young adults' libraries

A librarian's guide to providing services for teenagers.

Presents a comprehensive fiction resource guide for middle and high school readers covering over eight hundred series along with annotations, character lists, grade levels, genre, and more.

Offers librarians tips and instructions for setting up library programs geared towards young adults.

The start of the twenty-first century has been a new golden age of young adult literature. In their literary quality, their variety, and their innovative nature, these books are not only the best of a splendid new millennium, they are-- compared with other decades-- the best of the best.

"Focusing on the attempted and successful banning of young adult fiction from media centers and classrooms. It also looks closely at young adult novels from the early 1970s until today that have been the subject of book challenges"--Provided by publisher.

A guide to creating young adult spaces in libraries.

A collection of over one hundred interactive booktalks and curriculum connections for recently published young adult books.

Contains approximately 750 alphabetically arranged entries that provide plot summaries and critical assessments of 290 books for young adults that received major awards between 1997 and 2001, as well as information about their authors, characters, and settings.

A comprehensive guide for public and school librarians to assist in developing their library collections, services, and programs.