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IS IT TIME TO MOVE THE BOOKS? CONSIDERING YOUR LIBRARY’S YA FICTION COLLECTION THE BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY OF TEEN READ WEEK™ YALSA’S TEEN PROGRAMMING GUIDELINES THE TEEN READ WEEK™ ISSUE! AND MORE....

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VOLUME 13 | NUMBER 4 Summer 2015 ISSN 1541-4302

YALSA Perspectives Plus: 4 Teen Programming Guidelines 2 From the Editor Linda W. Braun 3 From the President #act4teens Chris Shoemaker 13 Is it Time to Move the Books? 34 The YALSA Update Considering Your Library’s YA Fiction Collection By Amy Pattee 35 Guidelines for Authors 35 Index to Advertisers Hot Spot: Connecting & Collecting 18 The Beautiful Simplicity of Teen Read Week™ By Sarah Amazing

20 Gotta Get Away By Jera Carrera and Celise Reech-Harper About This Cover 22 Caution: Adult Reading Ahead! Steering Teens toward Higher Get Away @ your library is the offi cial theme for Level Reading (and Living) with Alex Award Winners Teen Read Week 2015, October 18–24. Teen Read By Reneé Lyons and Deborah Parrott Week off ers libraries a chance highlight the many ways they connect teens to great reads. Posters and other 25 2015 Selected Lists materials are available online at http://teenreadweek. Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults ning.com/page/offi cial-products. All product proceeds Best Fiction for Young Adults go towards supporting the mission and work of ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens and YALSA. Popular Paper backs for Young Adults Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2014–2015 YALSA Editorial Advisory Board (providing advisory input for the journal) Linda W. Braun, Chair, Seattle, Wash.; Jan Chapman, Strongville, Oh.; from the Dr. Alpha Selene DeLap, Medina, Wash.; Dr. Crystle Martin, Orange, Calif.; TheNicola View McDonald, from Brooklyn, ALA N.Y.; Renee McGrath, Uniondale, 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, ummer is a good time to get teens involved in activities that IL 60611. It is the offi cial publication of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of ALA. Subscription price: memb ers of connect to their interests and at the same time support YALSA, $25 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $70 per workforce development and 21st century skills. Yes, it’s true year in the U.S.; $80 in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues S within one year of current issue, $17.50 each. Periodicals class postage paid that during the summer many teens are working a full-time job, at Chicago, Illinois and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER: Send traveling, getting ready to start college or join the workforce, or are address changes to Young Adult Library Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Members: Address changes and inquiries should be sent to just hanging out with friends. However the library can still play a Membership Department, Changes to Young Adult Library Services, 50 E. role in teen activities that take place inside library buildings or out Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Nonmember subscribers: Subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inquiries should be sent to Changes to Young Adult in the community. Library Services, Subscriptions, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 1-800- As you read this issue of YALS, you’ll fi nd ideas on how to 545-2433, press 5; fax: (312) 944-2641; [email protected]. connect with teens and get them involved in developing programs Statement of Purpose for Teen Read Week™ (October 18–24, 2015). You’ll also fi nd Young Adult Library Services is the offi cial journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library articles that will help you make sure that the program of service Association. YALS primarily serves as a vehicle for continuing education you provide—including collections—suits the needs and interests 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 of contemporary adolescents. practices, provide news from related fi elds, publish recent research related to For Example 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 offi cial record of the organization. · Use the articles on ways to integrate Teen Read Week Production into teen services as a jumping-off point for generating Cadmus Communications ideas that you can bring to teens and community partners Advertising as they help you to build your library’s Teen Read Week Bill Spilman, Innovative Media Solutions; 1-877-878-3260; fax (309) 483- activities. 2371; e-mail [email protected]. View our media kit at www.ala.org/yalsa/mediakit. YALS accepts advertising for goods or services · When thinking about Amy Pattee’s article on teen of interest to the library profession and librarians in service to youth in collections and where they should be housed, ask yourself: particular. It encourages advertising that informs readers and provides clear communication between vendor and buyer. YALS adheres to ethical and what information do I need to gather from teens in my commonly accepted advertising practices and reserves the right to reject any community to determine where to shelve materials they are 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 interested in? Don’t just assume you know what teens are offi cial endorsement by ALA of the products or services advertised. thinking; go out to where they are this summer and have Manuscripts conversations with them to fi nd out what they think about Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to Pattee’s suggestions. 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 · As you read YALSA’s “Teen Programming Guidelines,” procedures. Visit www.ala.org/yalsa for further information. what new ideas for a program of service do you think of? Indexing, Abstracting, and Microfilm How can you encourage teens throughout your community Young Adult Library Services is indexed in Library Literature, Library to get involved in planning the types of programming that &Information Science Abstracts, and Current Index to Journals in Education. Microfi lm copies of Journal of Youth Services in Libraries and its predecessor, the guidelines encourage? (For more ideas related to the Top of the News, are available from ProQuest/Bell & Howell, 300 N. Zeeb YALSA “Teen Programming Guidelines,” check out the Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106. YALSA blog series, Thirty Days of Teen Programming The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of (http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/tag/30-days-of-teen- American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ∞ programming). ©2015 American Library Association All materials in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientifi c Look for the unique opportunities that summer provides to or educational advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright connect with teens (and other community members) in order to Revision Act of 1976. For other photocopying, reprinting, or translating, address requests to the ALA Offi ce of Rights and Permissions. support teens in your community. This issue of YALS gives you some ways to get started in that direction. YALS

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n YALSA’s report, “The Future of After_School_Programs. Part of this data community. Library Services for Teens: A Call gathering also involves knowing who the Collections Ito Action,” (often referred to as other youth-serving organizations in our are made up the Futures Report) one portion that community are. Happily, there’s a super of physical resonated with me was that successful 21st simple, free tool to help us do that: the and digital century libraries are no longer focused on Map My Community tool from the federal materials the stuff that’s in them—be it books or government http://youth.gov/map-my- that are easily 3D printers. Instead, modern libraries are community. accessible no matter where a teen is. (p. 15) about the learning that goes on through After we know our teens and their During my year as President, I’ve the work of library staff . needs, then we can think about how to been leading discussions with YALSA’s This calls for a new way for all of us create learning opportunities to help them Board of Directors about how we can to think about library collections, which address their needs. This is a chance to realign existing resources, or create new is totally exciting! Thinking through the collaborate with some of the organizations ones, to help members rethink their library Futures Report, fi rst we need to consider we identify using the Map My Community collections. One of the ways we’re doing the learning that can take place in the tool, as well as by engaging some teen that is by implementing a new vision for library, and then we need to identify and patrons. Also, YALSA’s brand-new YALSA’s blog, The Hub. Traditionally it align resources to support that learning. Teen Programming Guidelines provide has concentrated on young adult literature, The trick is that the learning that goes on a framework for us to use to put together but beginning in August, its focus will in Library A may be very diff erent from quality learning experiences for and with expand to encompass all types of materials the learning that goes on in Library B. teens. Only after we have put together a that libraries collect and use to support Why? Because today’s successful libraries plan for what kinds of learning will happen teen learning. Also, if you haven’t checked begin their planning by conducting a can we think about the resources needed to out these two on-demand webinars from community needs assessment. They fi nd support that learning. YALSA yet (free to members!), you out what the members of the community Resources that support today’s should: need most, and then provide services and connected learning go way beyond the resources targeted to address those needs. traditional collection of young adult · Building Blocks for a Diverse Library For my library, the Rye Free Reading literature. Today’s collections also need Collection Room in Rye, NY, that means we need to to take into consideration digital and even · Thinking Outside the Book to Meet get to know the teens in our community— human resources. And because they must Your Teen Patrons’ Needs that means all teens, not just the ones who be tailored to the unique needs of the teens come through the library door—and we in our communities, things like standard Both are accessible from the Members need to know what their biggest needs are. core collection lists and book awards will Only page on the YALSA site at www.ala. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources take a backseat to teen and community org/yalsa/onlinelearning/webinar. out there to help us do this, such as the input. Per the Futures Report: Rethinking how we approach building Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Materials in the collections refl ect the and maintaining a collection for and with Data Center http://datacenter.kidscount. demographics of the community and the teens can be daunting, and it can be hard org/. There are also tools freely available needs, interests, and preferences of the to know where to start. At the Rye Free to help us conduct assessments. Some teens that each library serves, and exist in Reading Room, we’ve been reducing the good examples of these are posted on a variety of formats—video, audio, books, size of our collection and moving stacks YALSA’s Afterschool Programs Wiki databases, e-content, etc. Collections include page http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/ content created by teens and others in the (continued on page 17)

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analyze their communities so that they have Teen Programming current knowledge about who the teens in their community are. They must also develop relationships with community organizations already working with youth. Guidelines Library staff play a crucial role in connecting teens to the community agencies and individuals that can best meet their needs.

1. Identify any demographic Introduction digital, and media literacies, as well as soft information that has already been hese guidelines are intended to skills such as leadership, collaboration, gathered by library staff . guide library staff who design, innovation, persistence, independence, and 2. Regularly collect available T host, and evaluate library programs critical thinking. Library programs should demographic information from with and for teens. They were developed strategically focus on fi lling gaps in the the census, public schools data, in alignment with YALSA’s report, “ The community by concentrating on providing departments of neighborhoods, etc. Future of Library Services For and With the types of learning opportunities that are 3. Continually identify segments of the Teens: a Call to Action.” They are intended not already being off ered by other parts of community that are underserved by to help library staff leverage skills and the community. library programming. resources to provide relevant, outcomes- Library staff are in a unique position 4. Continually identify other agencies based programs to better the lives of all to serve as connectors, bringing teens and organizations that are already teens in the community. While not every together with resources that inform and serving teens and families. program will meet every guideline, library expand their interests, both inside library 5. Determine which teen needs are being staff should strive to address most of these buildings and in the community beyond. met by programming and services at guidelines in order to be better positioned As teens undergo physical, social, and other organizations. to support teens in their education, emotional developmental changes and build 6. Build strong relationships with skills, interests and relationship to their their identities, they require experiences community leaders at these organizations community. Accompanying the guidelines that bridge diff erent spheres of learning. and refer teens as appropriate. is a glossary and a list of selected resources Eff ective teen programs foster peer-to- 7. Advocate within the library to ensure to provide library staff with a path to peer learning and positive developmental that the library’s budget adequately further exploration of teen programming relationships, leverage community and equitably supports teen best practices. resources, and enable the acquisition of programming. Traditionally, many teens have 21st century workforce skills. 8. Direct the library’s limited resources accessed the library primarily for academic appropriately to provide needed support. While these connections are Guidelines For Teen programming that is relevant to local important, it is crucial that youth also Programming teens, refl ective of their identities experience informal learning in their and interests, and not already off ered libraries so that they may have opportunities Create Programming elsewhere. to build the skills they need for 21st century That Reflects The Needs 9. Connect with teens and other libraries careers. To meet their needs, libraries and Identities of All Teens nationwide to expand connections and must provide connected learning1 activities In The Community infl uence even further. through programs that are driven by teen In order to ensure that library interests and incorporate thoughtful, programming meets the needs of all Align Programs With forward-thinking use of technology while members of the community and does not Community and Library building personal, academic, or workplace duplicate services provided elsewhere, Priorities skills. Programs should promote print, library staff should have a thorough Before defi ning a teen programming plan, understanding of the communities they engage with the rest of your library and 1 See glossary on page 11 for a defi nition serve. Library staff must continually community. When teen programming

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relates to broader community-defi ned needs 1. Consider a youth-adult partnership interests and designed to help them explore and goals, there is a greater likelihood of approach in your work with teens. The and shape their identity and skill sets, both general community support and increased ‘ladder of youth participation’2 is a useful personal and professional. opportunities for funding and partnerships. tool to assess your library’s current level of youth participation and envision ways 1. Develop programs that address the 1. Align teen programming with the to increase youth involvement in your unique emotional, intellectual, and library’s mission, priorities, and library’s decision-making. social needs of teens. strategic plan. 2. Engage teens via ongoing outreach to 2. Enable teens to gain social and 2. When planning teen programming, schools, youth-focused organizations, workforce development skills, consider and identify the ways in which places of worship, government including creativity, innovation, teen programming outcomes contribute agencies, etc. communication, and collaboration. to the library’s overall strategic goals. 3. Strive for diverse program attendance 3. Enable teens to explore career 3. Keep up to date on priorities and by targeting underserved teens pathways. projects related to youth success in including but not limited to youth 4. Enable teens to develop learning your city, county, state and/or region. who are low income, immigrant, and innovation skills, such as critical (For example, a mayor’s offi ce or state LGBTQ, or of varied abilities thinking and problem solving, board of education may announce and inviting them to be active media literacy, digital literacy, and goals related to improving graduation collaborators and participants. information and communication rates, increasing the percentage of 4. Involve teens in every step of the technologies literacy. youth who continue to postsecondary programming process, including design, 5. Enable teens to develop emotional education, etc.) marketing, hosting, and evaluation. skills, such as self-regulation, 4. Provide an appropriate means for 5. Use a fl exible participatory design model3 self-management, persistence, teens to communicate directly with the to allow teens to modify and adapt independence, and organization. library’s staff , administration, board of programs to better meet their needs. 6. Incorporate technology and social trustees, Friends groups, volunteers, 6. Facilitate programs, rather than act as media intelligently and organically. and other stakeholders about the goals leader and expert. 7. Connect youth with mentors, guides, of teen programming, its relevance 7. Enable teens to engage in peer-to-peer and other adult role models and to the library’s larger mission, and its learning activities. educators. positive outcomes for youth. 8. Create a welcoming, inclusive 8. Connect youth with opportunities to 5. Continually advocate the importance environment in which teens can become civically engaged. and relevance of teen programs with collaborate and network with peers 9. Incorporate a variety of types of coworkers and key stakeholders. outside their own cultural, ethnic, and interaction, such as one-on-one 6. When developing programs for larger socio-economic groups. engagement, small group discussion libraries, involve cross-divisional teams 9. Balance the needs and skills of all or activities, and large events. and key stakeholders among library youth program participants. 10. Enable teens to demonstrate staff in order to benefi t from numerous profi ciency in non-traditional media perspectives and build buy-in. Develop Interest-Based, and platforms. Developmentally Appropriate 11. Enable teens to engage in self- Facilitate Teen-Led Programs Programs That Support expression and meaningful content When teens take the lead on all aspects of Connected Learning creation. library programming, they grow as leaders Each teen in the community should be and decision-makers, becoming more able to fi nd something in the library’s Develop Rich, Mutually proactive, confi dent, and independent. menu of programs that connects with their Beneficial Community This in turn adds value to the overall needs, identity and interests. Programs Partnerships library program, because the library can should be driven by teens’ needs and Library staff must develop programming demonstrate a role in helping teens develop in partnership with other organizations in key soft skills needed to be successful in 2 See glossary on page 12 for a defi nition order to maximize resources and eff ectively school and the workplace. 3 See glossary on page 11 for a defi nition serve all teens in the community. By

