A bibliography created for the 2008 New Jersey Library Association Conference Program of the same name.

 Prepared by Tricia Suellentrop and Kathy McLellan 2001 1
KEY TO THE CAPTIVE TEEN
Teens at Risk
Outreach Service to Teens in the Juvenile Justice System
Johnson County Library’s Outreach programs for youth in the Juvenile Justice System were
designed in cooperation with the Juvenile Detention Center, the Department of Corrections, and
Court Services. Representatives from these agencies met with the shared vision that reading
ability is an important issue in dealing with youth offenders. The implementation of two
programs emerged from these meetings, Read to Succeed, and Changing Lives Through
Literature.
Read to Succeed is a Johnson County Library Outreach program designed for young adults in
the County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC). In addition to providing a collection of paperback
books for residents, library staff facilitate theme-based literature programs. Library staff visit the
center twice a month during the school year and once a week during the summer to encourage
and stimulate reading. Each Read to Succeed session includes book reviews, book talks and a
read aloud selection. Youth are encouraged to participate in discussions about what they have
read, and to make reading a continuing part of their lives. Sessions last about 45 minutes, are
planned with a theme in mind and deal with issues of concern to teens - peer pressure, betrayal,
anger, prejudice. A short story or a chapter from a book is read aloud to a group of 10-15 teens,
followed by related questions and discussion. Residents and JDC staff are asked to tell about
what they are reading. Residents can then select a paperback book from boxes brought by
library staff.
Johnson County Library’s Changing Lives Through Literature is an alternative sentencing
program for teens on probation, adapted from a successful program developed in Massachusetts.
The goal is to reduce the number of repeat offenses and revocations of probation among
participants. The program consists of a series of literary discussions based on assigned reading
of contemporary young adult fiction with themes that resonate with teens. The books present
problems, solutions and consequences that allow the participants an objective view of familiar
situations. Library staff facilitate the discussions which serve between 8-12 young adults per
session and meet for two hours every other week for 14 weeks. Discussion includes recognition
of personal beliefs and how they may differ from socially accepted values. Participants are
encouraged to answer questions about the characters - why they do what they do, and how they
change in the course of the story. Most significantly, a judge and probation officer participate in
each session. For more information, visit the program’s web site -
http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/changing/home.htm
GOALS
• Increase awareness and visibility of the public library as an important community resource
• Provide interest and age-appropriate library materials and programs
• Provide positive role models and situations through various styles of literature
• Encourage problem-solving, decision-making and awareness of the responsibilities and consequences of
actions through discussion of literature
Suggested Reading for Staff and Volunteers at
the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center
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Anderson, Elijah. Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City.
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1999.
Allen, Bud. Games Criminals Play: How You Can Profit By Knowing Them. Sacramento, CA:
Rae John Publications, 1985.
Bayse, Daniel. Helping Hands: A Handbook for Volunteers in Prisons and Jails. Laurel, MD:
American Correctional Association, 1993.
Corwin, Miles. And Still We Rise: the Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-city High
School Students. New York: William Morrow, 2000.
Covert, Henry G. Ministry to the Incarcerated. Chicago, IL: Loyola Press, 1995.
Hume, Edward. No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court. New York:
Simon & Schuster, 1996.
Karr-Morse, Robin. Ghosts From the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence. New York:
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997
Osofsky, Joy D. Children in a Violent Society. New York: Guilford Press, 1997.
Post, Linda Williams. Stony Ground: One Teacher’s Fight Against Juvenile Crime. Austin, TX:
Eakin Press, 1994.
Prothrow-Stith, Deborah. Deadly Consequences: How Violence is Destroying Our Teenage
Population and a Plan To Begin Solving the Problem. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
Visit these web sites: http://www.cjcj.org/ http://www.jocofamily.net/
Fiction stories about youth in juvenile detention settings
Ferris, Jean. Bad. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1998.
Gilstrap, John. Nathan’s Run. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
Rottman, S.L. Hero. Atlanta: Peachtree Pub., 1997.
Sachar, Louis. Holes. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
Suellentrop and McLellan, Johnson County Library
A Year of Read to Succeed
January Theme: Nonviolence / Martin Luther King Day
