Real World Teen Services

Author : Jennifer Velásquez
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838913423
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real World Teen Services written by Jennifer Velásquez and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are plenty of resources about teen services that focus on YA readers’ advisory and programming ideas. But the basics of day-to-day service to teens in the library setting, a discipline requiring specific skills, is all too often glossed over in professional literature. As a result many LIS grads begin serving teens armed with an incomplete understanding of why their job is both important and unique, and what they need to know from day one. This compromises their effectiveness as both young adult librarians and advocates for teen services. In this down-to-earth book, former Library Journal Mover & Shaker Velásquez explores real-world challenges and obstacles to teen service that often present themselves, offering solutions and guidance for both new YA librarians and those wanting to freshen up their approach. Presenting fresh ways of thinking about the role of the teen services librarian and how it fits into the organizational structure, Velásquez Combines field-tested approaches with current research to tackle common teen library service issues such as truancy, curfews, programming philosophy and mission, privacy, and organizational resistance, whether subtle or overtAddresses each topic from the perspective of working with teens, family members, fellow colleagues, and community stakeholdersPresents realistic strategies to help shift a library’s culture towards one that embraces teens and teen servicesShows how to get the most out of a library’s teen space, discussing factors like location, age restrictions, time of day restrictions, and staffing, plus suggestions for using the shelf-space of the YA collection as a starting pointThis book goes beyond the “what” and “how” of teen services to get to the “why,” ensuring that both new and experienced practitioners will understand the ways teens want to use public space, discover and create information, and interact with peers and adults.

Author : Jennifer Velásquez
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838913490
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real-World Teen Services written by Jennifer Velásquez and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book goes beyond the "what" and "how" of teen services to get to the “why,” ensuring that all practitioners will understand the ways teens want to use public space, discover and create information, and interact with peers and adults.

Author : Natsuo Kirino
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307269450
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real World written by Natsuo Kirino and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a crowded Tokyo suburb, four teenage girls indifferently wade their way through a hot, smoggy summer. When one of them, Toshi, discovers that her nextdoor neighbor has been brutally murdered, the girls suspect the killer is the neighbor's son. But when he flees, taking Toshi's bike and cell phone with him, the four girls get caught up in a tempest of dangers that rise from within them as well as from the world around them. Psychologically intricate and astute, Real World is a searing, eye-opening portrait of teenage life in Japan unlike any we have seen before.

Author : Heather Booth
Publisher : ALA Editions
ISBN 13 : 9780838912249
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Whole Library Handbook written by Heather Booth and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALA's popular and respected Whole Library Handbook series continues with a volume specifically geared towards those who serve young adults, gathering stellar articles and commentary from some of the country's most innovative and successful teen services librarians.

Author : Jacqueline Ryan Vickery
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026233934X
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worried About the Wrong Things written by Jacqueline Ryan Vickery and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why media panics about online dangers overlook another urgent concern: creating equitable online opportunities for marginalized youth. It's a familiar narrative in both real life and fiction, from news reports to television storylines: a young person is bullied online, or targeted by an online predator, or exposed to sexually explicit content. The consequences are bleak; the young person is shunned, suicidal, psychologically ruined. In this book, Jacqueline Ryan Vickery argues that there are other urgent concerns about young people's online experiences besides porn, predators, and peers. We need to turn our attention to inequitable opportunities for participation in a digital culture. Technical and material obstacles prevent low-income and other marginalized young people from the positive, community-building, and creative experiences that are possible online. Vickery explains that cautionary tales about online risk have shaped the way we think about technology and youth. She analyzes the discourses of risk in popular culture, journalism, and policy, and finds that harm-driven expectations, based on a privileged perception of risk, enact control over technology. Opportunity-driven expectations, on the other hand, based on evidence and lived experience, produce discourses that acknowledge the practices and agency of young people rather than seeing them as passive victims who need to be protected. Vickery first addresses how the discourses of risk regulate and control technology, then turns to the online practices of youth at a low-income, minority-majority Texas high school. She considers the participation gap and the need for schools to teach digital literacies, privacy, and different online learning ecologies. Finally, she shows that opportunity-driven expectations can guide young people's online experiences in ways that balance protection and agency.

Author : Regine Stokke
Publisher : Zest Books ™
ISBN 13 : 1541581989
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regine's Book written by Regine Stokke and published by Zest Books ™. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regine’s blog about living with Leukemia gained a huge following, and eventually became this book. She writes openly about emotional and physical aspects of her 15-month struggle to recover, and explains how her disease impacts her life. In the course of her illness, Regine has photography exhibits, goes to concerts, enjoys her friends ? and the lessons she learned have relevance for all of us. She died at home on December 3, 2009 with her family and cat by her side.