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working with partners, libraries reach teens where they are and increase the guidelines/yacompetencies2010 particularly new audiences, create robust and relevant visibility of the library. those related to Client Knowledge and programs that truly refl ect the community, 9. Work collaboratively with community Services. Areas of focus are outlined below. and leverage a host of resources to meet the partners to develop and administer an Staff training should be regular and ongoing. needs of youth and families. A partnership outcomes-based evaluation4. can begin many ways—an email, a phone 10. Continue to refi ne jointly off ered 1. Build knowledge and skills in call, a visit, or an introduction by another programs based on evaluations and facilitation and power sharing, community partner. feedback. including working with teens to set and manage behavior expectations. 1. Regularly assess existing community Staff Programs Sufficiently 2. Build knowledge and skills in contacts and library partnerships and Appropriately cross-cultural functioning and to consider how they may be Programs should be adequately staff ed communication to eff ectively serve maintained, expanded or redirected. to ensure the safety and enjoyment of teens of all backgrounds, abilities, 2. Regularly seek out new community participants. Consideration should be orientations, and identities. partners (government agencies, given to the size of the space, expected 3. Build knowledge and skills in public community organizations, vocational attendance, and the complexity of the speaking, collaboration, partnership- programs, etc.) who target a teen program. Staffi ng can be a mix of library building, supervision, outcome measure- audience the library would like to personnel and others, such as volunteers. ment, advocacy, and project management. reach (e.g., homeless or low income 4. Build knowledge and skills in the youth) and/or have skills or access to 1. Ensure that staffi ng levels are eff ective use of technology. resources that would benefi t teens. adequate to creating a secure and 5. Build knowledge and skills around 3. During initial conversations or welcoming environment. key models that foster adolescent meetings, listen carefully to the 2. Ensure that staff /patron ratios are development and learning, such as the 40 community group’s goals, objectives, adequate to allow for successful programs. Developmental Assets for Adolescents5, and areas of need. 3. Consider which tasks are best suited to and the CCRS Organizer6. 4. Establish a mutually benefi cial librarians and which are more suited 6. Build knowledge and skills to increase relationship in which the library to paraprofessionals, community understanding of the levels of teen and the community organization partners and mentors, adult volunteers engagement through HOMAGO7 participate as equals. or Friends of the Library, and teen (“hanging out”, “messing around” and 5. Create a written agreement or volunteers and participants. “geeking out”). memorandum of understanding that 4. Consider the needs of teen participants 7. Continuously share training and explicitly states what each partner is (language, culture, ability, etc.) and staff professional development resources contributing, how each will benefi t programs accordingly. among all library staff and volunteers from the relationship, and how success 5. When hosting programs led by to ensure positive and meaningful will be measured. outside presenters, consider ways to interactions with teens, both during 6. Develop programming that best ensure that teens also develop positive and after programs. utilizes partner and library resources relationships with library workers. to meet the needs of teens and achieve Host Programs In Spaces shared goals. Participate In Targeted and That Support The 7. Establish an ongoing dialog between Ongoing Training To Build Engagement, Growth, and partners, budgeting time to debrief, Skills and Knowledge Relating Achievement of Teens celebrate success, learn from failure, To Programming Teen programs should be held in spaces and otherwise maintain the overall Library staff who plan and host that are comfortable, inviting, and meet the health of the partnership. programming for teens should adopt purposes of each program. 8. As appropriate, host programs YALSA’s “Competencies for Librarians in partner locations (e.g., youth Serving Youth,” www.ala.org/yalsa/ 5 See glossary on page 11 for a defi nition homeless shelters, community centers, 6 See glossary on page 11 for a defi nition classrooms, etc.) in order to serve 4 See glossary on page 12 for a defi nition 7 See glossary on page 12 for a defi nition

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1. When hosting programs inside the 1. Facilitate a conversation with teens confi dence, attitude, or behavior. library building and/or as part of to allow them to create behavior Leverage pre- and post-surveys to the library’s online presence, consult expectations that foster a safe determine whether participants have YALSA’s Teen Space Guidelines, www. environment for discussing personal gained confi dence in their skills or ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/teenspaces. or controversial topics, as appropriate. expanded their knowledge. 2. In advance alert colleagues who are not 2. Clearly state the intended audience 3. Create evaluations that predict and directly involved with programming for programs, and ensure that measure impact on the community. when programs are scheduled and discussions and activities are age- For example, a program may change what they will involve (equipment, appropriate. a participant’s thinking about an issue noise levels, food/drink, etc.). 3. Advocate for, establish, and adhere to or group of people. 3. When programs are hosted outside general library policies that support 4. Conduct evaluations often, and the library in a community partner’s developmentally appropriate teen recalibrate programming as needed. space, have conversations in advance behavior at programs and in the library. 5. In partnership with youth, to create shared expectations and continually assess the evaluation goals. (See section 4.0 for more on Engage In Youth-Driven, tools themselves to make sure they partnerships.) Evidence-Based Evaluation are adequately measuring desired 4. For programs hosted in a partner’s and Outcome Measurement outcomes. Redesign tools as needed. space, take steps to highlight the Attendance must not be the only measure 6. Use evaluation fi ndings to guide collaboration and the library’s role of a program’s success. Instead, evaluations future planning and budget-making. in the program. These steps might must be designed by youth participants 7. Use evaluation fi ndings to include but are not limited to: to measure their own desired positive communicate success to key a. Having the community partner outcomes. Programming should be fl uid and stakeholders in the library and in and library representative jointly fl exible, undertaken with the expectation the community. Advocate for the announce that the program that there will be some failure, adjustments ongoing need for high quality teen is a collaboration, with each will be made, and evaluation will be programming within the library and partner highlighting the other’s ongoing. According to ACT for Youth to policy makers. contribution. Center of Excellence, “youth participation b. Posting co-branded signage. in community evaluation research is c. Checking out materials or conceived as a democratic process that Selected Resources showcasing library resources seeks to equalize power between youth onsite. and adults, recognizes their respective roles d. Creating new library accounts and responsibilities, and places special Create Programming That onsite. emphasis on involving those youth that are Reflects The Needs and e. Documenting the program via traditionally underrepresented.” Identities of All Teens In The photos, audio and/or video Community for the online and social media 1. Work with youth to design tools Barnard, Madalene Rathbun. 2013. “Color presence of the library and to measure the eff ectiveness of the outside the library lines: serving NVLD partner. program, both in the moment and and Asperger Syndrome teens.” Voice of in the longer term. For example, ask Youth Advocates 36(5): 28. participants what they hope to gain Develop Appropriate and from a program, and have them help Community Tool Box. 2014. “Assessing Welcoming Policies design a survey to measure whether Community Needs and Resources.” Library staff must ensure that teens of all their goals were met. Then have them Accessed February 10, 2015. http://ctb. abilities, income levels, sexual orientations, help defi ne long-term goals and how ku.edu/en/assessing-community-needs- gender identities, ethnic and religious success should be measured. and-resources groups, and other underrepresented 2. Use evaluations that predict and groups feel safe and welcome at library measure an improvement or Fargo, Hailley. 2014. “Using Technology programs. expansion of knowledge, skills, to Reach At-Risk Teens.” YALSABlog.

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Accessed October 13, 2014. http:// Comito, Lauren and Franklin Escobedo. Tech Squad.” Young Adult Library yalsa.ala.org/blog/2014/09/26/using- 2011. “Teens as Advocates.” Young Adult Services. 8(2):13–6. technology-to-help-at-risk-teens/ Library Services. 10(1): 16–17. Tuccillo, Diane P. 2009. Teen-Centered Fesko, Sharon. 2012. “Teens Reach Out Flowers, Sarah. 2014. “What Your Library Service: Putting Youth Participation Through Outreach.” Voice of Youth Manager Wishes You Knew Part 5.” into Practice. Santa Barbara, Ca.: Libraries Advocates. 35(5): 444. YALSAblog. Accessed February 10, 2015. Unlimited. http://tinyurl.com/MgrPart5 Jones, Jami L. 2009. “Shelters from the Storm: Teens, Stress, and Libraries.” Young Hartman, Maureen. 2012. “Good Teen Develop Interest-Based, Adult Library Services. 7(2): 16–20. Librarians Make Great Library Advocates.” Developmentally Appropriate Young Adult Library Services. 11(1): 10–12. Programs That Support Klor, Ellin and Sarah Lapin. 2011. Serving Connected Learning Teen Parents: From Literacy To Life Skills. King, Krista. 2012. “Advocacy, Teens, and 4-H. Ready to Use Curricula. Accessed San Francisco: Libraries Unlimited. Strategic Planning.” Young Adult Library February 10, 2015. http://www.4-hmall. Services. 11(1): 24–26. org/Category/educationresources.aspx Naidoo, Jami Campbell and Luis Francisco Vargas. 2011. “Libraries Bridging the Kordeliski, Amanda. “A Call to Action: Alexander, Linda B. and Kwon, Nahyun, Borderlands: Reaching Latino Tweens Creating Conversations in Your State 2010. Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens with Targeted Programming Using the YALSA Futures Report.” Young and Teens. Chicago: ALA Editions. and Collections.” Young Adult Library Adult Library Services. 13(1): 7–10. Services. 9(4): 13–30. Arnold, Mandy. 2014. “Connecting Teens To Community Service Opportunities.” Rotary International. “Community Facilitate Teen-Led Programs Voice of Youth Advocates. 37(3): 30–31. Assessment Tools.” Accessed February 10, Adlawan, Lana. 2013. “Sacramento Teens 2015. https://www. rotary.org/myrotary/ Shape Their Future, One Photo and Post Balducci, Tiff any and Brianne Wilkins- en/document/community-assessment-tools at a Time.” Young Adult Library Services Bester. 2014. The Tween Scene: The ABCs 11(2): 28–30. of Library Programming for Ages 10–14. Vogel, Victoria. 2008. “Library Outreach VOYA Press. to Teens with Physical Challenges.” Young Birch, Jennifer. 2014. “Five Ideas for Using Adult Library Services. 7(1): 39–42. Instagram in the Library.” Voice of Youth Bannon, Brian. 2012. “YOUmedia Advocates. 37(3): 32. Chicago: connecting youth through YALSA. 2014. “Cultural Competence: public libraries.” National Civic Review What’s Next for Teen Services.” Archived England, Megan. 2014. “Creating teen 101(4): 33. webinar. AccessedFebruary 10, 2015. leadership opportunities: a blueprint for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ boosting your Teen Advisory Group.” Barak, Lauren. 2013. “Using Social Media a7izSpU3oU Young Adult Library Services 12(3): 8–11. to Engage Teens in the Library.” School Library Journal Blog: The Digital Shift. Lewis, Courtney. “Seek the Unknown Accessed October 11, 2014. http:// Situate Teen Programs for Teen Read Week 2013: Using Action www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/06/k-12/ Within The Broader Goals Research to Determine Recreational talking-teen-engagement-a-unique-forum- of The Community and The Reading Habits of High School Students.” brings-together-diverse-ideas-on-using- Library 2013. Accessed October 7, 2014. http:// social-media-to- reach-teens/ Braun, Linda, et al. 2014. “The Future of www. yalsa.ala.org/yals/wp-content/ Library Services for and with Teens: A Call uploads/2013/10/11n4_summer2013.pdf. Behen, Linda D. 2013. Recharge Your to Action.” Accessed September 20, 2014. Library Programs With Pop Culture And http://www.ala.org/yaforum/ future- Matthias, Cynthia, and Christy Mulligan. Technology: Connect With Today’s Teen. library-services-and-teens-project-report. 2010. “Hennepin County Library’s Teen Santa Barbara, Ca.: Libraries Unlimited.

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Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne. (2012, Mack, Candice. 2014. “How to Host a Starkey, Monique Delatte, 2013. Practical September 17). The mysterious workings of Teen Soldering Program Without Getting Programming: The Best of YA-YAAC. the adolescent brain. Accessed September Burned.” Young Adult Library Services. Chicago: YALSA. 20, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/ 12(4): 16–18. watch?v=6zVS8HIPUng. Watkins, S. Craig. “Rapid Tech Change Martin, Crystle. 2014. “Connecting Requires Rebranding to Recruit Talent.” Connected Learning Alliance. “Why Youth Interests via Libraries.” Connected Connected Learning Research Network Connected Learning?” Accessed October Learning Research Network Blog. Blog. Accessed October 12, 2014. http:// 12, 2014. http://clalliance.org/why- Accessed October 12, 2014. http://clrn. clrn.dmlhub.net/content/rapid-tech- connected-learning/ dmlhub.net/content/ connecting-youth- change-requires-rebranding-to-recruit- interests-via-libraries talent Digital Literacy Portal. Accessed October 13, 2014. http://www.ictliteracy.info/ McDonald, Nicola. 2014. “Mentoring Weinberg, Kathie. “Financial Boot Camp Teens in Libraries.” Voice of Youth for Girls.” Voice of Youth Advocates. Dillon, Stacey and Amy Laughlin. Advocates. 37(2): 30. 36(5): 32. “Starting From Scratch.” School Library Journal 60(8). Mulder, Natalie. 2011. “Encouraging Williams, Tiff any. 2014. “Why Should Community Service in the Public Libraries Care About Teens And ExpandED Schools. 2014. “STEM Library.” Young Adult Library Services Technology?” Young Adult Library Afterschool: How to Design and Run 10(1): 25–7. Services. 12(2): 9–12. Great Program Activities.” Second Edition. Accessed February 10, 2015. http:// Ludwig, Sarah. 2011. Starting from Scratch: Wurl, Jody. “Connected Learning and the expandedschools.org/sites/default/fi les/ Building a Teen Library Program. Santa Library: An Interview With Kristy Gale.” STEM_ Guidebook_Update2014.pdf Barbara, Ca.: Libraries Unlimited. Young Adult Library Services. 12(4): 19–21. Ito, Mizuko and Crystle Martin. 2013. Paul, Annie Murphy. 2014. “How Computer “Connected Learning and the Future of Coding Can Increase Engagement, Provide Libraries.” Young Adult Library Services A Purpose For Learning.” The Hechinger Develop Rich, Mutually 12(1): 29–32. Report. Accessed October 11, 2014. http:// Beneficial Community hechingerreport.org/content/computer- Partnerships Ito, Mizuko, et. al. 2013. “Connected coding-can-increase-engagement-provide- ALA. National Impact of Library Public Learning: An Agenda for Research purpose-learning_17457/ Programs Assessment. http://nilppa. and Design.” Accessed September 20, newknowledge.org/Accessed January 23, 2014. http://dmlhub.net/publications/ Rassette, Eden J. 2014. “Teens Serving 2015. connected-learning-agenda-research-and- Libraries.” Voice of Youth Advocates. design. 37(2): 24. Craig, Angela. 2010. “High Impact Partnership: Serving Youth Off enders.” Ito, Mizuko, et. al. 2009. Hanging Out, Search Institute.“40 Developmental Assets Young Adult Library Services. 9(1): Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids for Adolescents.” Accessed September 20–22. Living and Learning with New Media. 20, 2014. http://www.search-institute. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2009. org/content/40-developmental-assets- Farmer, Lesley. 2014. “Team Up For adolescents-ages-12-18. College Readiness.” School Library Journal Ito, Mizuko, et al. 2008. “Living and 60(10). Learning with New Media: Summary Search Institute. 2014. “Developmental of Findings from the Digital Youth Relationships.” Accessed October 14, Figel, Nancy and Renee Numeier. 2013. Project. Accessed May 31, 2012. http:// 2014. http://www. search-institute. “Collaboration of Two Libraries for One digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/fi les/ org/what-we-study/developmental- Community’s Students.” Voice of Youth report/digitalyouth-WhitePaper.pdf. relationships Advocates. 36(4): 27.