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Read Aloud: “Priscilla and the Wimps” by Richard Peck from Who Do You Think You Are?: Stories of Friends and
Enemies selected by Hazel Rochman.
Books Used: Words of Martin Luther King Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Ironman by Chris Crutcher
Questions: Who is MLK? In what did he believe? How did he get his message across? What is civil
disobedience?
February Theme: Attitude
Read Aloud: “The Fury” by T. Ernesto Bethancourt from Ultimate Sports: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for
Young Adults edited by Donald R. Gallo
Books Used: The Contender;The Chief; The Brave by Robert Lipsyte
Questions: What should Randy have done? What do you think of the uncle’s treatment of the main character?
March Theme: Sports
Read Aloud: “The Other Pin” by Chris Crutcher from Athletic Shorts
Books Used: Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks; Slam by Walter Dean Myers; Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Questions: Why do people get involved in sports? What does it mean to be part of a team?
Why didn’t Petey want to fight Chris? How would you have solved this dilemma?
April Theme: Biographies - Dean Koontz
Read Aloud: “Kittens” from The Dean Koontz Companion edited by Martin H. Greenberg; Dean Koontz : a
Writer's Biography by Katherine M. Ramsland
Books Used: This Boys Life by Tobias Wolf; Excerpts from The Air Down Here by Gil C. Alicea; Anne Frank;
Tim Allen; Cal Ripken Jr. Struggle to Survive; October Sky.
Questions: Discuss relationship with his father. How does a person rise above that type of childhood? Why
does he write what he writes? What about his subjects are interesting? Does reading this type of book
make you want to do the things you read about? Do you think he is recycling the same story- similar to
John Grisham, Danielle Steele, Mary Higgins Clark? What are the good and bad things about
biographies? How do you know if they are truthful? What can you learn from biographies? What would
you write if you were writing your biography? What if someone else is doing the writing?
May Theme: Adventure
Read Aloud: “Two Boys on a Mountain” by William O. Douglas
Books Used: Into Thin Air & Into the Wild by John Krakuer; Hatchet by Gary Paulsen; Snow Bound by Harry
Mazer
Questions: Why do these people take risks with their lives? How do they benefit from these activities? What
risks do you take every day? Driving, riding in an airplane etc. What things would you not risk?
June Theme: Trouble
Read Aloud: “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Questions: What happened in this story? Do you know a place like Greasy Lake? What was their first
mistake? What would you have done in this situation? How could they have handled it differently. Were
they really “bad” characters?
July Theme: Crime & Violence
Read Aloud: “Small Scams” by Gary Soto from Petty Crimes
Statistics in Twelve Shots: Outstanding Short Stories About Guns edited by Harry Mazer
Books Used: The Rifle by Gary Paulsen; Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald
Questions: What are your thoughts about guns? Is it easy to get a gun? Should anyone be able to own a gun?
What consequences should there be for people who are careless with their guns? Do you know how other
countries handle the gun issue?
August Theme: Books to movies - Reel Reads
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Read Aloud: selection from “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King from Different
Seasons
Books Used: Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella; Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans; Dead Man Walking by Helen
Prejean; The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Questions: Why is the book usually better than the movie? Does your “mental” movie match the actual movie?
How would you edit the book into a screenplay?
September Theme: Bad Days
Read Aloud: “A Reasonable Sum” by Gordon Korman from Connections: Short Stories By Outstanding Writers
For Young Adults edited by Donald R. Gallo and Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad
Day by Judith Viorst
Questions: Describe a bad or embarrassing day you have experienced. How do you deal with a bad day? Can
you stop yourself from having a bad day? When does a bad day become funny?
October Theme: Science Fiction
Read Aloud: “The Wilding” by Jane Yolen from Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast and Where the Wild
Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Questions: Where in society is our outlet for energy? Can there ever be a place like Wild Wood Central?
Would you go there if you could? What is a Max?
November: Theme: Community Service
Read Aloud: “Shacks to Mansions” or “Box Nine” by Rob Thomas from Doing Time: Notes From the
Undergrad
Questions: Why is community service important? Why do people take time in their lives to do community
service? Why is community service part of some high school graduation requirements?
December: Theme: Prejudice
Read Aloud: “A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune” by Chris Crutcher from Prejudice: A Story
Collection or “The Photograph” by Bill Weaver from No Easy Answers edited by Donald Gallo
