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THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION young adult 2012 library library services services VOLUME 13 | NUMBER 2 WINTER 2015 ISSN 1541-4302 $17.50 INSIDE: VOICES OF HOMELESS YOUTH: COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN LIBRARY TRAINING HAND IN HAND: TEENS, TECH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LIBRARIES ARE FOR ISSUE MAKING: ROBOTS TEENS & TECH AND MORE.... Their legacy is A Calling. An Honor. A Lie. “Secrets, danger, and romance meet in this unforgettable epic fantasy.” —KAMI GARCIA, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures “A tightly-woven, action-packed story of survival and adventure, Seeker is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones.” —TAHEREH MAFI, New York Times bestselling author of Shatter Me Illustration © 2015 by Bose Collins; Photograph © 2015 Christopher Day/Shutterstock HC: 978-0-385-74407-2 • $18.99 GLB: 978-0-375-99148-6 • $21.99 Aud: 978-0-8041-6758-1 • $50.00 Lib. Aud: 978-0-8041-6760-4 • $50.00 Ages 14 up SeekerSeries.com #SeekerSeries The official journal of The Young adulT librarY ServiceS aSSociaTion young adult library services VOLUME 13 | NUMBER 2 Winter 2015 ISSN 1541-4302 YALSA Perspectives Plus: 4 In the Know: 2 From the Editor YALSA’s National Guidelines Oversight Committee Linda W. Braun By Katherine Trouern-Trend 3 From the President Chris Shoemaker 6 The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: 29 Guidelines for Authors A Call to Action 29 Index to Advertisers 9 YALSA Tune-up 30 The YALSA Update #act4teens 10 Voices of Homeless Youth: Community Partnerships in Library Training By Rekha Kuver Best Practices 13 An Interview with Jonathan Friesen About This Cover By Kris Hickey This Teen Tech Week™ (March 8–14, 2014), YALSA 15 Not as Crazy as It Seems: invites you to celebrate Libraries are for Making.... The Discussing the New YA Literature of Mental theme encourages libraries to promote themselves as Illness in Your Classroom or Library a place for teens to pursue their interests via hands-on By Diane Scrofano activities and where learning can take place beyond the classroom. YALSA encourages school and public Hot Spot: Libraries are for Making... library staff across the country to use Teen Tech Week as an opportunity to raise awareness in their local 21 Hand in Hand: Teens, Tech, community about the digital resources and services the and Community Engagement library off ers to help teens succeed in school and prepare By Rachel Stout for college and careers. Learn more about Teen Tech Week at http://teentechweek.ning.com/ 25 Libraries are for Making: Robots By Jaina Lewis 27 Libraries are for Making: Making Connections That Is By Christie Gibrich 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, ou’ve probably read about libraries integrating makerspaces 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 into their facilities, and even how these spaces are popping YALSA, $25 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $70 per up elsewhere within communities as centers for learning year in the U.S.; $80 in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues Y within one year of current issue, $17.50 each. Periodicals class postage paid and creating. Whether in the library or at a separate location in at Chicago, Illinois and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER: Send your community, makerspaces and the idea of making should be address changes to Young Adult Library Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Members: Address changes and inquiries should be sent to an important part of what your library staff working with teens Membership Department, Changes to Young Adult Library Services, 50 E. provides and supports. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Nonmember subscribers: Subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inquiries should be sent to Changes to Young Adult I know that some of you consider the idea of making and Library Services, Subscriptions, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 1-800- makerspaces a fad. But making and makerspaces are not really 545-2433, press 5; fax: (312) 944-2641; [email protected]. about the spaces or the accoutrements of the space. They are about Statement of Purpose the learning that takes place and how library staff can work with Young Adult Library Services is the offi cial journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library teens, their families, and other members of the community to help Association. YALS primarily serves as a vehicle for continuing education youth gain the skills they need to succeed in academics and other 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 parts of their lives. That’s hardly a fad. practices, provide news from related fi elds, publish recent research related to The 2015 YALSA Teen Tech WeekTM (March 8–14, 2015) 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 theme of Libraries are for Making… is something that library staff offi cial record of the organization. working with teens need to grab on to. With this theme, library Production staff have the opportunity to highlight how and why making is Cadmus Communications so crucial to teens in the community. The articles in this issue Advertising of YALS will help you to do just that. For example, Jaina Lewis’ Bill Spilman, Innovative Media Solutions; 1-877-878-3260; fax (309) 483- article articulates how learning to build and program robots 2371; e-mail [email protected]. View our media kit at www.ala.org/yalsa/mediakit. YALS accepts advertising for goods or services at the Westport, Connecticut Library helps teens gain critical of interest to the library profession and librarians in service to youth in thinking, troubleshooting, and digital literacy skills. Rachel Stout’s particular. It encourages advertising that informs readers and provides clear communication between vendor and buyer. YALS adheres to ethical and article presents the ways in which the Houston Public Library’s commonly accepted advertising practices and reserves the right to reject any Community Engagement Team highlights making in their outreach. 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 This helps demonstrate to the community how libraries provide offi cial endorsement by ALA of the products or services advertised. learning opportunities for teens. And Christie Gibrich’s article on Manuscripts making connections with teen interests through technology shows a Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to surprising variety of ways that libraries can support teens. 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 Along with this Teen Tech Week issue of YALS, YALSA has procedures. Visit www.ala.org/yalsa for further information. an array of materials to help you get ready for Teen Tech Week Indexing, Abstracting, and Microfilm 2015. These include the Teen Tech Week website at http:// Young Adult Library Services is indexed in Library Literature, Library teentechweek.ning.com; the Making at the Library Toolkit available &Information Science Abstracts, and Current Index to Journals in Education. Microfi lm copies of Journal of Youth Services in Libraries and its predecessor, in pdf at http://bit.ly/yalsa_making_toolkit; and YALSA’s STEM Top of the News, are available from ProQuest/Bell & Howell, 300 N. Zeeb Programming Toolkit available at http://bit.ly/yalsa_stem_toolkit. Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106. In this issue of YALS we are launching a new section titled The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of #act4teens. In this, and future issues of the journal, #act4teens will American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ∞ highlight the ways in which libraries are making concrete the ideas ©2014 American Library Association put forward in the YALSA report the Future of Libraries for and with All materials in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientifi c Teens: A Call to Action. (The executive summary of the report is also or educational advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright included in this issue.) Rekha Kuver’s launch article focuses on how Revision Act of 1976. For other photocopying, reprinting, or translating, address requests to the ALA Offi ce of Rights and Permissions. libraries and community partners can work together to help homeless teens have a voice in their communities. The article highlights a key part of the YALSA report that centers on partnerships and training as a way for libraries to move into the future successfully. Don’t forget that the YALS website, http://yalsa.ala.org/yals, includes information and materials that support every issue of the journal. YALS 2 YALS Young Adult Library Services Winter 2015 from the President Chris Shoemaker o, you’ve opened the shrink- for adolescents to succeed in academics, divides we, wrapped box of your new device, the workforce, and even life.