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Milazzo, Molly. 2013. “Teaming up for Models.” Young Adult Library Services. Host Programs In Spaces teens, jobs, and resources: one high school, 13(1): 11–14. That Support The one public library, one program.” Voice of Engagement, Growth, and Youth Advocates. 36(5): 26. Volunteer Match. Training webinars. Achievement of Teens. Accessed February 10, 2015. http://learn. IMLS.2014. “Learning Spaces in Libraries.” Pandora, Cherie P. and Stacey Hayman. volunteermatch.org/training-topics Notes from a convening. Accessed 2013. Better Serving Teens Through School February 10, 2015. http://ow.ly/IOVFC Library-Public Library Collaboration. Santa YALSA. 2014 “Summer Reading Teen Barbara, Ca.: Libraries Unlimited. Intern Toolkit.” Accessed Feb. 10, 2015. Pfau, Peter. “How a Moveable Space can Ignite http://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org. Creativity in the Classroom.” Mind/Shift. Rovatti-Leonard, Angela. “The Mobile yalsa/fi les/content/Intern%20Toolkit_ Accessed February 10, 2015. http://blogs.kqed. LAM (Library, Archive & Museum): New Final.pdf org/mindshift/2014/11/how-a-moveable- Space for Engagement.” Young Adult space-can-ignite-creativity-in-the-classroom/ Library Services 12(2): 16–18, 21. Participate In Targeted and YALSA. National Teen Space Guidelines. Rutherford, Dawn. 2010. “Building Strong Ongoing Training To Build Accessed October 7, 2014. http://www. Community Partnerships: Sno-Isle and Skills and Knowledge ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/teenspaces the Teen Project.” Young Adult Library Relating To Programming Services. 9(1): 23–25. Braun, Linda W. 2014. “Getting Uncomfortable with your Personal Develop Appropriate and Shelton, Jama and Julie Winkelstein. 2014. Professional Development Plan.” Welcoming Policies “Librarians and Social Workers: Working YALSAblog. Accessed February 10, 2015. Flowers, Sarah. 2013. “30 Days of How- Together for Homeless LGBTQ Youth.” http://tinyurl.com/profdevPLN To: How to Look at Policies.” YALSAblog. Young Adult Library Services. 13(1): Accessed February 10, 2015. http://yalsa. 20–24. Treude, Dawn. 2013. “Lean on Me? ala.org/blog/2011/09/14/30-days-of-how- Finding Training and Support for School to-14-how-to-look-at-policies/ Strock, Adrienne L. 2014. “Reaching Library Support Staff .” Young Adult Beyond Library Walls: Strengthening Library Services. 11(4): 4–7. Flowers, Sarah. 2013. “30 Days of How- Services and Opportunities through To: How to Change Policies.” YALSAblog. Partnerships and Collaborations.” 13(1): YALSA’s Competencies for Librarians Accessed February 10, 2015. http://yalsa. 15–17. Serving Youth: Young Adults Deserve ala.org/blog/2011/09/21/30-days-of-how- the Best. Accessed November 23, 2014. to-21-how-to-change-policies/ http://www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/ Staff Programs Sufficiently yacompetencies2010 Flowers, Sarah. 2011. Young Adults and Appropriately Deserve The Best: YALSA’s Competencies American Library Association. YALSA. 2014. “Personal Learning in Action. American Library Association. “Volunteers.” ALA Professional Tips Networks: What’s Next for Teen Wiki. Accessed February 10, 2015. http:// Services.” Archived webinar. YALSA Training Kit: Young Adults wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index. Accessed February 10, 2015. https:// Deserve the Best: Understanding Teen php?title=Volunteers www.youtube.com/watch?v= Behavior. http://www. alastore.ala.org/ Hj7GuWww2XU&list=TLqWQT yY- detail.aspx?ID=3992 Accessed 12/3/14 California State Library. 2014. “Get 0vcyZ_hFDk8jcTa42YBTVPawQ Involved: Powered by your Library.” Accessed February 10, 2015. http:// YALSA. Webinars on Demand: Engage In Youth-Driven, getinvolvedca.org/ Programming. Accessed October Evidence-Based Evaluation 11, 2014. http://www.ala.org/ and Outcome Measurement Steele, K-Fai. 2014. “The Future of yalsa/onlinelearning/webinars/ ACT for Youth Center for Excellence. Libraries and Nontraditional Staffi ng webinarsondemand#program “Youth Participatory Evaluation.”

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http://www.actforyouth.net/youth_ Hart’s Ladder of Youth Participation. Glossary development/evaluation/evaluators/ http://www.myd.govt.nz/documents/ Accessed January 23, 2014. engagement/harts-ladder.pdf Accessed January 27, 2015. 40 Developmental Assets Braun, Linda. 2014. “Back to School: of Adolescents Learning How to Fail.” YALSABlog. Institute of Library and Museum Services. The Assets represent the building blocks Accessed October 14, 2014. http://yalsa. “Outcome Based Evaluation.” http://www. of healthy developments that help ala.org/blog/2014/08/29/back-to-school- imls.gov/applicants/basics.aspx Accessed adolescents (ages 12–18) grow up healthy, learning-how-to-fail/ January 23, 2015. caring, and responsible. The Assets were developed by the Search Institute, www. Dubois, David, et. al. “From Soft Skills to MacArthur Research Network on search-institute.org. Hard Data: Measuring Youth Program Connected Learning. “What Is Connected Outcomes.” The Forum for Youth Learning?” http://connectedlearning. Investment, January 22, 2014. Accessed tv/what-is-connected-learning Accessed CCRS Organizer October 9, 2014. http://forumfyi.org/ January 23, 2015. The CCRS Organizer provides a visual, content/ soft-skills-hard-data- consolidated overview of the many key Molina, Erica and Marc Fernandes. elements that impact a student’s ability Flowers, Sarah, 2012. Evaluating “Moving From ‘Youth Voice’ to to succeed in college and careers. The Teen Services and Programs. Chicago: Youth Impact: Youth-Adult Partnership organizer contains four central strands: YALSA. As A Strategy for Organizational goals and expectations; outcomes and and Community Change.” measures; pathways and supports; and Flowers, Sarah. 2014. “What Your October 2012. http://www. resources and structures. It was created Manager Wishes You Knew Part 3.” schoolsoutwashington.org/UserFiles/ by the College and Career Readiness and YALSAblog. Accessed February 10, 2015. File/B12PetrokubiMFPPT.pdf Success Center, www.ccrscenter.org. http://tinyurl.com/MgrPart3 Accessed January 27, 2015

Gennett, Johannah. 2014. “Measuring Pavis, April Layne. 2013. “Teen tXperts: Connected Learning/ Outcomes for Teen Technology An Evaluation.” Young Adult Library Interest-Based Learning Programs.” Young Adult Library Services. Services. 11(2): 25–27. An educational approach designed to 13(1): 25–28. make learning relevant by focusing on the Perform Well. “Out-of-School Time interests of the learner and connecting Gordon, Carol. 2006. “A Study of a Surveys/Assessments.” Accessed February those interests with academics via Three-Dimensional Action Research 10, 2015. http://www.performwell. inspiring adult and peer facilitators, Training Model for School Library org/index.php/fi nd-surveyassessments/ coaches or mentors. Connected learning Programs.” School Library Media programs/child-a-youth-development/ seamlessly incorporates relevant Research: Research Journal of the afterschool-programs technology, encourages experimentation, American Association of School and is hands-on and entrepreneurial Librarians. Accessed October 11, 2014. Ryan, Sara. 2013. “Getting Out in orientation. (What Is Connected http://bit.ly/1vOfW6u. From Under the Radar: Using Learning? MacArthur Research Network YALSA’s Teen Services Evaluation on Connected Learning. Accessed January Harris, Erin. (2011, December 12) Tool.” Young Adult Library Services. 23, 2015) “Afterschool Evaluation 101: How to 12(1): 13–15. Evaluate an Expanded Learning Program.” Accessed October 9, 2014. http://www. Steele, K-F. 2013. “’What We Think Flexible Participatory hfrp.org/out-of-school-time/ publications- Actually Matters?’ Teen Participatory Design/Action Research resources/afterschool-evaluation-101- Design and Action Research at the Free In this model, “teens provide both on- how-to-evaluate-an-expanded-learning- Library of Philadelphia.” Young Adult the-fl y and long term feedback for the program. Library Services 11(4): 12–5. library staff . Teen participation is not

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limited to formally organized groups, but the project, and invite adults to join at the initial level of hanging out and instead participation includes informal them as decision-makers during the progressing up to geeking out. The original digital interactions as well as face-to- planning process. (Hart’s Ladder of report outlining the principles behind face activities aimed at individuals Youth Participation: www.myd.govt. HOMAGO was published in 2009 and or groups. An emphasis is placed on nz/documents/engagement/harts- is accessible at http://mitpress.mit.edu/ encouraging all teens, not just those ladder.pdf, Accessed January 27, 2015. books/hanging-out-messing-around-and- who are regular visitors to the physical “Moving From ‘Youth Voice’ to Youth geeking-out. library, to participate in the development, Impact: Youth-Adult Partnership implementation, and evaluation of library As A Strategy for Organizational programs and services.” (“ The Future of and Community Change: www. Outcome-Based Evaluation Library Services for and with Teens: A schoolsoutwashington.org/UserFiles/ IMLS defi nes outcomes as “benefi ts to Call to Action,” YALSA, p. 16. Accessed File/B12PetrokubiMFPPT.pdf people: specifi cally, achievements or January 23, 2015) Accessed January 27, 2015.) changes in skill, knowledge, attitude, behavior, condition, or life status for program participants.” Therefore, Hart’s Ladder of Youth HOMAGO outcomes-based evaluations measure Participation HOMAGO (Hanging Out, Messing the change in skill, attitude, behavior, A tool that assesses levels of youth Around & Geeking Out) is an experiential or status that occurs for participants participation and encourages maximum learning theory based on research by Mimi as a result of a program. (Library and participation. Value is placed on Ito on how youth learn in new and social (Institute of Museum Services. youth and adults working together as media environments. Hanging out, messing “Outcome Based Evaluation.” equal partners. In the highest quality around and geeking out each represent a www.imls.gov/applicants/ basics.aspx model, youth produce ideas, set up learner’s level of engagement, beginning Accessed January 23, 2015.) YALS

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n a recent trip to my local public library, I noticed something Is it Time to Move Osurprising. The library had shelved a couple of hot young adult fi ction titles among its display of “new books.” There, among the newest Patricia the Books? Cornwall, Michael Connolly, and Jude Deveraux titles were John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park. While there Considering Your Library’s has never been any signage indicating that the “new books” shelf was for “adult material only,” nonadult material on YA Fiction Collection this shelf represented a somewhat new development. Sure, copies of the latest “Hunger Games” and “Twilight” books By Amy Pattee had appeared on the “new books” shelf in the past, but those were diff erent— they were publishing phenomena that interested adults and young people and buyers between the ages of 18 and 29 argued, read YA literature for purposes alike. What were Green’s and Rowell’s (34 percent of YA book buyers).2 of “escapism, instant gratifi cation, and decidedly YA novels doing on the These adult book buyers are also nostalgia.”4 Responses to Graham’s article unoffi cially “all adult” new books shelf? using the library to fi nd and check out YA were swift and defensive, with Washington As I thought about this new material. As Angela Benedetti reported in Post opinion writer Alyssa Rosenberg development, I supposed I shouldn’t have Library Journal in 2011, adults make up a comparing John Grisham’s “blandly been surprised. We’ve been hearing for a signifi cant portion of the library’s young handsome crusading lawyers” unfavorably long time that adults are reading young adult literature readers. These adult readers to John Green’s “more closely observed” adult books in increasing numbers. A might be drawn to the YA titles written characters and author Meg Wolitzer recent Publishers Weekly (PW) report by crossover authors like James Patterson, extolling the virtues of “spend[ing] time describing book buying data collected and Kathy Reichs, and Adriana Trigiani, points around the losses and transformations analyzed by Nielsen Market Research out Benedetti, or they might be part of a of young characters without having to concluded: population of parents introduced to YA cast [yourself] in the role of a parent The popularity of the young adult literature by their children.3 The popular or authority fi gure” for the New York category is driven largely by adult book fi lm incarnations of already popular YA Times.5,6 Young adult books are perfectly buyers. “Readers 18 and older accounted series—such as “Twilight,” “Hunger acceptable reading material for adults, for 79 percent of young adult unit Games,” and “Divergent”—that attract teen Rosenberg and Wolitzer (and many purchases in the December 2012 through readers to these titles might also attract others) argued, and adult readers of YA November 2013 period ... even as book adults to the genre. literature cheered. buyers age, they still tend to buy most Not everyone is happy to learn that young adult books for themselves rather young adult literature’s readership is Audience Designation than for a child or grandchild.”1 extending beyond the teen demographic. or Genre? The PW report noted that young In a notable article for the online Horn Book magazine editor Roger Sutton’s people ages 12 to 18 are only the third magazine Slate, Ruth Graham criticized brief response to Graham’s essay suggests largest demographic purchasing YA adult readers of youth fi ction who, she a new way to think about young adult material. At 21 percent of the YA book- buying public, young people ages 12 to 18 lag behind buyers between the ages of 30 AMY PATTEE is an associate professor at Simmons College Graduate and 44 (26 percent of YA book buyers) School of Library and Information Science, Boston, Massachusetts

