library; Leyson, read by Danny Burstein. Maine; Catherine M. Andronik, Brien Michael Fleming, Pacifi c Cascade Middle Simon & Schuster Audio, 2013. McMahon High School, Norwalk, Conn.; School Library, Issaquah, Wash.; Cindy · Viva Jacquelina!: Being an Account Jane H. Claes, University of Houston, Lombardo, Cleveland Public Library; of the Further Adventures of Jacky Clearlake, Texas; Dr. Eliza T. Dresang, Gregory Lum, Jesuit High School, Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away University of Washington Information Portland, Ore.; Steve Matthews, Currier (A Bloody Jack Adventure) by L.A. School, Seattle; Susan Fichtelberg, Public Library, Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Va; Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren. Library of Woodbridge, NJ.; Walter M. Rachel McDonald, King County (Wash.) Listen and Live Audio, 2013. Mayes, Girls’ Middle School, Palo Alto, Library System; Elizabeth Schneider, · Crap Kingdom by D.C. Pierson, read Calif.; Hayley Elece McEwing, Public Monrovia (Calif.) Public Library; Sarah by D.C. Pierson. Blackstone, 2013. Library of Youngstown and Mahoning Wethern, Douglas County Library, · Dodger by Terry Pratchett, read by County, Ohio; Maryann H. Owen, Alexandria, Minn.; Emily Williams, Stephen Briggs. Dreamscape Audio, Children’s Literature Specialist, Mount Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma 2012. Pleasant, Wis.; Tracy Reid Sumler, City, Okla.; Award Administrative · Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, Loudoun County (Va) Public Library; Assistant Mara Cota, Half Moon Bay read by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil and Rebecca Vnuk, Booklist Consultant, (Calif.) Library; and Ilene Cooper, Malhotra. Listening Library, 2013. Chicago. Booklist consultant, Chicago. For more information, please visit For more information, please visit Members of the 2014 Amazing www.ala.org/yalsa/odyssey-award. www.ala.org/yalsa/printz-award. Audiobooks Committee are: Chair Dawn

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Rutherford, Sno-Isle Libraries, Tulalip, · Sedgwick, Marcus. Midwinterblood. Fabulous Films for Wash; Mary Burkey, Olentangy Local Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press, 2013. Young Adults Schools,Powell, Oh; Randee Jean Bybee, · Sepetys, Ruta. Out of the Easy. The 2014 Fabulous Films for Young Upland Public Library, Upland, Calif.; Penguin/Philomel, 2013. Adults off ers 25 titles based on the theme Emily F. Calkins, Seattle, Wash; Kim · Smith, Andrew. Winger. Illustrated “School’s Out Forever—YOLO (you only Christoff erson, Sweet Library, Salt Lake by Sam Bosma. Simon & Schuster/ live once),” that showcase varying genres of City, Utah; Linda L. Plevak, Northeast Simon & Schuster Books for Young exploring identity and teen independence. Lakeview College, Universal City, Texas; Readers, 2013. The complete list, including annotations, Coleen Seisser, Mount Prospect Public · Sullivan, Tara. Golden Boy. Penguin/ can be found at www.ala.org/yalsa/ Library, Mount Prospect, Ill; Karilyn L. Putnam Juvenile, 2013. fabfi lms. Steward, Calabasas Library, Calabasas, · Wein, Elizabeth. Rose Under Fire. Members of the Fabulous Films for Calif; Dr. Sylvia M. Vardell, Texas Disney-Hyperion, 2013. Young Adults Committee are: Jessica Woman’s University, Denton, Texas. Lorentz Smith, chair, Bend Senior High For more information, including the Members of the Best Fiction for School, Bend, Ore.; Elizabeth Burns, full list, please visit www.ala.org/yalsa/ Young Adults Committee are: Sarah N.J. State Library Talking Books & amazing-audiobooks. Townsend, chair, Suff olk Public Library, Braille Center, Trenton, N..J.; Erica Suff olk, Va; Alicia Blowers, St. Stephens Gauquier, Darien Library, Darien, & St. Agnes School, Alexandria, Va; Conn.; Angelique Kopa, Hartford Best Fiction for Young Adults Edith Campbell, Indiana State University County Library, Belcamo, Md.; Kenneth YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Cunningham Memorial Library, Terre Petrilli, New Rochelle Public Library, booklist annually selects outstanding Haute, Ind; Valerie Davis, Campbell New Rochelle, N.Y.; Sarah Potvin, Allen titles of fi ction written for young adults County Public Library, Newport, Ky.; Public Library, Allen, Texas; Kristina that are of