Questions: Have you ever felt prejudiced against? Have you ever been prejudiced against someone else?
What causes one to feel prejudice? Can you change your feelings?
Suellentrop and McLellan, Johnson County Library
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Collections of Short Stories Suggested for Young Adult Read-Aloud Programs
Brooks, Martha. Traveling On Into the Light and Other Short Stories. Orchard, 1994.
Collection of 11 short stories which focus on the difficult journeys teens take on their way to adulthood. “Sunday
at Sidonie’s” (a boy’s father dies)
Connections: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults. Ed. by Donald Gallo. Delacorte Press, 1989.
A collection of 17 short stories by authors including Gordon Korman, Chris Crutcher, Richard Peck and M. E.
Kerr spanning subjects that include penpals, the first day of high school, computers and family life. “A
Reasonable Sum” (first day of high school); “As It Is With Strangers” (adoptive son meets biological mom);
“White Chocolate” (angry kid - English teacher)
Crutcher, Chris. Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1989.
A collection of short stories featuring characters from earlier books by Chris Crutcher.
“The Pin”; “The Other Pin” (boy ends up wrestling girl)
Dirty Laundry: Stories About Family Secrets. Ed by Lisa Row Fraustino. Viking, 1998.
Eleven stories by various authors about family’s keeping secrets because of underlying problems. “I Will Not
Think of Maine” (revenant, occult); “Words” (plagiarism)
From One Experience To Another: Award-winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences Through Fiction. Edited
by Dr. M. Jerry Weiss & Helen S. Weiss. Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 1997.
A collection of fifteen short stories in which writers including Avi, Jay Bennett, and Joan Lowery Nixon draw
upon their own childhood experiences. “My Brother’s Keeper” (brother asks him to lie); “The Truth About
Sharks” (shoplifting); “Hamish Mactavish Is Eating a Bus”
Gifaldi, David. Rearranging and Other Stories. Atheneum, 1998.
A collection of 9 short stories including: “Paying Respects” (funeral); “Someone Who Saw” (lynching); “Driving
Lesson” (girl with mom, discussion about sex).
No Easy Answers: Short Stories About Teenagers Making Tough Choices. Ed. by Donald R Gallo. Delacorte,1997.
Stories about teenagers in situations that test their character. “I’ve Got Gloria” (dog-napping); “The Photograph”;
“Stranger” (girl in mirror); “Trashback” (computers)
On the Edge: Stories at the Brink. Edited by Lois Duncan. Simon & Schuster, 2000.
A collection of twelve stories by different writers and in different genres in each of which a young person is
physically and/or emotionally on the edge. “The Ravine” (teens flirt with danger cliff-jumping where another had
died)
Prejudice: Stories About Hate, Ignorance, Revelation and Transformation. Edited by Daphne Muse. Hyperion
Books for Children, 1995.
An anthology of 15 short stories featuring young people of different backgrounds who experience prejudice.
Includes a selection from “Chernowitz!” and “A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune” by Chris Crutcher.
Rochman, Hazel & McCampbell, Darlene. Leaving Home. HarperCollins, 1997.
Sixteen short stories reflecting the thoughts and feelings of young people as they leave home and make their way
in the world. “Trip in a Summer Dress” (girl leaving to get married, leaving her child who was adopted by her
parents)
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Places I Never Meant To Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers. Edited by Judy Blume. Simon & Schuster
Books for Young Readers, 1999.
A collection of short stories accompanied by short essays on censorship by twelve authors whose works have been
challenged in the past.
Sixteen Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults. Edited by Donald Gallo. Delacorte Press, 1984.
Sixteen short stories, dealing with teenage concerns, written especially for this collection by authors such as M. E.
Kerr, Robert Cormier and Richard Peck. Biographical sketches included, as well as follow-up activities for the
reader. “Priscilla and the Wimps” (handling a bully); “Do You Want My Opinion?” (sharing ideas is considered
intimate)
Soto, Gary. Petty Crimes. Harcourt Brace & Company, 1998.
A collection of short stories about Mexican American youth growing up in California’s Central Valley. “Little
Scams” (young scammers get scammed) “The Funeral Suits”
Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls. Compiled and edited by Marilyn Singer. Scholastic Press, 1998.
A collection of 11 short stories by various authors including Andrea Davis Pinkney, M. E. Kerr and Anne Mazer
about adolescent girls coming of age. “Stay True” (girl loses friend)
The Struggle to Be Strong: True Stories by Teens About Overcoming Tough Times. Ed. by Al Desetta and Sybil
Wolin. Free Spirit, 2000.
Stories written by teens about their experiences in overcoming tough times.
Thomas, Rob. Doing Time: Notes From the Undergrad. Simon & Schuster, 1997.
Each of these ten short stories focuses on a high school student’s mandatory 200 hours of community service and
the student’s response to the required project. “Shacks” (football player); “Loss Pet” (library program); “Box