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literature. Sutton asks, “If the majority of a with young adult literature collections the fi rst place. To allow continued access book’s readers are adults reading for their housed in a delineated—and sometimes to YA material by teens and to facilitate own pleasure, does it even make sense to call restricted to teen use—physical space access to the same material by interested it a book for teenagers?”7 With his question in consider moving this collection to a more adults, moving the collection out of a place mind, we might begin to think about young accessible location? Given the observed from which half of its potential audience is adult literature as a genre rather than an and documented cases of adults reading restricted just makes sense. audience designation. From this perspective, young adult literature, perhaps it’s time to The second benefi t of relocation has young adult literature becomes just another move the books. This proposal does not to do with perceptions of literary value. genre, like horror, romance, fantasy, and exactly suggest that young adult fi ction While devoted readers of YA literature science fi ction that teens and adults enjoy be integrated within the library’s adult argue that works in this genre compare reading. True, young adult literature comes or general fi ction collection. Instead, I to, if not exceed, adult literature in terms in its own genre fl avors, including the am suggesting that young adult literature of literary quality, the perception that aforementioned horror, romance, fantasy, be considered a genre and distinguished young adult literature is “lesser” than and science fi ction; but, maybe these are within the library’s general fi ction adult literature remains in place among “subgenre” designations that are, ultimately, collection as genre fi ction for adults is much of the general population (Graham’s secondary to the novels’ YA status. distinguished and, in many cases, shelved Slate article, noted previously, is a prime If young adult literature is a genre, separately from general literature. Libraries example). This prejudice against young rather than an audience designation, its that choose to relocate young adult adult literature might have to do with description and characteristics—rather fi ction so that it is shelved in an already the general adult prejudice against teens, than its readership—become important “genrefi ed” fi ction collection (a collection who are often rendered, in developmental to defi ne. While YA literature is typically that separates and labels high-demand terms, as “lesser” than adults. Relocating characterized as literature about young genre fi ction like mystery, romance, science the library’s YA collection so that it is people between the ages of 12 and 18, fi ction, and fantasy) would need only shift housed among the library’s “general” written from the immediate perspective of the collection to make room for the newest collection is, in these terms, a symbolic these young characters, these aren’t its only “genre” to reside among the established assertion of the value of young adult descriptors. Sutton notes that these books genre collections: YA literature. literature. Residing among the library’s are also “thematically and linguistically collection of adult material, the YA narrow,” an element of treatment that Benefits of Relocation collection assumes the same, or at least further distinguishes YA literature from Moving the library’s young adult fi ction comparable, literary value. adult and even “new adult” fi ction. 8 YA collection from a designated YA space to a Moving the library’s YA collection so novels, Sue Corbett has written, are more public area has a number of potential that it sits beside the “general” collection defi ned by their tone and their narrator’s benefi ts. The fi rst benefi t has to do with also has the potential to ease cataloging perspective; paraphrasing Marc Aronson, access. Library teen spaces are not always and shelving dilemmas that arise around Corbett writes, “A wistful, wiser-now voice open to adult patrons (in fact, YALSA’s graphic material in formats that appeal of an adult looking back at his youth is the “Teen Space Guidelines” encourage to both adult and teen readers. Graphic surest way to get a book booted from YA libraries to “consider adopting ‘teen-only’ novels, comic books, and manga often to adult.”9 Young adult books, then, are polic[ies] for use of the space”10) and this defy categorization in terms of readership. distinguished by their attempt to capture restriction can deter adult readers from While some graphic works include ratings an authentic teen voice that may, by virtue investigating the library’s YA collection. (for example, some publishers of manga of the teen character’s lack of time spent Because these space restriction policies have created their own rating systems on earth (in most cases) and experience (in are created to ensure teen access to the that describe content in terms of its age comparison to that of adults), be necessarily library’s physical resources like seating appropriateness), these ratings don’t “linguistically narrow.” and computer workstations, opening the adhere to a universal standard, making library’s teen room to the adult public them dubious at best and, in terms of the Should We Move might lead to the reestablishment of the ALA’s statement on “Labeling and Rating the Books? same problems (read: resource-hogging Systems,” inappropriate to use to make If “YA” names a genre and doesn’t by adults) that motivated the creation collection allocation decisions that have the delineate a readership, should libraries of the library’s restricted access policy in potential to “warn [or] discourage” users

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from subsets of rated material. 11 In spite of would help to ensure that service is not copies of the required novels and works of the ALA’s warnings, many libraries catalog compromised. nonfi ction assigned during the school year, and shelve graphic materials in “adult” and the dreaded but often necessary Cliff s and “teen” collections according to their What Do We Do with Notes and Spark Notes that accompany content (and sometimes, their ratings), a Our Teen Space? these. While summer reading titles and move that straddles the line between what Opportunities for required novels can often be found among the ALA calls “prejudicial” and “viewpoint- Transformation the library’s general fi ction collection, neutral directional” labels. Moving the Given Agosto, Bell, Bernier, and purchasing additional copies of these— library’s collection of traditional young Kuhlmann’s fi nding that popular reading some of which might include interpretive adult literature so that it stands, as a genre, materials—including, presumably, young notes—and collocating them in the library’s among the library’s general collection adult literature—are a signifi cant and teen room would increase teen access to this opens up an opportunity to integrate the valued fi xture in dedicated library spaces necessary material. library’s collection of graphic materials for teens, how would these spaces change High interest nonfi ction published as well. In the newly organized library, if young adult fi ction collections were for an expressly teen audience might fi nd formerly “teen” and “adult” graphic novels, removed from this space? Agosto, Bell, a home in the YA fi ction-free young adult comics, and manga can be shelved together Bernier, and Kuhlmann’s fi ndings provide space. Informational books that address and distinguished by form or style rather us with inspiration here, particularly as the teens, specifi cally, in their titles—like than by audience or rating. researchers point out additional features Sean Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly of value. According to their report, teens Eff ective Teens and Erica Stalder and Drawbacks of value comfortable furniture for lounging, Steven Jenkins’ 97 Things to Do Before Relocation socialization, and study, as well as access You Finish High School—are obvious While relocating the YA collection to materials and technology for leisure choices to include in this collection, as are has defi nite benefi ts for adult and teen and academic information seeking. These young adult “adaptations” of adult titles, readers, there is at least one drawback. fi ndings suggest ways in which libraries like Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken (The This drawback would aff ect every library might develop teen spaces to refl ect and Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian’s with a designated and physically distinct enhance these features, even in light of Journey from Airman to Castaway to teen space in which young adult literature the young adult literature collection’s Captive. Materials that support observed is housed. Recent research discussing relocation. In fact, relocating young teen interests—particularly if they are the value of teen spaces in libraries has adult literature might provide us with an pursued in the library’s teen space—would indicated the “importance of YA space[s] opportunity to redefi ne library teen spaces be strong additions to this collection. For for housing popular teen material and and the collections housed within. example, libraries with gaming stations making this material easily accessible.”12 One way to continue to provide the or computers designated for playing While this feature of library teen rooms materials young adults want in the library’s Windows or Mac games might fi nd is one that is ranked as important by both teen space is to consider the collection games handbooks like Scholastic and teens and librarians, in the same research housed in teen spaces in terms of its teen Mojang’s “Offi cial Guides” (e.g., Minecraft: report, Denise Agosto, Jonathan Pacheco exclusivity. AP, SAT, and ACT study and Construction Handbook or Minecraft: Bell, Anthony Bernier, and Meghann test preparation guides are geared almost Redstone Handbook), Gamer Media, Inc.’s Kuhlmann noted a number of other teen exclusively to teens in high school, and a guides to Madden NFL (e.g., Madden room features that might be of more or complete collection of guides that refl ect the NFL 15: Prima Offi cial Game Guide), equal importance to a library’s teen patrons local curriculum could be usefully housed in or the various guides that support and that would not be compromised by a library’s teen space. According to Agosto, off er tips to Super Smash Bros players of relocating the library’s collection of young Bell, Bernier, and Kuhlmann, both teens particular utility. Similarly, libraries that adult literature. While removing young and librarians “view their library spaces as off er programming for teen cosplayers adult literature from the library’s teen crucial in supporting teens’ school work and fandoms might choose to select space would challenge these researchers’ and education needs.”13 Test preparation and shelve browsable titles like Brian fi ndings and recommendations, attending and study guides would certainly serve Ashcraft and Luke Plunkett’s Cosplay to and building up the other (read: non- this purpose, as would a special collection World or DIY handbooks like Thomas YA fi ction) resources teen patrons value of assigned summer reading material, Willeford’s The Steampunk Adventurer’s

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Guide: Contraptions, Creations, and message to the library’s teen patrons. alike, shifting the library’s collection of this Curiosities Anyone Can Make as a way of On a similar note, the library’s collection material can be incorporated as a goal in refl ecting the local teen community. The of general fi ction might occupy a space the library’s next strategic plan, especially library might also wish to collect locally that has reached capacity, making the if this plan will address the physical plant created and relevant material like copies relocation of YA fi ction to this physical and space concerns. of the local schools’ newspapers, literary space an impossibility. While some Ultimately, the decision to move magazines, and yearbooks. Music created judicious weeding of both the general the books (or not) should be motivated by local teen bands and zines created and YA fi ction collections might remedy by a value that motivates library services by local teen artists and writers might the crowded conditions, even aggressive in general: unrestricted access to fi nd a home in the library’s teen space as weeding might not be enough to make information and resources. If restrictions well, and, if these artifacts are created by room in spaces that feature plentiful items are imposed on the use of a space in participants in creative programs hosted of heavy use. which materials of interest to the greater by the library, the teen room could act as Relocating YA fi ction might also population are housed, relocating these an archive for these in-house creations. lead to some questions about budgetary materials to a more public space increases Need-to-know material relevant to teens responsibility for the collection. access to these materials. Additionally, that, in the old days, occupied a library’s While Patrick Jones has observed that if the location of materials that refl ect vertical fi le, could be usefully collected “collection budgets are broken down certain genres inadvertently affi rms a and housed in the library’s teen room. by materials, not by customers,” when perception that these materials—and Examples of this type of material include material can be considered of dual use only these materials—are appropriate local schools’ course catalogs, test-taking by diff erently understood classes of for a specifi c audience, relocating these information, and pamphlets and brochures patrons (young adults and adults, for materials so that they may be categorized describing youth sports leagues; sports example), responsibility for selection by type, rather than by presumed and leisure opportunities for teens off ered and purchase can become muddled.14 audience, removes a barrier of the kind thorough the local parks and recreation This muddle is compounded by the fact the ALA, in its statement on “Restricted department, youth council, or teen center; that relocating the young adult fi ction Access to Library Materials,” argues has and pamphlets describing free or low cost to increase access by adults alters the the potential to “inhibit [users] from health and wellness services off ered to mission of the collection. No longer a selecting resources located in areas that young people in the community. collection selected to meet the express do not correspond to their assigned needs of young people, the relocated characteristics.”15 Moving Forward (and young adult fi ction collection must A lot of librarians associate young Moving the Books) respond to adult as well as teen interests. adult materials and library services Moving the books isn’t a proposal for Reorganizing the library’s budget so with young adult literature, exclusively, every library; libraries and librarians that young adult fi ction, as well as young and consider developing collections of deciding whether it’s time to move the adult nonfi ction—which is, arguably, young adult literature the young adult books must take a number of factors specifi cally selected and purchased to librarian’s most notable role. Recognizing into consideration. The fi rst factor is refl ect teen reading needs, abilities, and that young adult literature is not an related to library space in general. Not interests—represent distinct categories exclusive genre, and that our collections all libraries feature a physically separate or line items in the budget can help to of YA fi ction serve both teens and or delineated teen space, and, because clarify this quandary and can open up an adults, challenges this perspective and of this, these libraries might fi nd that opportunity for selection responsibilities might even threaten some young adult the space demarcated by shelving that to shift slightly to allow librarians librarians’ senses of professional identity. houses the library’s YA fi ction collection working with adults to suggest or even It shouldn’t. Moving the books, serving has become an unoffi cial teen gathering select adult-requested YA fi ction. adult readers of young adult literature, spot. Depending on where these unoffi cial While these potential barriers are rethinking young adult spaces—these spaces are located in the library building, not small, they can be overcome, if not are all professional moves that refl ect our moving the YA fi ction collection might immediately, then in the long term. If roles as stewards for a population that result in an inadvertent disruption that young adult fi ction and literature remains cannot be defi ned solely in terms of a sends a negative and “not welcome” a genre of interest among adults and teens genre. YALS