Author : Megan P. Fink
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838988032
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teen Services 101: A Practical Guide for Busy Library Staff written by Megan P. Fink and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need to amp up teen services, but you’re short on time or not sure where to start? Teen Services 101: A Practical Guide for Busy Library Staff provides useful information that will help staff put together a basic teen services program with minimal time and hassle. The author, Megan Fink, along with contributions from Maria Kramer, provides practical tips and instructions on how to build core teen services into the overall library program. Whether you’re a new teen services librarian, or staff in a one person library, this how-to guide on teen services can help you effectively serve teen patrons. Let’s face it, teens are sometimes overlooked by libraries when it comes to services and programs. However, there are over 42 million teens in the US, which makes them a sizeable and important demographic to serve. Many of today’s teens are struggling. More are living in poverty than before and nearly 7,000 teens drop out of high school per day. By setting aside some time to increase your library’s focus on teens, you will be providing a vital service and positioning your library as an indispensable part of the community. The resources and information in this book can help you achieve that.

Author : Dr Dominique Thompson
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473571499
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Grow a Grown Up written by Dr Dominique Thompson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you have a teen who is struggling with exam pressure, a young adult who hasn’t settled into university life or you are curious about what lies ahead for your younger child, How to Grow a Grown Up will help you to build your child's confidence and resilience - so they can become a strong, happy and independent adult. We’re fast approaching the 3rd decade of the 21st century and it’s a very different world from the one in which parents (and teachers) grew up in. Challenging issues have come together – including cyber bullying, ‘always-on’ culture and ever increasing pressure to do well – to create a perfect storm. The result is that teenagers and young adults are now less prepared for a more challenging world – and if they don’t develop the skills they need to help them thrive they can become easy prey to mental health problems. In this book Dr Dominique Thompson, the UK’s leading GP on student mental health and educational expert Fabienne Vailes, reveal what exactly parents need to do to help teenagers and young adults in this new world – and how to manage problems along the way. It includes: *An overview of the pressures and problems facing this generation of young people - why are they increasingly stressed, anxious or suffering from mental health issues *What exactly parents can do to help their teens and young adults become healthily independent, navigate challenges and flourish in preparation for adult life *How pastoral care at universities and workplaces is changing, and what a parent’s role could and should be *Ways to recognise the signs of mental health distress and what to do about it, particularly dealing with problems from a distance

Author : Dina Comer
Publisher : Red Town Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1940243025
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Help! There's a Teen in My House written by Dina Comer and published by Red Town Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've met hundreds of thousands of Christian leaders in my life, but very, very few of the caliber of Dina Comer. That's why you are going to smile very broadly that you picked up this book, Help! There's a Teen in My House. As you read these pages, you will glean the essence and fiber of Dina's most important ministry-that of raising her amazing children. From my vantage point, she has done an A+ job. So go get a good cup of coffee, find a comfortable chair, and enjoy this amazing book." -Jeanne Mayo, Youth speaker, leadership coach, and author Has parenting your teen become too daunting a challenge? Do you sometimes doubt your influence and authority in your teen's life? Are you tired of parenting resources that simply don't work? Can you use some help and encouragement? In Help! There's a Teen in My House: Six Secrets to Understanding Your Teen, you will find proven-effective, positive parenting principles and practices that will help you mold and shape your teenager into a young man or woman with a heart that hungers for God, and who lives a life that glorifies Him. You will be encouraged to learn that, like Play-Doh, your teen can and must be molded by you. As you are equipped and empowered with parenting skills and knowledge, your confidence will soar. Your passion and excitement over parenting your teen will rise to new heights. Be the parent you've always dreamed you could be with Help! There's a Teen in My House: Six Secrets to Understanding Your Teen. Dina Comer has served in youth ministry since 1988, and currently serves as the youth pastor of VOX, the youth ministry of Christian Life Fellowship, Cape Coral, Florida. Dina and her husband, David, have raised two children. Dina's life motto is: "No Compromise, No Excuses, No Regrets!"

Author : Joseph V. Ciarrochi
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
ISBN 13 : 1608821951
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens written by Joseph V. Ciarrochi and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you could only get past feelings of embarrassment, fear, self-criticism, and self-doubt, how would your life be different? You might take more chances and make more mistakes, but you’d also be able to live more freely and confidently than ever before. Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens is a workbook that provides you with essential skills for coping with the difficult and sometimes overwhelming emotions that stress you out and cause you pain. The emotions aren’t going anywhere, but you can find out how to deal with them. Once you do, you will become a mindful warrior—a strong person who handles tough emotions with grace and dignity—and gain many more friends and accomplishments along the way. Based in proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this book will arm you with powerful skills to help you use the power of mindfulness in everyday situations, stop finding faults in yourself and start solving your problems, how to be kinder to yourself so you feel confident and have a greater sense of self-worth, and how to identify the values that will help you create the life of your dreams.