interest and value to teenagers. Rebecca Denham, Harris County Public Reynolds, Portland District Library, This year’s list of 98 books was drawn Library, Spring, Texas; Suzzanne Fuchs, Portland, Mont.; Elsworth Rockefeller, from 175 offi cial nominations and Bismark, N. Dak..; Beth Klein, Prospect Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, Ill.; comprises a wide range of genres and Heights Public Library, Prospect Clair Segal, Horace Mann School, New styles, including contemporary realistic Heights, Ill.; Carol Maples, Central York, N.Y.; Amy Wilde, Administrative fi ction, fantasy, horror, science fi ction and Junior High, Pollok, Texas; Abby Moore, Assistant, Cascade Middle School, novels in verse. University of South Dakota University Bend, Ore. The Best Fiction for Young Adults Libraries, Vermillion, S. Dak.; Lisa committee also created a top ten list of Morris-Wilkey, Casa Grande Union titles from the fi nal list: High School, Casa Grande, Ariz.; Great Graphic Novels Laura Panter, Middle Country Public for Teens · Berry, Julie. All the Truth That’s in Library, Centereach, N.Y.; Candace YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Me. Penguin/Viking Juvenile, 2013. Reeder, Northport-East Northport Teens committee named its 2014 list · Clark, Kristin Elizabeth. Freakboy. Public Library, Northport, N.Y.; of 78 titles, drawn from 122 offi cial Macmillan/Farrar, Straus, and Cathy Rettberg, Menlo School Library, nominations. The graphic novels, Giroux, 2013. Atherton, Calif; Jennifer Thompson, recommended for those ages 12–18, meet · Federle, Tim. Better Nate Than Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, N.Y.; the criteria of both good quality literature Ever. Simon & Schuster/Simon & Julie Vaught, Florence County Public and appealing reading for teens. Schuster Books for Young Readers, Library, Florence, S.C.; Sandy Craft, In addition the committee created 2013. administrative assistant, Moorehead State a top ten list of titles that exemplify · McNeal, Tom. Far Far Away. University Camden-Carroll Library, the quality and range of graphic novels Random House/Knopf Books for Moorehead, Ky, Ann Kelly, Booklist appropriate for ten audiences: Young Readers, 2013. Consultant. · Rowell, Rainbow. Eleanor & Park. The full list with annotations can be NonFiction Macmillan/St. Martin’s Griffi n, found at www.ala.org/yalsa/best-fi ction- · Lewis, John, Andrew Aydin and Nate 2013. young-adults. Powell. March: Book 1. 2013.

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Fiction · Strobe Edge V.1. 2012. Barber, chair, Carnegie Library of · Gulledge, Laura Lee. Will & Whit. · Strobe Edge V.2. 2013. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Jonatha Jo 2013. · Strobe Edge V.3. 2013. Basye, Hampton City Schools, Hampton, · Hicks, Faith Erin. The Adventures of · Strobe Edge V.4. 2013. Va.; Heather Gruenthal, Western High Superhero Girl. 2013. · Strobe Edge V.5. 2013. School, Anaheim, Calif.; Katy Hepner, · Keenan, Sheila and Nathan Fox. Dogs · Strobe Edge V.6. 2013. St. Tammany Parish Library, Mandeville, of War. 2013. · Shen, Prudence and Faith Erin Hicks. La.; Marcus Lowry, Roseville Library, · Kindt, Matt. MIND MGMT V.1: Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong. 2013. Maplewood, Minn.; Thomas Maluck, The Manager. 2013. · Yang, Gene Luen. Richland Library, Columbia, S.C;. Karen · Lepp, Royden. Rust V. 2: Secrets of the · Boxers. 2013. Perry, High Point, N.C.; Jason Poole, Cell. 2012. · Saints. 2013. Webster Public Library, Webster, N.Y;. · McKay, Sharon and Daniel Lafrance. Emily Pukas, Nashville Public Library, War Brothers: The Graphic Novel. 2013. Members of the Great Graphic Nashville, Tenn.; Andrea Sowers, Joliet · Sakisaka, Io. Novels for Teens Committee are Tessa Public Library, Joliet, Ill.; Brooke Young,