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References news/act-four/wp/2014/06/06/no-you- Guidelines,” Teen Space Guidelines, 1. Jim Milliot, “Children’s Books: A Shifting do-not-have-to-be-ashamed-of-reading- http://www.ala.org/yalsa/guidelines/ Market,” Publishers Weekly, http://www. young-adult-fi ction/ (accessed May 3, teenspaces (accessed May 3, 2015). publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ 2015). 11. American Library Association, “Labeling childrens/childrens-industry-news/ 6. Meg Wolitzer, “Look Homeward, and Rating Systems,” http://www.ala. article/61167-children-s-books-a-shifting- Reader,” New York Times, October org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/ market.html. 18, 2014, http://www.nytimes. interpretations/labelingrating (accessed 2. Milliot, 2014. com/2014/10/19/fashion/a-not-so- May 3, 2015). 3. Angelina Benedetti, “Not Just for Teens,” young-audience-for-young-adult-books. 12. D. E. Agosto, J. P. Bell, A. Bernier, and Library Journal 136, no. 16: 40–43. html?_r=0 (accessed May 3, 2015). M. Kuhlmann, “This Is Our Library and 4. Ruth Graham, “Yes, Adults Should 7. Robert Sutton, “Why Do We Even Call It’s a Pretty Cool Place,” Public Library Be Embarrassed to Read Young Adult It YA Anymore? – The Horn Book.” The Quarterly 34, no. 1: 23–43. Books.” June 5, 2015, http://www.slate. Horn Book, June 8, 2014, http://www. 13. Agosto, 2014. com/articles/arts/books/2014/06/ hbook.com/2014/06/blogs/read-roger/ 14. Patrick Jones, “To the Teen Core,” School against_ya_adults_should_be_ even-call-ya-anymore/ (accessed May 3, Library Journal 49, no. 3: 48–49. embarrassed_to_read_children_s_books. 2015). 15. American Library Association, html (accessed May 3, 2015). 8. Sutton, 2014. “Restricted Access to Library Materials: 5. Alyssa Rosenberg, “No, You Do Not 9. Sue Corbett, “Why YA and Why Not,” An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Have to Be Ashamed of Reading Young Publishers Weekly 252, no. 35: 30–31. Rights,” http://www.ala.org/advocacy/ Adult Fiction,” Washington Post, June 6, 10. Young Adult Library Services intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/ 2014, http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Association, “National Teen Space restrictedaccess (accessed May 3, 2015).

from the President (continued from page 3) around to create more spaces for teens Considering Your Library’s YA Fiction with legislators in Washington, D.C. to collaborate and learn together. We Collection.” And for those of you who for National Library Legislative Day, to are resisting the urge to buy technology have ideas about how YALSA can talking with members in YALSA town for the sake of technology, and instead help you re-envision your library’s teen halls, to seeing all the amazing digital we’ve dedicated resources to collecting collection, please don’t hesitate to get in literacy programs happening in the ALA programmers and partners that have touch with me at [email protected] Annual 2015 President’s Program, Shark experience with and access to 3D printers or @doseofsnark. Bowl—it’s been wonderful to see and hear and expensive software programs, to On a diff erent note, I wanted to all the things amazing libraries are doing enhance the learning experience for teens let you know that this is my last YALS across the country. I’m excited to hand the and staff . column as YALSA President, as my reins over to Candice Mack, who succeeds You might also fi nd some inspiration term ends June 29. It has been an honor me in the President’s seat. She will be a in Amy Pattee’s article in this issue to represent YALSA on your behalf. fabulous representative for YALSA and its called, “Is It Time to Move the Books? From advocating for teens and libraries members. Go, Candice! YALS

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The Beauty of Teen The Beautiful Read Week To me, that’s the beauty of Teen Read Week—how fl exible it is. “Read for the Fun of It”—the overarching idea of Teen Simplicity of Teen Read Week—is such a vital concept, and at the core of our mission as teen librarians as we serve the teens in our communities. And although it implies Read Week™ reading, it really is about continuing to seek knowledge outside of school and other responsibilities, simply because it’s By Sarah Amazing fun. The what is not nearly so important as the simple fact that you’re doing it! That’s why Teen Read Week is something that ought to be incorporated into your library event calendar each and espite the fact that for me it fi rst (although already established) Teen every year. The how is up to the teens that feels like it’s been only a few Advisory Board (TAB) meeting. It went you work with (with your help, of course). Dyears, it’s now been almost eight okay—most of the TAB members showed Go big or go small; create something years since I began my career as a teen up to tell jokes throughout the week and unique each year or host an annual event. librarian. I started just after Labor Day, some books were taken off the display, but Events, displays, social media—everything and as anyone who’s had to deal with only two bored teens already in the library goes! newsletter deadlines and PR schedules attended the event, mostly because there Some ideas: knows, six weeks out is usually too late was food. Still, the week was successful to start planning an event. But even if only because it was the fi rst time in a · Bring in an author popular with your then I knew that we needed to celebrate long time that our library celebrated Teen teens with the help of your Friends Teen Read Week (possibly thanks to Read Week, and if it did nothing else, it group. YALSA member and champion Mary planted the seed of “Read for the Fun of · Ask some teens in your community Anne Nichols, my Young Adult Services It!” into the minds of some area teens and to create a display of their favorite professor at Kent State), even if details our staff . books. of the event wouldn’t make it to the local Since then, we’ve Skyped with authors, · Ask your teens what they think “Read newspaper and other marketing outlets. held a variety of contests, put together for the Fun of It!” means and why it’s In 2007 the theme was LOL @ your many displays featuring both the Teen important to them, then feature their library®, and although I was very new and Read Week themes and TAB members’ responses throughout the library and didn’t know much about literature or favorites, local author Christopher Barzak on your social media with the Teen programming, I put together a humorous (One for Sorrow, the upcoming Wonders of Read Week logo. book display (thanks to the work of the the Invisible World) visited for a reading, · Use the 2015 theme of Get Away @ YALSA Popular Paperbacks committee), and so on. Some years have taken a great your library and have teens complete came up with a passive contest (tell a joke amount of planning and at least some a month-long reading challenge and to a staff member for a chance to win a money, whereas other years we’ve done focus on books in other time periods gift card!), planned a board game night, something simple and just utilized the and places, and on those with some and kicked everything off with my very supplies (and food) in the closet. sort of epic journey. · Create a brilliant new program focusing on knowledge and fun—it SARAH AMAZING is the Teen Librarian at the Warren-Trumbull could be something as simple as a County Public Library in Warren, Ohio, and was the Chair of the trivia game, where they name a book 2014–2015 Teen Read Week Committee. She blogs at zen-teen.com. series after hearing the characters.

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Imagine if you held this in a school read-week-2015/) for lots of great theme- highlight how many they achieve by being and pitted their English teachers specifi c ideas! involved at your library. Pull your stats and against your top readers! create a document showing the many events · Hold a read-in and off er teens a few Be a Teen Advocate you’re hosting, the number of books going dollars off their fi nes for every hour through Teen Read out, the number of teens who participate, they read. Nothing says photo-op Week and local teens’ favorite books. Work with for a newspaper than a room of Don’t forget to use this week to advocate your public relations department and send frequently rowdy teens reading! for your teens and showcase the work YOU a press release to your local media. Rally are doing. I know teen librarians don’t around your teens and how awesome they At our library, we use Teen Read really like to brag, but the powers-that- are—you won’t regret it. Week for an annual fi ne amnesty program. be and stakeholders in your community When YALSA’s Teen Read Week Teens can have up to $50 waived if they fi ll ought to see the diff erence you’re making Committee brainstormed ideas for the out a survey about their library experience. in the lives of local teens, and Teen Read 2015 theme, we really liked the many We learn a lot from their responses! Week is a great time to do it! Sure, your directions we could go—road trips, time (More details at http://yalsa.ala.org/ teens love you and are grateful for the work travel, fantasy quests, historical fi ction. blog/2014/09/10/a-fresh-start/) you do, but do their parents understand The major theme is, of course, that ever Be sure to check out the resources what they’re doing when they spend hours important journey, and however you (http://teenreadweek.ning.com/) playing Smash Bros with their friends at choose to celebrate Teen Read Week, I compiled by the Teen Read Week the library? Show off the Search Institute’s hope you’ll remember that just as each Committee in the 2015 Teen Read Week Forty Developmental Assets (www.search- and every teen is on a unique journey, Manual and on the YALSA Pinterest institute.org/content/40-developmental- so too is every library. Where is yours board (www.pinterest.com/yalsa/teen- assets-adolescents-ages-12–18) and going? YALS

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Trails and Scenic Gotta Get Away Byways We intend to host a speaker from a bicycling group that traverses our parish along its scenic trails and byways. The By Jera Carrera and speaker will talk with teens about the health benefi ts of biking and cycling Celise Reech-Harper adventures and discuss ways to keep safe when bicycling across Louisiana’s scenic byways. Haunted Past— hile the 2015 Teen Read Week of programs, geared towards a wide Paranormal theme, Get Away @ your expanse of interests and maturity levels. Investigations W library, easily inspires travel- That’s why we are exploring community- Local history has a darker side, and many related programming, the Beauregard connected options for Teen Read Week: residents of Beauregard Parish enjoy Parish Library, located in southwestern focusing on “getting away” at home discovering the hidden parts of local Louisiana, decided to take a slightly and discovering untapped treasures in life. Our library previously sponsored diff erent approach. When asked about the the local community. Our Tourism paranormal investigations at historical challenges they face in attending library Commission is a bastion of ideas and sites within our parish (one location programs, our teens named transportation resources as are our local historical currently houses a library branch—eek!). and scheduling as their largest hurdles. societies. We encourage every library to These events tie in teen interest in the Attendees of recent teen programs also connect with local historians, universities, paranormal (as evidenced by the popularity voiced their struggles with the limited museums, and other travel agents. of movies, books, and television shows fi nancial resources they possess and the We will off er events each Thursday about ghost-hunting) and local history. way these limits have an impact on their evening and Saturday morning. These Our local paranormal investigation team social lives. At our library, we have a goal events will focus on local railroad history, (Louisiana Spirits) provides historical to address the budgetary pinch many of the scenic byways of Louisiana, the area’s context as well as discussions of their our local teens feel and provide resources haunted past, and, for something slightly fi ndings at locales around the state. It’s an they can utilize as their schedules allow. diff erent, getting away to a world of one’s exciting opportunity for teens and adults. As a part of this goal, for our 2015 Teen own making. Here’s what we have in the We have learned, when hosting a similar Read Week celebration, we plan to works. event that includes an investigation as expand and host events far beyond one well as a presentation, to require waivers week in October: we have plans for the Riding the Rails from participants and provide additional entire month. We will partner with a local museum to security and staff . Our last event of this Our focus is to help teens “get off er a walking tour of the downtown type drew 70 individuals to a branch that away” from the ordinary and fi nd the DeRidder, Louisiana, area and a railway typically sees less than a dozen visitors per extraordinary that surrounds them. mystery with tracks to various locations of open day. Attendance and feedback received import. We plan to include a geo-caching after events during the last year let us component. We will tie in our social media Local Filmmakers know that our teens have a deep social platforms so that the event is virtual and and Authors’ Fair conscience and a desire for a variety real-time all in one. Finally, we will off er our teens the opportunity to learn how to create their own worlds. They will be getting away by JERA CARRERA is the Youth Services Coordinator, and CELISE having a chance to talk with and get advice REECH-HARPER is the Associate Director of the Beauregard from local fi lmmakers and authors. Parish Library, in Louisiana. Celise Reech-Harper is also a The DeRidder branch of the member of the 2014–2015 YALSA Teen Read Week Committee. Beauregard Parish Library will host a

20 YALS Young Adult Library Services Summer 2015 Carrera and Reech-Harper

creative writing workshop for teens. A We encourage other library systems teens an opportunity to get away from the local author group will provide stories of to use our examples as they craft unique ordinary, experience something new, and their experiences with publication and Teen Read Week getaway initiatives. explore their community. Getting away tips for getting published. We will also By bringing together community means so much more than a plane ticket have a local fi lmmaker provide a workshop organizations, we are developing lasting and a suitcase: it also means changing on creating independent fi lms, including relationships that benefi t the teens and your perspective. We want to be the travel professional techniques for lighting, ensure the preservation of local history agents for teens and develop opportunities direction, and stop-motion animation. and culture. Each of these events off ers for that change. YALS

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“get busy” developing and implementing Caution: plans for academics, careers, and adult living. Fortunately, reading adult books can help high school teens handle these pressures, providing an important and positive Adult Reading Ahead! developmental experience. In fact, crossover books (titles that cross between teen and adult reading interests) allow teens to learn Steering Teens toward about their imminent journey into the adult world. The Alex Award, as explored in this article, proves useful for public and school Higher Level Reading library staff working with this population and their concerns. Staff may strive to share and discuss Alex titles with students, and are (and Living) with Alex those who can take this as an opportunity to encourage this population of high school students to grow into advocates and patrons Award Winners of public libraries. The Alex Award By Reneé Lyons and The Alex Award is presented annually to “books written for adults that have special Deborah Parrott appeal to young adults,” providing a bridge between literary genres for those moving from the world of adolescence to adulthood. As the following discussion indicates, the The Dilemma want to do next?” “Where are you going to reading needs of some high school students year can, and does, make a college?” “What are your plans after high may be met if Alex titles are emphasized. diff erence, especially in the life of a school?” As a senior, life becomes even more This focus can be even more successful if Ahigh school student! In the freshman serious, with adults asking questions like: public and academic library staff join in and sophomore years, adolescents make “What schools were you accepted to?” “How together on the conversations. friends, strive for good grades, join athletic will you aff ord the tuition?” “Where will you teams, and so on. But, as junior year arrives, live?” “How will you fi nd a support network?” A Comparison parents, guidance counselors, relatives, and Obviously, society is demanding that young Take a moment to consider the diff ering teachers pose several stirring questions for adults forge friendships and relationships thematic strands between the Michael students on the college track: “What do you early in the tween/teen years and thereafter L. Printz Award (the YALSA award that focuses on literary merit in writing for teens) winning titles and Alex RENEÉ LYONS and DEBORAH PARROTT are Assistant Professors winners. The 2014 Printz honorees are at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, narratives describing “doomed love circles” where they both provide instruction in young adult literature (Midwinterblood); unlikely love (Eleanor & for school library media specialists. Between the two, they Park); an oppressive, merciless Motherland possess over 30 years in library services to young adults, having (Maggot Moon); and friendship and self- discovery (Navigating Early). In comparison, witnessed how teens abandon interest in reading and libraries the 2014 Alex selections go a step beyond when they perceive fresh and riveting reading material is not to tales of escape from a blue-collar available, accessible, or shared. Today’s high school students are community (Brewster); the transition from our future advocates and patrons of public libraries. childhood, to adolescence, to adulthood, all

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Table 1 Alex Title Alex Theme Printz Title Printz Theme Mudbound (2009) Survival on a Southern farm, Where Things Come Coming of age in a community racism, everyday up-hill battle Back (2012) searching for a lost bird and a lost brother

Round House (2013) Racially inspired violence in a Code Name Verity (2013) Two young ladies discover the marginalized community meaning of friendship and loyalty as captives of the Nazi regime World Made Straight (2007) Finding a means of survival within The Book Thief (2007) Surviving lost friendships during the a poverty- stricken community Holocaust