Nine” (Thanksgiving delivery); “Laser” (son of high school principal helps janitor with English)
Twelve Shots: Outstanding Short Stories About Guns. Edited by Harry Mazer. Delacorte Press, 1997. (226 pages)
Includes Kids and Guns - Statistics.
Ultimate Sports: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers For Young Adults. Edited by Donald R. Gallo. Delacorte
Press, 1995.
A collection of sixteen short stories about teenage athletes written by well-known authors in the field, including
award-winning novelists Robert Lipsyte and Chris Crutcher. “Fury” (boxing story loosely based on Mike Tyson)
Who Do You Think You Are? Stories of Friends and Enemies. Selected by Hazel Rockman and Darlene Z.
McCampbell. Little Brown and Co., 1993.
A collection of 17 short stories exploring the theme of friendship. “Priscilla and the Wimps” and selections by
Tobias Wolff and Maya Angelou.
Yolen, Jane. Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Harcourt Brace & Co., 1997.
Collection of 13 science fiction short stories. “The Wilding” (teens go wilding in the park - based on true story in
Central Park)
Suellentrop and McLellan, Johnson County Library
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Changing Lives Through Literature
1/15/01 - 4/9/01
Oak Park Library 6:30-8:30
Jan. 15 Short Stories:
“Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle
Discussion about the purpose of this program, what to expect
Jan. 29 Ironman by Chris Crutcher (181 pages hb, 228 pb)
Due to an outburst with his English teacher, Bo Brewster is forced to join an anger
management class at his school. In this class, with this group of misfits, he attempts to
come to terms with his anger, with his father, with his teachers and with himself.
Feb. 12 Night by Elie Wiesel (109 pages)
Personal narrative of the author’s experience as a 14-year-old in concentration camps in
Germany during World War II.
Feb. 26 Past Forgiving by Gloria D. Miklowitz (153 pages)
Fifteen-year-old Alexandra finds that her boyfriend Cliff demands all her time, isolates
her by his jealousy, and finally becomes physically abusive.
March 12 This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff (288 pages)
A memoir of Toby Wolff’s childhood, the book chronicles his growing up in desperate
poverty with a string of stepfathers who abuse alcohol, his mother and him. It is a true
story that deals with abuse, family issues, and becoming a man.
March 26 The Giver by Lois Lowry (180 pages)
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of
memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth
about the society in which he lives.
April 9 Hero by S.L. Rottman (134 pages)
After years of abuse from his mother and neglect from his father, ninth-grader Sean
Parker is headed for trouble when he is sent to do community service at a farm owned by
an old man who teaches Sean that he can take control of his own life.
EXPECTATIONS
You will be expected to
attend all sessions.
read and finish all books.
participate in discussions.
follow along and listen to read aloud selections.
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How have these sessions changed your view of reading?
“I have always loved reading.” “They have encouraged me to read more.”
“I like to read it keeps my imagination moving!” “I read more books now.”
“It really hasn’t, it just gives me a better view on different types of books.”
“Ever since you guys have been coming, I’ve read a lot more books than before.”
“I have always enjoyed literature, but it is great to see others become interested in reading.”
“A lot of the kids in here have little experience with books and reading in general.”
Why will you continue to read after you leave the detention center?
“To expand knowledge and creativity.”
“Because I have a baby and when I am at home I don’t have much to do.”
“Because it gives me something to do.” “Because it is fun.”
“I have found a healthy way to escape reality and to relax. In books, you can be in a million places in a
million ages.”
Why is hearing about what others have read helpful to you?
“I can tell if a book is good or not.” “To help me decide what books I am interested in.”
“Gives me ideas on books to read.” “ I feel more open-minded.”
“Because I can see what other books I want to read.” “Because it helps.”
“If I find someone with similar interests, we can recommend literature to each other.”
Would you recommend this program to other?
“Yes, because it opens up your mind to a more positive train of thought.”
“Yes, it was very, very beneficial.”
“Yes, because it will help you think before you act in life.”
Names any ways in which your involvement with the Changing Lives Through Literature program
has changed or affected your life.
“It has made me realize that life is long and my situation now is only a bump in the road which will help
me in the long run.”
“It made me read books and learn about other people’s view.”
“Made me open to opinions and had some affects on the ways I might think.”
“I started thinking about my life more. I thought it was one of the only helpful programs I’ve done.”
Prepared by Tricia Suellentrop and Kathy McLellan
Johnson County Library
PO Box 2933
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-1333
(913) 261-2300
www.jcl.lib.ks.us
2001