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Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake Quinlan, Nova Southeastern University, · Calame, Don. Swim The Fly. City, Ut. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Kathryn Richert, Candlewick Press, 2010. The complete list with annotations Downers Grove Public Library, Downers · Crawford, Brent. Carter Finally Gets can be found at www.ala.org/yalsa/great- Grove, Ill.; Kathryn Salo, Melrose Park It. Hyperion, 2010. graphic-novels. Public Library, Melrose Park, Ill.. · Cronn-Mills, Kirstin. Beautiful Music for Ugly Children. Flux, 2012. · Lo, Malinda. Ash. Little, Brown and Outstanding Books for Popular Paperbacks for Company, 2009. the College Bound and Young Adults · McBride, Lish. Hold Me Closer, Lifetime Learners The Popular Paperbacks for Young Necromancer. Square Fish, 2012. Revised every fi ve years, the Outstanding Adults Committee creates lists of books · Sepetys, Ruta. Between Shades Of Books for the College Bound and to encourage young adults to read for Gray. Speak, 2012. Lifetime Learners list is intended as a tool pleasure. The lists of popular or topical · Stone, Tanya Lee. Courage Has for several audiences: students preparing titles are widely available in paperback No Color: The True Story of the for college, parents, educators and and represent a broad variety of accessible Triple Nickles: America’s First Black librarians. The 2014 list was produced by themes and genres. Paratroopers. Candlewick Press. a YALSA committee made up of public This year’s PPYA committee 2013 and school librarians, in collaboration produced four lists of titles arranged by the · Yang, Gene Luen. Boxers & Saints. with academic librarians from the following topics: Illus. First Second, 2013. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). · Confl icted: Life During Wartime. Members of the Popular Paperbacks The 2014 list off ers titles in fi ve Today’s U.S. teens have lived most of for Young Adults Committee are: Lisa categories: Arts and Humanities, History their lives in a country at war. These Goldstein, chair, Brooklyn Public Library, and Cultures, Literature and Language books address direct combat as well as Brooklyn, N.Y.; Joan Callen, University Arts, Science and Technology and Social life in a war zone, across a broad swath of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Sciences. The complete list can be found of locations and historical periods. Information Studies, Milwaukee, Wis; online at www.ala.org/yalsa/outstanding- · GLBTQ: Books with Gay, Lesbian, Sabrina Carnesi, Crittenden Middle books-college-bound. Bisexual, Transgender. School, Newport News, Va.; Kelly Chaney, Members of the 2014 Outstanding · Queer-questioning, Intersex, Asexual University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Individuals, and Their Allies. The Little Rock, Ark.; Kate Denier, Public Learners Committee are: Jennifer committee’s update of the 2006 Library of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Rothschild, chair, Arlington County GLBTQ list refl ects the growing Jeanette Johnson, Emperor Elementary Public Library, Arlington Va.; Gladys abundance of titles for young adults School, San Gabriel, Calif; Jennifer Kendall, Smiley Bell, Hampton University, with GLBTQ themes. Prescott Public Library, Prescott, Ariz; Hampton, Va.; Katie Boyes, King County · Humor Me: Funny, Fantastic and Karen Keys, Queens Borough Public Library System, Kirkland, Wash.; Jennifer Witty Reads. Another revisited topic, Library, Flushing, N.Y.; Amanda Margis, Brannen, Durham County Library, these titles contain satire, slapstick, Warren-Newport Public Library, Gurnee, Durham, N.C.; Anna Brannin, St. tragicomedy, and the more subtle Ill.; Nicola McDonald, Brooklyn Public Stanislaus College, Bay Saint Louis, Mo.; humor that comes from everyday Library, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Olivia Morales Robin Brenner, Brookline Public Library, experience. Geaghan, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Brookline, Mass.; Kimberly Copenhaver, Heights, Ohio; Mary Anne Nichols; Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg, Fla.; The committee also selected the Kent State University School of Library Franklin Escobedo, Oceanside Public following titles as the top ten list: and Information Science, Kent, Ohio; Library, Oceanside, Calif.; Rebecca Shilo Pearson, Chicago Public Library, Jackson, Iowa State University, Ames, · Benway, Robin. Audrey, Wait! Chicago, Ill.; Courtney Saldana, Ontario Iowa; Kelly Jensen, Beloit Public Library, Razorbill, 2009. City Library, Ontario, Calif.; Paula Willey, Beloit, Wis.; Ann Perrigo, Allegan · Bray, Libba. Beauty Queens. administrative assistant, Baltimore County District Library, Allegan, Mich.; Nora Scholastic Press, 2012. Public Library, Baltimore, Md.

