young adults' libraries

Offers public and school librarians practical tools to help them develop and adapt their collections, services, and programs to meet the diverse needs of young adults.

Provides complete plans for fifty reading promotion units for teens, each with suggestions for displays, prizes, games, forms, and activities, and including lists of books, films, magazines, and computer software.

An annotated listing of over three hundred historical fiction titles for young adults, grouped by subgenre and theme, each with title, author, publisher, and keywords.

Explains how to structure a young adult library to attract male teens, discussing fiction and nonfiction, teen advisory boards, design and display, programs, and other related topics.

A guide for librarians on how to best organize "Teen Read Week" and "Teen Tech Week" activities.

Tips for enhancing library services for young adults and strategies for implementing various services.

A handbook for defending challenged young adult books that features profiles with plot summaries, published reviews, information on awards and prizes, and more.