But we don’t have any gay students: Serving hidden populations

Presentation by Ixchel Rosal, University of Texas Gender and Sexuality Center and Lindsey Schell, University of Texas Libraries

April 12, 2007

TLA Annual Conference, San Antonio

SELECTED BIBLIOGRPHY

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Abelove, Henry, Michele Aina Barale and David M. Halperin, eds. The Lesbian and gay studies reader. New York: Routledge, 1993.

Baker, Jean M. How homophobia hurts children: nurturing diversity at home, at school, and in the community. New York: Harrington Park Press, 2002.

Bornstein, Kate. Gender outlaw: on men, women, and the rest of us. New York: Vintage Books, 1995.

-- Hello, cruel world : 101 alternatives to suicide for teens, freaks, and other outlaws. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2006.

Campos, David.  Diverse sexuality and schools: a reference handbook.  Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2003.

Carbado, Devon W., Dwight A. McBride, and Donald Weise, eds. Black like us : a century of lesbian, gay and bisexual African American fiction. San Francisco: Cleis Press, 2002.

Corber , Robert J. and Stephen Valocchi, eds.  Queer studies: an interdisciplinary reader. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2003.

Ellis, Alan, ed. The Harvey Milk Institute guide to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer internet research. New York: Harrington Park Press, 2002.

Eng, David L. and Alice Y. Hom. Q & A : queer in Asian America.  Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998.

Gough, Cal and Ellen Greenblatt, eds. Gay and lesbian library service. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1990.

Howard, Kim and Annie Stevens. Out & about campus: personal accounts by lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender college students, 1st ed. Los Angeles: Alyson Books, 2000.

Howey , Noelle and Ellen Samuels, eds.  Out of the ordinary: essays on growing up with gay, lesbian, and transgender parents. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000

Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ: The survival guide for queer and questioning teens.  Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub., 2003.

Hunter, Nan D.  The rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people: the authoritative ACLU guide to the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people 4th ed.  New York: New York University Press, 2004.

Jennings, Kevin, ed. Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay & Lesbian History for High School & College Students. Los Angeles: Alyson Publications, 1994.

Latham, Bob.  The invisible minority: GLBTQ youth at risk.  Point Richmond, CA: Point Richmond Press, 2000.

Malinowitz, Harriet. Textual Orientations: Lesbian and Gay Students and the Making of Discourse Communities. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Publishers: Heinemann, c1995.

McNaron Toni A.H. Poisoned Ivy: Lesbian and Gay Academics Confronting Homophobia. Philadelphia: Temple University, 1997.

Ochs, Robyn, ed.  Getting bi : voices of bisexuals around the world. Boston: Bisexual Resource Center, 2005.

-- Bisexual Resource Guide. Boston: Bisexual Resource Center, 2001

Rhoads, Robert A. Coming Out in College: The Struggle for a Queer Identity. Westport, Conn.: Bergin & Garvey, 1994.

