Web sites for library staff
Public Librarians Online (PLO) you will need to enter your user ID and password
Centre for Youth Literature Readalert Blog news on children’s literature
YALSA Booklists & Book Awards U.S. award winning YA books
Patrick Jones U.S. librarian and author. He has written books about reluctant readers and teenagers in libraries; and YA books. The site includes links to presentations he has given on Reaching Reluctant Readers.
Stephen Krashen U.S. researcher and author of books about the value of reading. The site includes links to articles he has written.
Alternative Teen Services Librarians share ideas and resources about working with teens through this collaborative effort of two teen librarians who work for the Kansas City Public Library. It is a grassroots publication tool that they use to share ideas and resources with the public. It is not an authoritative source on working with teens. Instead, it is a look at their take on serving teens, what they think is important, and a collection of resources that other teen librarians can use such as program ideas, collections ideas, and general theory for serving teens.
Services for Teens a best practice wiki about teenagers in libraries
Web sites for teenagers
Inside a Dog from The Centre for Youth Literature in Victoria. The site covers Australian and international books for teenagers. Currently, Nick Earls is the online writer-in-residence and visitors to the site can ask questions and follow Nick during May. Quizzes, news, first chapters of new and forthcoming books are also included. Visitors can write their own review, by following a series of prompts and win an iPod Nano by naming the dog.
Teen Reads reviews recent YA books. There are author interviews and competitions. It’s U.S. based, but there is an interview with Australian author Markus Zuzak.
The Source a gateway to youth information, programmes, services, resources and entertainment for young people between the ages of 12 and 25
Reach Out an award winning online youth suicide prevention service. Includes help, information and entertainment for young people.
Books about teenagers in libraries
These books are available through ILL.
Dodds, I. (Ed.). (2003). Reading remixed: new approaches to library services for teenagers. London: Youth Libraries Group.
Jones, P., Gorman, M., & Suellentrop, T. (2004). Connecting young adults and libraries: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians (3rd ed.). New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.
Vaillancourt, R. J. (2000). Bare bones young adult services: tips for public library generalists. Chicago: American Library Association.
Magazines about YA literature
Fiction Focus: New Titles for Teenagers published by the WA Department of Education and Training.
ViewPoint: On Books for Young Adults published by the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne.