A Long Way Gone (2008) Finding hope and humanity in the Looking for Alaska (2006) The quest for healthy relationships midst of war The God of Animals (2008) Responsibility and making ends Kit’s Wilderness (2001) Self-awareness as found listening to, meet, the secrets and hard truths and searching for, family stories of adulthood as framed in a foodie’s worldview (Relish); engages and meets the reading and the purpose of introducing not only the to a war to save mankind (Lives of Tao) and developmental needs of emerging adults, book and its author to juniors and seniors an arrest by the border patrol (The Universe while contributing to college and career but also resources and service off erings versus Alex Woods). A more comprehensive readiness and a natural shift to the use of including: library locations, the adult comparison is shown in Table 1. public and academic libraries (rather than fi ction and nonfi ction collections, reference An examination of this comparison school libraries)? School/public library services, and, if available, information reveals Alex books can be considered collaborations that encourage the use of about the library’s adult book club. This more connected to the needs of juniors Alex material in national library events and visit could also include public library and seniors (those soon to meet the celebrations is one viable solution. staff presenting a portion of the book in a intriguing, yet sometimes fi erce world of 1. Teen Read Week: Held annually readers’ theater-type presentation format. adult responsibility) than the Printz Award during the third week of October, and During Teen Read Week, both the titles. Alex themes are frequently centered sponsored by YALSA for the purpose public and school library could hold day in “making ends meet,” while Printz themes of encouraging pleasure reading and to evening book discussions and reading revolve around “friendship and relationship.” library use, this event provides a perfect promotions in which preselected chapters If Alex books are not collected, opportunity for collaboration between are discussed at school during the day encouraged, and promoted, how will school and public libraries. For example, (at periodic intervals to accommodate all upper-level students comfortably bridge the the 2014 Teen Read theme was: Turn student schedules), while other chapter- transition from young adult specifi c reading Your Dreams Into Reality @ your library. specifi c book discussions are facilitated by material to adult literature, and/or will Using the 2014 honor Alex title, The Lives public library youth service staff during they even want to if a period of transition of Tao by Wesley Chu, in which couch late afternoon or evening. Discussion is not provided? Similarly, if Alex books potato Roen Tan is inhabited by an alien prompts could be selected and facilitated are not read by emerging adults, will they who expects Roen to save the human by students on library blogs, websites, or be prepared to read 1,000 to 2,000 page race, for shared book discussions, public other digital outlets. literary anthologies as college freshmen? library staff can help young adults dispel Other Alex books whose setting anxiety associated with both personal and is associated with one or more of the Alex Book Discussions societal expectations. School library staff historical periods mentioned in Tao could How can library staff promote and can invite public library staff into the high be included as a part of each discussion. discuss Alex titles in a manner that school library before Teen Read Week for Participation could be encouraged with

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a variety of incentives, everything from themes of the interview, including the as well? These off erings give seniors the prizes to musical guests to opportunities author’s viewpoint on the book banning, as chance to learn about programs they for one-on-one discussions with college well as a discussion as to why the book may might attend once enrolled in a college and/or career counselors. have been targeted and challenged. program. Alex books, since they are An interactive activity connected to On the second day of the celebration, originally published for adult readers, are the themes within Tao provides students the director of a local (or nearby) perfect selections for such programming. an opportunity to take personality tests homeless shelter might be asked to hold Many Alex titles, such as Hillary Jordan’s such as the Myers-Briggs or the Jung a discussion at the school library for the Mudbound, have already been selected as Typology. Or, online personality tests purpose of addressing the issue of teen college freshman common reads. could easily be made available and tied to homelessness, also speaking to possible the book’s messages and characterizations. community-based solutions and outreach Final Thoughts Ultimately, the goal of this week-long opportunities. On the third night of Articles that bemoan the societal focus would be to encourage personal Banned Books Week, a county attorney phenomenon of extended adolescence aspiration and contribution by introducing might speak with students at the public regularly appear in newspapers and the young adult reader to those within library and discuss basic human rights, magazines of all kinds. Similarly, their community who will “ease the including the right to read. On the educators and professors lament the landing” to the real world, also helping fourth day, local nonprofi t or advocacy fact that incoming freshmen are not the young adult feel welcome, adept, and leaders could join library staff at the high prepared for the demands of academic accepted as they walk into such a world. school to discuss The Glass Castle. As a rigor. Students verifi ed these notions in 2. Banned Books Week: Both school culminating event, on the fi fth night, the a November 2014 study (www.achieve. and public libraries often participate in public library could invite the adult book org/rising-challenge-powerpoint) Banned Books Week, an annual celebration club, members of which have also read conducted for Achieve by Hart Research of the freedom to read sponsored by the the book, to enter discussions about the Associates. In the study, 13–15 percent ALA. An Alex title that is included in the book’s content and themes, as well as the of entry-level college students and/ “Top-Ten Frequently Challenged Books” topic of how best to squelch censorship or workforce entrants indicated that list is The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. eff orts and encourage protection of the their high school did not prepare them Public and school library staff might First Amendment, allowing youth and well for college or the working world. collaborate during Banned Books Week, their adult counterparts the chance to talk A full 49 percent believed “large gaps” typically held the last week of September, together about a topic of importance. (preparation for school or work) existed to plan an event in which junior and senior 3. Common Reading Programs: A in one or more subject areas, with 27–30 high school students read this book prior number of universities across the nation are percent believing that these gaps existed in to the celebration and participate in book promoting a Common Reading Program “reading and understanding complicated discussions that address human rights, social in which incoming freshmen are provided material” and a full 50 percent in “work issues such as homelessness, career paths a free “common” book during summer and study habits” We believe that the associated with the defense of individual orientation. Students are encouraged to ideas in this article present several ways to rights or the resolution of social problems, read the selection over the summer and mitigate the lack of readiness that students and the manner in which young adults attend a second orientation as school demonstrate when moving on to post-high may participate in adult organizations that begins, in which a book discussion, similar school education. Library staff —school, defend the Bill of Rights and/or assist in the to one that the student might encounter in public, and academic—can create 21st resolution of social problems. college-level courses, is held. Special events, century “rites” in the form of Alex book School library staff could invite students such as author visits, are also arranged, club discussions, thereby encouraging to visit an event hosted by the public library and faculty members are encouraged to young adults to progress through both on the fi rst night of Banned Books Week, utilize the book as required reading and/ developmental and high school to college- a screening, complete with refreshments, or a catalyst for discussion or assignments. ready reading stages in a healthy manner. of one of the many intensive interviews Instead of waiting for incoming freshmen, The happy result is voracious young conducted by the author of the challenged what prevents academic libraries and local adult (or is that adult?) readers who are title, Jeanette Walls. The screening could high school libraries from teaming up to comfortable and at peace in both their include a postviewing discussion on the include rising 12th graders in the events new life and their new libraries! YALS

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Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2015 Selected Lists Nonfiction Th e Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin, read by Dominic Hoff man. Listening *Top Ten pick Library, 2014. 978-0-8041-6744-4. Th omas Jeff erson: President and While these materials have been selected for ages 12–18, the titles on these lists span a broad Philosopher by Jon Meacham, read by range of reading and maturity levels. We encourage adults to take an active role in helping Edward Herrmann. Books on Tape, 2014. individual teens choose those books that are the best fi t for them and their families. 978-0-5535-5638-4.

Fiction Hollow City by Ransom Riggs, read Th e Scandalous Sisterhood of *Acid by Emma Pass, read by Fiona by Kirby Heyborne. Blackstone Audio, Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry, read by Hardingham with Nicholas Guy Smith 2014. 978-1-62460-038-8. Jayne Entwistle. Listening Library, 2014. and Suzan Crowley. Listening Library, Th e Impossible Knife of Memory 978-0-5533-9600-3. 2014. 978-0-8041-6832-8. by Laurie Halse Anderson, read by Julia Th e Shadows by Megan Chance, read *Curtsies and Conspiracies by Gail Whelan and Luke Daniels. Brilliance by Karen Peakes. Brilliance Audio, 2014. Carriger, read by Moira Quick. Hachette Audio, 2014. 978-1-4805-5360-6. 978-1-4805-9824-9. Audio, 2013. 978-1-4789-2648-1. Jackaby by William Ritter, read by *Skink—No Surrender by Carl *Defi ne Normal by Julie Anne Peters, Nicola Barber. HighBridge Audio, 2014. Hiaasen, read by Kirby Heyborne. Listening read by Christine Lakin. Hachette, 2014. 978-1-6223-1482-9. Library, 2014. 978-0-8041-6690-4. 978-1-4789-8080-3. Th e Killing Woods by Lucy Sway by Kat Spears, read by Nick Divided We Fall by Trent Reedy, read Christopher, read by Fiona Hardingham Podehl. Brilliance Audio, 2014. 978-1- by Andrew Eiden. Scholastic Audio, 2014. and Shaun Grindell. Blackstone Audio, 4915-3064-1. S 978-0-5455-4369-9. 2014. 978-1-4829-6740-1. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, read Dreams of Gods and Monsters by *Love Letters to the Dead by Ava by Ariadne Meyers. Listening Library, Laini Taylor, read by Khristine Hvam. Dellaira, read by Julia Whelan. Brilliance 2014. 978-0-8041-6841-0. Hachette Audio, 2014. 978-1-4789- Audio, 2014. 978-1-4805-6838-9. When I Was Th e Greatest by Jason 5263-3. Noggin by John Corey Whaley, read Reynolds, read by J.B. Adkins. Listening *Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders by Geoff by Kirby Heyborne. Simon & Schuster, Library, 2014. 978-0-5533-9571-6. Herbach, read by Nick Podehl. Brilliance 2014. 978-1-4423-6985-6. Th e Whispering Skull by Jonathan Audio, 2014. 978-1-4805-3324-0. Raging Star by Moira Young, read by Stroud, read by Katie Lyons. Listening Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Heather Lind. Simon & Schuster, 2014. Library, 2014. 978-0-8041-2320-4. Federle, read by Tim Federle. Simon & 978-1-4423-7175-0. White Space by Ilsa J. Bick, read by Schuster, 2014. 978-1-4423-7419-5. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins, read Kathleen McInerney. Brilliance Audio, *Glory O’Brien’s History of the by Amy Rubinate. Dreamscape, 2014. 2014. 978-1-4915-0837-4. Future by A.S. King, read by Christine 978-1-6292-3450-2. *William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Lakin. Hachette Audio, 2014. 978-1- *Revolution, by Deborah Wiles, read Collection, by Ian Doescher, read by 4789-5774-4. by Stacey Aswad and Francois Battiste Danny Davis, Jonathan Davis, Ian *Half Bad by Sally Green, read by with J.D. Jackson and Robin Miles. Doescher, Jeff Gurner, January LaVoy, Carl Prekopp. Recorded Books, 2014. Listening Library, 2014. 978-0-553- and Marc Thompson. Random House 978-1-4906-1427-4. 39526-6. Audio, 2014. 978-0-553-54640-8.

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Best Fiction for Young Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by Th e Scar Boys by Len Vlahos. Adults A. S. King. Little Brown, 9780316222723. Egmont, 9781606844397. 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith. *Th e Gospel of Winter by Brendan She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Simon & Schuster, 9781442444959. Kiely. Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. Sedgwick,. Roaring Brook, 9781596438019. Th e Accidental Highwayman by Ben McElderry, 9781442484894. *Th e Story of Owen: Dragon Tripp. Tor, 9780765335494. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Slayer of Trondheim by E. K. Johnston. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld. Smith. Dutton, 9780525426035. Carolrhoda/Lab, 9781467710664. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse, Half Bad by Sally Green. Viking, Th e Strange and Beautiful Sorrows 9781481422345. 9780670016785. of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton. Althea & Oliver by Cristina Moracho. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas. Candlewick, 9780763665661. Viking, 9780670785391. Bloomsbury, 9781619630659. Stranger by Rachel Manija And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard. How It Went Down by Kekla Brown and Sherwood Smith. Viking, Delacorte, 9780385740579. Magoon. Holt, 9780805098693. 9780670014804. Breakfast Served Anytime *I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Sway by Kat Spears. St. Martin’s/ by Sarah Combs. Candlewick, Nelson. Dial, 9780803734968. Griffi n, 9781250051431. 9780763667917. Th e Impossible Knife of Memory Tea se by Amanda Maciel. HarperCollins/ *Th e Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann by Laurie Halse Anderson. Viking, Balzer + Bray, 9780062305305. Foley. Elephant Rock, 97809895115597. 9780670012091. Th reatened by Eliot Schrefer. Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn. St. In the Shadows by Kiersten White Scholastic, 9780545551434. Martin’s/Griffi n, 9781250044594. and Jim Di Bartolo. Illus. by Jim Di A Time to Dance by Padma Conversion by Katherine Howe. Bartolo. Scholastic, 9780545561440. Venkatraman. Penguin/Nancy Paulsen, Putnam, 9780399167775. Into the Grey by Celine Kiernan. 9780399257100. *Th e Crossover by Kwame Alexander. Candlewick, 978-0-7636- 7061-0. Trouble by Non Pratt. Simon & Houghton, 9780544107717. *Jackaby by William Ritter. Schuster, 9781442497726. Th e Devil’s Intern by Donna Hosie. Algonquin, 9781616203535. Th e Tyrant’s Daughter by J. C. Holiday, 9780823431953. Th e Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Carleson. Knopf, 9780449809976. Egg & Spoon. By Gregory Maguire. Pearson. Holt, 9780805099232. Th e Unfi nished Life of Addison Candlewick, 9780763672201. Lost Girl Found by Leah Bassoff Stone by Adele Griffi n. Soho Teen, Everything Leads to You by Nina and Laura DeLuca. Groundwood, 9781616953607. LaCour. Dutton, 9780525425885. 9781554984169. *Vango: Between Sky and Earth Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen. A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon by Timothee de Fombelle. Candlewick, Candlewick, 9780763660383. Biggs Waller. Viking, 9780670014682. 9780763671969. Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders by Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers. Th e Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Geoff Herbach. Sourcebooks/Fire, Harcourt, 9780547628400. Academy by Kate Hattemer. Knopf, 9781402291418. *Noggin by John Corey Whaley. 9780385753784. (Paperback edition title is Gabe Atheneum, 9781442458727. *We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Johnson Takes over; 9781492608653.) Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Delacorte, 9780385740579. Free to Fall by Lauren Miller. Fine. Simon & Schuster/ Margaret K. When I Was the Greatest by Jason HarperTeen, 9780062199805. McElderry, 9781442483583. Reynolds. Atheneum, 9781442459472. Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Revolution by Deborah Wiles. Wildlife. By Fiona Wood Little Quintero. Cinco Puntos, 9781935955948. Scholastic, 9780545106078. Brown, 9780316242097. Girls Like Us by Gail Giles. Road Rash by Mark Huntley Parsons. Th e Winner’s Curse by Marie Candlewick, 9780763662677. Knopf, 9780385753425. Rutkoski. Farrar, 9780374384678. Th e Glass Casket by McCormick Salt And Storm by Kendall Kulper. *Th e Young Elites by Marie Lu. Templeman. Delacorte, 9780385743457. Little Brown, 9780316404518 Putnam, 9780399167836.