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The full list with annotations can Ask Your Parents: Straight Answers to Community College, Inver Grove Heights, be found at www.ala.org/yalsa/popular- Teens’ Questions About Sex, Sexuality, Minn.; Adrienne Butler, Oklahoma paperbacks-young-adults. and Health. Roaring Book, 2013. Department of Libraries, Oklahoma City, · London, Alex. Proxy. Philomel, 2013. Okla.; Kimberly Castle-Alberts, Hudson · Lynch, Chris. Vietnam #4: Casualties Library & Historical Society, Hudson, Quick Picks for Reluctant of War. Scholastic, 2013. Ohio; Jennifer Fairchild, Auburn Library, Young Adult Readers · Medina, Meg. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Auburn, Wash; Clio Hathaway, Hayward The Quick Picks list suggests books that Kick Your Ass. Candlewick Press, 2013. Public Library, Hayward, Calif; Shelly teens, ages 12 through 18, will pick up on · Newman, Aline Alexander and Gary McNerney, Blue Valley West Highschool, their own and read for pleasure; it is geared Weitzman. How to Speak Dog: A Overland Park, Kans; Beth L. Medley, to the teenager who, for whatever reason, Guide to Decoding Dog Language. Maricopa County Library District, does not like to read. The 2014 committee National Geographic, 2013. Phoenix, Ariz.; Jackie Parker-Robinson, selected 77 titles and three series, drawn · Shen, Prudence. Nothing Can Possibly Sno-Isle Libraries, Lynwood, Wash.; from 200 nominations, as well a top ten list: Go Wrong. Faith Erin Hicks. Roaring Dr. Karin Perry, Sam Houston State Book Press, 2013. University, Huntsville, Texas; Shawna · Brown, Jeff rey. Star Wars Jedi · Zadoff , Allen. Boy Nobody. Little, Sherman, San Francisco Public Library, Academy. Scholastic, 2013. Brown Books, 2013. San Francisco, Calif.; and Kellie Tilton, · Bruchac, Joseph. Killer of Enemies. Tu Administrative Assistant, University of Books, 2013. Members of the Quick Picks Cincinnati Blue Ash, Blue Ash, Ohio. · Charbonneau, Joelle. The Testing. for Reluctant Young Adult Readers The full list of Quick Picks with Houghton Miffl in Harcourt, 2013. Committee are: Derek Ivie, Chair, annotations can be found at www.ala.org/ · Henderson, Elisabeth and Nancy Suff olk Cooperative Library System, yalsa/quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult- Armstrong. 100 Questions You’d Never Bellport, N.Y.; Julie Benolken, Inver Hills readers. YALS

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34 YALS Young Adult Library Services Spring 2014 · MAE Award for Best Literature Know Part 1 of 3,” “Serving Homeless Teen Read Week Manual, created by the Program for Teens: Dawn Abron Teens: What You Need to Know 2014 Teen Read Week committee, with · Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Part 2 of 3,” and “Serving Homeless tips on programming, publicity, displays, Research Grants: Crystle Martin Teens: other ways to help—part 3” and more relating to the 2014 theme. Other · Great Books Giveaway: Yakima products include posters, bookmarks, and Nation Library in Toppenish, Wash. The journal authors each won $500 more, all featuring this year’s Turn Dreams (1st); Hilltop Pregnant Minors High and the blog authors each won $200. The into Reality theme. Purchases support the School in San Francisco (2nd); and YALSA Writing Award recognizes the work of YALSA and ALA. Covington Independent School contribution of YALSA members who In addition YALSA will be District in Covington, Texas (3rd) have written an article of blog post for the distributing ten Teen Read Week program · Volunteer of the Year Awards: Kellie association’s journals or blogs that is timely, grants, funded by the Dollar General Tilton original, relevant to YALSA members, Literacy Foundation. Details including an · YALSA Writing Awards: Kelly and well-written. This award is funded by application form can be found at www.ala. Czarnecki, Erica Gauquier, Sarah Friends of YALSA. To make a donation go org/teenread. Applications are due June 1. Hannah Gómez, Marie Harris, April to www.ala.org/yalsa/givetoyalsa/give Pavis, Jessica Schneider, and Molly Wetta. The Future of Library · Board Fellow: Nicola McDonald 2014 Summer Reading & Services for and with · Emerging Leader: Dolly Goyal Learning website Teens: A Call to Action · Spectrum Scholar: Victoria Thomas As the hub for summer reading and As part of the year-long National learning, YALSA’s online community Forum on Libraries and Teens eff ort, To apply for 2015 awards and grants off ers a place to go to exchange YALSA released a report, “The Future visit www.ala.org/yalsa/awards&grants. information and ideas to help them of Library Services for and with Teens: All applications are due Dec. 1, 2014. implement programs for and with teens. A Call to Action” providing direction The website is funded by a grant from on how libraries need to adapt and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, change to meet the needs of 21st century Congratulations to the which also provides grants for summer teens. Visit www.ala.org/yaforum to YALSA Writing Award reading programs. 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