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Great Graphic Novels Tomb oy : A Graphic Memoir by Liz Batman ’66. Vol. 1 by Jeff Parker. Illus. for Teens Prince. Illus. by the author. Zest Books, by Jonathan Case. DC, (978-1401249311). (9781936976553.) Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Nonfiction Woman Rebel: Th e Margaret Sanger Vehlmann. Illus. by Kerascoët. Drawn & Above Th e Dreamless Dead: World War Story by Peter Bagge. Illus. by the author, Quarterly, (9781770461291). I in Poetry and Comics edited by Chris Drawn and Quarterly, (9781770461260). Black Widow: Th e Finely Woven Duff y. Illus. by the author. First Second, Th read, V.1 By Nathan Edmondson. Illus. (9781626720657). Fiction by Phil Noto. Marvel (9780785188193). Andre the Giant: Life and Legend Adventure Time by Ryan North. Illus. by Breath of Bones: A Tale of Th e Golem by Box Brown. Illus. by the author. First Braden Lamb and others. by Steve Niles. Illus. by Dave Wachter. Second (9781596438514). Dark Horse, (9781616553449). Th e Boxer: Th e True Story of V.4. KaBOOM! (9781608863518) Brilliant, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft by V.5. KaBOOM! ( 9781608864010). Bendis. Illus. by Mark Bagley. Marvel, Reinhard Kleist. Illus. by the author. Self (9780785159148). Made Hero, (9781906838775). Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake Buzz by Ananth Panagariya. 2013. Illus. Th e Dumbest Idea Ever! by Jimmy by Natasha Allegri. 2013. Illus. by the by Tessa Stone. Oni Press, (9781620100882). Gownley. Illus. by the author. Graphix/ author. KaBOOM! (9781608863389). Cast Away on the Letter A by Fred. Scholastic, (978-05454534790). *Afterlife with Archie: Escape from Illus. by the author. TOON books, El Deafo by Cece Bell. Illus. by the Riverdale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. (9781935179634). author. Abrams, (9781419710209). Illus. by Francesco Francavilla. Archie Cleopatra in Space. Book One: Target Th e Fifth Beatle: Th e Brian Epstein Comics, (9781619889088). Practice by Mike Maihack. illus. by the author. Story by Vivek J. Tiwary. 2013, illus Alex + Ada Vol 1 by Jonathan Luna Graphix/Scholastic, (9780545528436.) by Andrew C Robinson. M Press, and Sarah Vaughn., Illus. by Jonathan Down Set Fight! by Chad Bowers and (9781616552565). Luna. Image, (9781632150066). Chris Sims., illus. by Scott Kowalchuk. Gandhi: My Life is My Message by All Star by Jesse Lonergan. Illus. by Oni Press, (9781620101162). Jason Quinn. 2013. Illus. by Sachin Nagar. the author. NBM, (9781561638352). *47 Ronin by Mike Richardson. Campfi re, (9789380741222). All You Need Is Kill by Ryosuke Illus. by Stan Sakai. Dark Horse, Th e Great American Dust Takeuchi. Art. by Takeshi Obata. Viz, (978159582954). Bowl by Don Brown. Illus. by the (9781421576015). Th e Gigantic Beard that was Evil author. Houghton Miffl in Harcourt, Bad Machinery by John Allison. Illus. by Stephen Collins. Illus. by the author. (9780547815503). by the author. Picador, (9781250050397). Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: Th e Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A V.2: The Case of the Good Boy. Oni Illus. by P. Craig Russell. World War I Tale by Nathan Hale. Illus. Press, (9781620101148). by the author. Amulet, (9781419708084) *V.3: The Case of the Simple Soul, V.1. harper Collins, (780062194817) I Remember Beirut by Zeinia Oni Press, (9781620101933). V.2. harper Collins, (9780062194831). Abirached. Illus by the author. Graphic Universe, (9781467738224). Baltimore Vol 3: A Passing *In Real Life by Cory Doctorow, illus.by Shackleton by Nick Bertozzi. Stranger and Other Stories by Mike Jen Wang. First Second, (9781596436589). Illus. by the author. First Second, Mignola and Christopher Golden. 2013, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and (9781596434516). illus. by Ben Stenbeck . Dark Horse, Crystal Silvermoon. Illus. by SunNeko Sisters by Raina Telgemeier. Illus (9781616551827). Lee. Udon, (9781927925164). by the author. Graphix/Scholastic, Barbarian Lord by Matt Smith. Illus. Mara by Brian Wood. 2013, (9780545540599). by the author. Houghton Miffl in Harcourt Illus. by Ming Doyle. Image, paper, Strange Fruit—Uncelebrated (9780547859064). (9781607068105). Narratives from Black History by Joel Batman: Black and White. Vol 4 by Moonhead and the Music Machine by Gill. Illus. by the author. Fulcrum, Various. Illus. by Various authors and Andrew Rae. Illus. by the author. Nobrow (9781938486296). illustrators. DC, (9781401246433). Inc., (9781907704789).

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*Ms. Marvel: V.1. No Normal by G. Summer Wars by Mamoru Hosoda. Like Audubon’s paintings, Willow Wilson. Illus. by Adrian Alphona. Illus. by Iqura Sugimoto “ Marvel, (9780785190219). this volume ‘glow[s] with My Little Monster by Robico. Illus. by Part 1. 2013, Vertical, (9781939130150). life.’ A superb introduction the author. Part 2. Vertical, (9781939130167). to the life and times of a ” great American artist and V.1. Kodansha Comics, (978-1612625973) Th is One Summer by Mariko Tamaki. naturalist.”—Kirkus starred V.2. Kodansha Comics, (9781612625980) Illus. by Jillian Tamaki. First Second, V.3. Kodansha Comics, (9781612625997). (9781626720947). review Th ree Th ieves by Scott Chantler. Illus. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, by the author. Volume 5 by Katie Cook. 2014, illus. by Andy Price, IDW Publishing, (9781631401053). V.4: The King’s Dragon., Kids Can My Love Story!: Vol.1 by Kazune Press, (9781554537785). Kawahara. Illus. by Aruko. Viz Media, V.5: Pirates Of The Silver Coast. Kids (9781421571447). Can Press, (9781894786539). Red Sonja. Vol 2: Th e Art of Blood *Th rough Th e Woods by Emily and Fire by Gail Simone. Illus. by Walter Carroll. Illus. by the author. Margaret K. Geovani. Dynamite, (978-1606904817.) McElderry Books, (9781442465954). Th e Return of Zita Th e Spacegirl *Trillium by Jeff Lemire. Illus. by the by Ben Hatke. illus. by the author. First author. Vertigo, (9781401249007). Second, (9781596438767). Th e Undertaking of Lily Chen by Rust Vol 3: Death of Th e Rocket Boy Danica Novgorodoff . Illus. by the author. by Royden Lepp. Illus. by the author. First Second, (9781596435865). Archaia, (9781608864133). Voice Over! Seiyu Academy by Maki Sally Heathcote: Suff ragette by Mary Minami. Illus. by author. M. Talbot. Illus. by Kate Charlesworth. Dark Horse, (9781616555474). V.1. Viz, (9781421559704). *Seconds: A Graphic Novel by V.2. Viz, (9781421559711). Bryan Lee O’Malley. illus. by the author. V.3. Viz, (9781421559728). Ballantine Books, ( 9780345529374). V.4. Viz, (9781421559735). Th e Secret Service: Kingsman by V.5. Viz, (9781421559742). This Strange Wilderness Mark Millar., illus. by Dave Gibbons. The Life and Art of John James Audubon Marvel, (978-07851654607). *Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki by Seraph of Th e End: Vampire Reign by Mamoru Hosoda. Illus. by Yu. Yen Press, Nancy Plain Takaya Kagami. Illus. by Yamato Yamamoto. (9780316401654). $19.95 • paperback Th e Woods. V.1: Th e Arrow by James V.1. Viz Media, (9781421571508) Tynion IV. Illus. by Michael Dialynas. V.2. Viz Media, (9781421571515). Boom!, (9781608864546) World Trigger by Daisuke Ashihara. *Th e Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Illus. by the author. Yang. Illus. by Sonny Liew. First Second, (9781596436978). V. 1. 2014. Viz Media, (9781421577647). Silver Surfer. Vol. 1: New Dawn by V. 2. 2014. Viz Media, (9781421577654). Dan Slott. Illus. by Mike Allred. Marvel. (9780785188780). X-Men: Battle of the Atom by Brian nebraskapress.unl.edu • 800-848-6224 Sing No Evil by JP Ahonen. Illus. by Michael Bendis and others. Illus. by Frank KP Alare. Abrams, (9781419713590). Cho and others. Marvel, (9780785189060).

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Popular Paper backs Divergent by Veronica Roth. Clarity by Kim Harrington. Point, for Young Adults Katherine Tegen Books, 2012; 2012; 9780545230513 9780062024039 Th e Night She Disappeared by April Book To Movie: Ripped From Fast Food Nation: Th e Dark Side of Henry. Square Fish, 2013; 9781250016744 The Pages the All- American Meal by Eric Schlosser. Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Square Mariner Books, 2012; 9780547750330 Jones. Firebird, 2012; 9780142420140 Fish, 2011; 9780312674397 Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Back Death Cloud: Th e Legend Begins Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume Random Bay Books, 2009; 9780316044936 by Andrew Lane. Square Fish, 2011; House, 2013; 9780449816462 Th e Hobbit: or, Th ere and Back Again 9780312563714 Ender’s Game by Card, Orson Scott. by J.R.R. Tolkein. Houghton Miffl in Th e Agency: A Spy In Th e Tor, 1994; 9780765337320; $12.99. Harcourt, 2012; 9780547928227 House by Y.S. Lee Candlewick, 2011; *Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac 9780763652890 Scholastic Press, 2013; 9780545586177 by Gabrielle Zevin. Square Fish, 2009; *I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga. Little, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. 9780312561284 Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013; Ballantine Books, 2012; 9780345538987 Th e Book Th ief by Markus Zusak. 9780316125833 Before I Die by Jenny Downham. Knopf, 2007; 9780375842207 Th e Caged Graves by Dianne K. Random House, 2009; 9780385751834 Salerni. Houghton Miffl in Harcourt If I Stay by Gayle Forman. Speak, Mysteries: Murder, Mayhem, Books for Young Readers, 2014; 2010; 9780142415436 and Other Adventures 9780544336223 Beautiful Creatures by Kami White Cat by Holly Black. Margaret K. *Th e Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson. Garcia and Margaret Stohl Little, McElderry Books, 2011; 9781416963974 Tor Teen, 2014; 9780765338440 Brown Books for Young Readers, 2012; Strings Attached by Judy Blundell. Th e Archived by Victoria Schwab. 9780316231657 Scholastic, 2012; 9780545221276 Disney Hyperion, 2014; 9781423157311 *Th e Fault In Our Stars by John Shift by Jennifer Bradbury. Simon Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick. Green. Speak, 2014; 9780142424179 and Schuster: Atheneum, 2012; Square Fish, 2014; 9781250040077 Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton. 9781442408524 *Lockwood & Co: Th e Screaming MTV Books, 2006; 9781416503460 Born of Illusion by Teri Brown. Staircase by Jonathan Stroud. Disney Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Balzer & Bray, 2014; 9780062187550 Hyperion, 2014; 9781423186922 Wynne Jones. Greenwillow Books, 2008; Th e Dark Unwinding by Th e Book of Blood and Shadow by 9780061478789 Sharon Cameron. Scholastic, 2008; Robin Wasserman. Random House Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson 9780545327879 Children’s Books, 2013; 9780375872778 Levine. HarperCollins, 2011; Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Th e Space Between Trees by Katie 9780064407052 Carringer. Little, Brown Books for Young Williams. Chronicle Books, 2013; I Am Number by Pittacus Lore. Readers, 2013; 9780316190107 9781452128542 Harper Collins, 2011; 9780061969577 Pretty Girl-13. by Liz Coley. In the Shadow of Blackbirds. by Cat Looking For Alibrandi by Melina Katherine Tegen Books, 2014; 978- Winters. Amulet, 2014; 9781419710230 Marchetta. Knopf Books for Young 0062127396 Readers, 2006; 9780375836947 A Study in Scarlet: A Sherlock Lock Up: Teens Behind Bars Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. Holmes Graphic Novel by Sir Arthur A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Razorbill, 2007; 9781595141743 Conan Doyle, adapted by Ian Edginton, Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Watchmen by Alan Moore. DC Illu., I.N.J. Culbard. Sterling, 2010; Prison. by Dwayne Betts. Avery Publishing Comics, 2005; 9780930289232 9781402770821 Group, 2010; 9781583333969 Angus,Th ongs, and Full-Frontal Blackfi n Sky by Kat Ellis. Running I Don’t Wish Nobody to Have a Life Snogging by Louise Rennison. Press, 2014; 9780762454013 Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup HarperTeen, 2006; 9780064472272 Th e Butterfl y Clues by Kate Ellison. by David Chura. Beacon Press, 2011; Th e Lightning Th ief by Rick Egmont, 2013; 9781606844175 9780807001233 Riordan. Disney Hyperion, 2006; Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason. Airman by Eoin Colfer. Disney 9780786838653 Chronicle Books, 2014; 9781452128733 Hyperion, 2009; 9781423107514

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Ta k e Me Th ere by Carolee Dean. Rikers High by Paul Volponi. Speak, Charles and Emma: Th e Darwins’ Leap Simon Pulse, 2012; 9781416989509 2011; 9780142417782 of Faith by Deborah Heiligman. Square Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Fish, 2011; 9780312661045 Flux, 2007; 9780738710181 Nazi Death Camps by Andrea Warren. Titanic: Voices From the Disaster by Real Justice: Sentenced to Life at HarperCollins, 2002; 9780060007676 Deborah Hopkinson. Scholastic, 2012; Seventeen: Th e Story of David Milgaard Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen. Speak, 9780545116756 by Cynthia Faryon. Lorimer, 2013; 2004; 9780142401323 Into Th in Air by Jon Krakauer. 9781552774335 Anchor, 1999; 9780385494786 Bad by Jean Ferris. Square Fish, 2004; Narrative Non-Fiction: *Freedom’s Children: Young Civil 9780374404758 Inspired By Actual Events Rights Activists Tell Th eir Own Stories *Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos. George Washington, Spymaster: How by Ellen S. Levine. Penguin: Puffi n, 2000; Square Fish, 2012; 9780312641573 the Americans Outspied the British and 9780698118706 What Happened to Cass McBride? by Won the Revolutionary War by Thomas Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Gail Giles. Little, Brown and Company, B. Allen. National Geographic, 2007; Madness, Medicine, and Murder of a President 2007; 9780316166393 9781426300417 by Candice Millard. Random House: Imprint Stay With Me by Paul Griffi n. Speak, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Books, 2012; 9780767929714 2012; 9780142421727 Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Yummy: Th e Last Days of a Southside Th e Twelve-Fingered Boy by John Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose. Shorty by G. Neri. Lee and Low Books, Hornor Jacobs. Carolrhoda Books: Simon & Schuster, 2004; 9780743224543 2010; 9781584302674 Carolrhoda Lab; 2014; 9781467737067 *My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf. 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Juvie 3 by Gordon Korman. Disney Abrams Comicarts, 2012; 9781419702174 Hard Place by Aron Ralston. Atria, 2005; Hyperion, 2010; 9781423101628 Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, 9780743492829 No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger. Da Capo Beyond Courage: the Untold Story of and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Press, 2004; 9780306809903 Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust Kuklin. Macmillan: Square Fish, 2014; Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and by Doreen Rappaport. Candlewick, 2014; 9781250044457 the Lawless Years of Prohibition by 9780763669287 Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Karen Blumenthal. Square Fish, 2013; Th ree Little Words by Ashley Rhodes- Retelling by Mark Mauer & Sabrina Jones. 9781250034274 Courter. Atheneum Books for Young The New Press, 2013; 9781595585417 Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but Readers, 2009; 9781416948070 Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy. Simon True Story About Brain Science by John Th e Pregnancy Project by Gaby Pulse, 2014; 9781442421639 Fleischman. Houghton Miffl in Harcourt, Rodriguez. Simon & Schuster, 2013; *Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers. 2004; 9780618494781 9781442446236 HarperCollins, 2010; 9780061214820 Th e Diary of A Young Girl: Th e *Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale by Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Defi nitive Edition by Anne Frank. Random Art Spiegelman. Pantheon, 1986; HarperCollins, 2001; 9780064407311 House, 1995; 9780553577129 9780679748403 Th e Knife and the Butterfl y by Ashley Jack Th e Ripper: A Journal of the Th e Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. Hope Perez. Carolrhoda Books: Carolrhoda Whitechapel Murders, 1888–1889 by Scribner, 2006; 9780743247542 Lab, 2012; 9781467716246 Rick Geary. NBM: Publishing, 2001; I Am Malala: Th e Girl Who Stood House of Stairs by William Sleator. 9781561633081 Up For Education and Was Shot by the Penguin: Puffi n, 2004; 9780140345803 Th e Dumbest Idea Ever by Jimmy Taliban by Malala Yousafzai. Little Brown Lockdown: Escape From Furnace 1 Gownley. Graphix, 2014; 9780545453479 & Company, 2013; 9780316286633 by Alexander Gordon Smith. Square Fish, Rapture Practice: A True Story About Frozen in Time Lp: An Epic Story of 2010; 9780312611934 Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes Boot Camp by Todd Strasser. Simon & by Aaron Hartzler. Little Brown Books for of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff . Harper Schuster, 2012; 9781442433588 Young Readers, 2014; 9780316094641 Perennial, 2014; 9780062269379

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Quick Picks for Reluctant 2013. Thames & Hudson, 978-0-500- Photos Framed: A Fresh Look at the Young Adult Readers 29097-2. World’s Most Memorable Photographs by Th e Dumbest Idea Ever! by Jimmy Ruth Thomson. Illus. 2014. Candlewick Gownley. Illus. 2014. Scholastic Inc./ Press, 978-0-7636-7154-9. Non-Fiction Graphix, 978-0-545-45346-2. How to Build a Hovercraft: Air Th is Or Th at? Th e Wacky Book of Choices Go: A Kidd’s Guide To Graphic Cannons, Magnet Motors, and 25 Other To Reveal Th e Hidden You by Crispin Design by Chip Kidd. Illus. 2013. Amazing DIY Science Projects by Stephen Boyer. Illus. 2014. National Geographic Workman Publishing, 978-0-7611- Voltz and Fritz Grobe. Illus. 2013. Children’s Books, 978-1-4263-1557-2. 7219-2. Chronicle Books, 978-1-4521-0952-7. Andre Th e Giant: Life and Legend *Find Momo: A Photography Book by What’s Your Style? Series by Box Brown. Illus. 2014. Macmillan Andrew Knapp. Illus. 2014. Quirk Books, Boho Fashion by Karen Latchana Children’s Publishing Group/First 978-1-59474-678-9. Kenney. 2014. Lerner Publishing Second/Roaring Brook Press, 978-1- Scared Stiff : Everything You Need to Group, 978-1-4677-1470-9. 59643-851-4. Know About 50 Famous Phobias by Sara Edgy Fashion by Amanda St John. Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Latta. Illus. by G.E. Gallas. 2014. Zest 2014. Lerner Publishing Group, 978-1- Burcaw. 2014. Macmillan Children’s Books, $12.99. 978-1-936976-49-2. 4677-1468-6 Publishing Group/Roaring Brook Press, Cool Nail Art: 30 Step-by-Step Hipster Fashion by Karen Latchana 978-1-62672-007-7. Designs to Rock Your Fingers and Toes by Kenney. 2014. Lerner Publishing Braids, Buns, and Twists! Step-by- Hannah Lee. Illus. 2014. F+W Media, Group, 978-1-4677-1472-3. Step Tutorials for 82 Fabulous Hairstyles $22.99. 978-1-4402-4080-5. Preppy Fashion by Karen Latchana by Christina Butcher. Illus. 2013. Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Kenney. 2014. Lerner Publishing Chronicle Books, 978-1-4521-2484-1. Projects. Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Put Group, 978-1-4677-1469-3. Cooking Comically, Recipes So Easy Down by Sophie Maletsky. Illus. 2014. Streetwear Fashion by Stephanie You’ll Actually Make Th em by Tyler Zest Books, $16.99. 978-1-936976-54-6. Watson. 2014. Lerner Publishing Capps. Illus. 2013. Penguin Group USA/ Dear Nobody: Th e True Diary of Group, 978-1-4677-1471-6. Perigree Trade, 978-0-399-16404-0. Mary Rose by Legs McNeil and Gillian A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up McCain. Illus. 2014. Sourcebooks, Inc./ Fiction Gorgeous by Carmindy. Bloom. Illus. Sourcebooks Fire, 978-1-4022-8758-9. *Famous Last Words by Katie Alender. 2014. Penguin Group USA/Perigee Friendship Bracelets All Grown Up: 2014. Scholastic, Inc./Point, 978-0-545- Trade, 978-0-399-16659-4. Hemp, Floss, and Other Boho Chic Designs 63997-2. DIY Braids: From Crowns to to Make by Suzanne McNeill. Illus. 2014. Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Fishtails, Easy, Step-by-Step Hair- Fox Chapel Publishing/Design Originals, Katie Alender. 2014. Scholastic Inc./ Braiding by Sasha Coefi eld. Illus. 2013. 978-1-57421-866-4. Scholastic Paperbacks, 978-0-545-46810-7. F+W Media/Adams Media, 978-1-4405- *Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz *Th e Crossover by Kwame Alexander. 6739-1. Prince. Illus. 2014. Zest Books. 978-1- 2014. Houghton Miffl in Harcourt/HMH Metal Cats by Alexandra Crockett. 936976-55-3. Books for Young Readers, 978-0-544-10771-7. Illus. 2014. powerHouse Books, 978-1- Th e Closer: Young Readers Edition by Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. 57687-677-0. Mariano Rivera and Wayne Coff ey. 2014. Armentrout. 2014. Hachette Book Group/ Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown Books Disney-Hyperion, 978-1-4231-7512-4. by Heather Dakota. Illus. by Ali Castro. for Young Readers. 978-0-316-40480-8. *I am Pusheen the Cat by Claire 2014. Scholastic Inc., 978-0-545-65044-1. Seventeen Ultimate Guide To College: Belton. Illus. 2013. Simon & Schuster/ *Batman Science: Th e Real-World Everything You Need to Know to Walk Touchstone, 978-1-4767-4701-9. Science Behind Batman’s Gear by Tammy Onto Campus and Own It! by Ann Shoket. Find Me by Romily Bernard. 2013. Enz and Agnieszka Biskup. Illus. 2014. Illus. 2014. Perseus Books Group/ HarperCollins Publishers/HarperTeen, Capstone Young Readers, 978-1-62370- Running Press, 978-0-7624-5193-7. 978-0-06-222903-8. 0645. Humans of New York by Brandon Some Boys by Patty Blount. 2014. Graffi ti School: A Student Guide with Stanton. Illus. 2013. Macmillan/St. Sourcebooks, Inc./ Sourcebooks Fire, 978- Teacher’s Manual by Chris Ganter. Illus. Martin’s Press, 978-1-250-03882-1. 1-4022-9856-1.

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Torn Away by Jennifer Brown. 2014. Killer Instinct by S. E. Green. 2014. Zits: Shredded by Jerry Scott and Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown Books Simon & Schuster/ Simon Pulse, 978-1- Jim Borgman. Illus. 2014. HarperCollins for Young Readers, 978-0-316-24553-1. 4814-0285-9. Publishers/HarperTeen, 978-0-06- *Th rough the Woods by Emily I’m Just Me by M.G. Higgins. 2014. 222853-6. Carroll. Illus. 2014. Simon & Schuster/ Saddleback Educational Publishing, 978- Schizo by Nic Sheff . 2014. Penguin Margaret K. McElderry Books, 978-1- 1-62250-721-4. Group USA/Philomel Books, 978-0-399- 4424-6596-1. Control by Lydia Kang. 2013. 16437-8. Rocket Man by Jan L. Coates. 2014. Penguin Group USA/Dial Books, 978-0- Caged Warrior by Alan Lawrence Red Deer Press, 978-0-88995-494-6. 8037-3904-8. Sitomer. 2014. Hachette Book Group/ Can’t Look Away by Donna Cooner. Kiss of Broken Glass by Madeleine Disney-Hyperion, 978-1-4231-7124-9. 2014. Scholastic Inc./ Point, 978-0-545- Kuderick. 2014. HarperCollins Th e Geography of You and Me by 42765-4. Publishers/HarperTeen, 978-0-06- Jennifer E. Smith. 2014. Hachette Book Something Real by Heather 230656-2. Group/Little, Brown and Company/ Demetrios. 2014. Macmillan Children’s How it Went Down by Kekla Poppy, 978-0-316-25477-9. Publishing Group/Henry Holt, 978-0- Magoon. 2014. Macmillan Children’s Th e Secrets of Lily Graves by Sarah 8050-9794-8. Publishing Group/Henry Holt, 978-0- Strohmeyer. 2014. HarperCollins Swagger by Carl Deuker. 2013. 8050-9869-3. Publishers/Balzer + Bray, 978-0-06- Houghton Miffl in Harcourt/HMH Books Cleopatra in Space #1: Target Practice 225960-8. for Young Readers, 978-0-547-97459-0. by MikeMaihack. Illus. 2014. Scholastic The Rule of Three: Fight for In Real Life by Cory Doctorow Inc./Graphix, 978-0-545-52842-9. Power by Eric Walters. 2014. and Jen Wang. Illus. 2014. Macmillan Th e Truth About Alice by Jennifer Macmillan Children’s Publishing Children’s Publishing Group/First Mathieu. 2014. Macmillan Children’s Group/Farrar Straus Giroux, 978-0- Second/Roaring Brook Press, 978-1- Publishing Group/Roaring Brook Press, 374-35502-9. 59643-658-9. 978-1-59643-909-2. *Juvie by Steve Watkins. 2013. Th e Lure by Lynne Ewing. 2014. V Is For Villain by Peter Moore. Candlewick Press, 978-0-7636-5509-9. HarperCollins Publishers/Balzer + Bray, 2014. Hachette BookGroup/Disney- On Th e Fence by Kasie West. 2014. 978-0-06-220688-6. Hyperion, 978-1-4231-5749-6. HarperCollins Publishers/HarperTeen, Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey. 2014. Surrounded by Sharks by Michael 978-0-06-223567-1. Houghton Miffl in Harcourt/HMH Books Northrop. 2014. Scholastic Inc./ *Ms. Marvel: No Normal By G. for Young Readers, 978-0-547-39310-0. Scholastic Press, 978-0-545-61545-7. Willow Wilson. Illus. by Adrian Alphona. Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Straight Punch by Monique Polak. 2014. Marvel, 978-0-7851-9021-9. Feel by Sara Farizan. 2014. Workman 2014. Orca Book Publishers, 978-1-4598- Th e Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Publishing/Algonquin Books/Algonquin 0391-6. Yang. Illus. by Sonny Liew. 2014. Young Readers, 978-1-61620-284-2. *Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/ Bike Th ief by Rita Feutl. 2014. Orca Quintero. 2014. Cinco Puntos Press, 978- First Second/Roaring Brook Press, 978-1- Book Publishers/Orca Soundings, 978-1- 1-935955-95-5. 59643-697-8. 4598-0570-5. I Think I Am in Friend-Love With Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Fake Id by Lamar Giles. 2014. Yo u by Yumi Sakugawa. Illus. 2013. Altebrando. 2013. Hachette Book Group/ HarperCollins Publishers/ Amistad, 978- F+W Media/Adams Media, 978-1- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 0-06-212184-4. 4405-7302-6. 978-0-316-21749-1.

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