Sanlo, Ronni L. Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender College Students: A Handbook for Faculty and Administrators. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.

-- and Sue Rankin, and Robert Schoenberg, eds. Our place on campus: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender services and programs in higher education. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002.

Savin-Williams, Ritch C.  Mom, Dad. I'm gay: how families negotiate coming out. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001.

Shepard, Curtis F. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Campus Organizing: A Comprehensive Manual. Washington, D.C.: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, 1995.

Trujillo, Carla. Chicana lesbians: the girls our mothers warned us about. Berkeley, CA: Third Woman Press, c1991.

Wall, Vernon A. and Nancy J. Evans, eds. Toward Acceptance: Sexual Orientation Issues on Campus. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, c.2000.

Windmeyer, Shane L. The Advocate college guide for LGBT students, 1st ed. New York: Alyson Books, 2006.

-- Brotherhood: gay life in college fraternities. New York: Alyson Books, 2005.

-- Out on fraternity row: personal accounts of being gay in a college fraternity. Los Angeles: Alyson Books, 1998.

-- Secret sisters: stories of being lesbian and bisexual in a college sorority.  Los Angeles: Alyson Books, 2001.

Winfeld, Liz.  Straight talk about gays in the workplace : creating an inclusive, productive environment for everyone in your organization, 3rd ed. New York: AMACOM, 2005.

MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS

Advocate

Gay and Lesbian Review        

GLQ : a journal of lesbian and gay studies

Curve

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Lambda Book Report

Out

Nyansapo: a publication of the National Black Justice Coalition

LITERATURE REVIEW

Alexander, Linda and Sarah Miselis.  “Hear the silent pleas of our gay youth.”
Knowledge Quest, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. np, May 2006-Jun 2006.

Cart, M. “Lives are at stake.”  Young Adult Library Services: The Journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association; 1 (1) Fall 2002, p.22-3.

Clarke, Kimberly L. Collection development for a special population: gays, lesbians and

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M.S. in L.S. degree. August, 1997. 80 pages. Advisor: Elfreda A. Chatman.

Curry, Ann. "If I ask, will they answer? Evaluating public library reference service to gay and lesbian youth.” Reference & User Services Quarterly; 45 (1) Fall 2005, pp.65-75.

Gough, Cal and Ellen Greenblatt, eds. Gay and lesbian library service. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1990.

Joyce, Steven. “Lesbian, gay, and bisexual library service: a review of the literature.”

Public Libraries, Sept./Oct. 2000, p.270.

Martin, Hillias J.  “A library outing: serving queer and questioning teens.” Young Adult Library Services: The Journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 38-39, Summer 2006.

Seborg, Liesl. "Sharing the stories of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community: providing library service to the GLBT patron.”  PNLA Quarterly; 69 (4) Summer 2005, pp.15-17

Taylor, Jami Kathleen.  "Targeting the information needs of transgender individuals.”  Current Studies in Librarianship, vol. 26, no. 1&2, pp. 85-109, Spring/Fall 2002.

Whelan, Debra Lau. "Out and ignored: why are so many school libraries reluctant to embrace gay teens?”  School Library Journal; Jan 2006, pp.46-50.

 

TEENAGERS

Web Sites

Parenting Teens (Focus Adolescent Services)
"Focus Adolescent Services is an internet clearinghouse of information and resources to help and support families with troubled and at-risk teens." Includes a directory of family help organizations, articles, special schools, books, and events.

Parenting of Adolescents
Guide to sites and articles ranging from curfews to stocking stuffer ideas.

Parents. The Anti-Drug.
"TheAntiDrug.com was created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids. Working with the nation's leading experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention, TheAntiDrug.com serves as a drug prevention information center, and a supportive community for parents to interact and learn from each other."

Parents in Crisis
"The purpose of the organization is to provide information to parents of "at-risk" teens by introducing them to programs that might be helpful to their particular situations, by providing them with useful tools in better coping with the crisis in their home, and by using the internet as a tool to keep them abreast of resources that may be of concern to them and their children."

Books

Bradley, Michael J. and Carroll O'Connor. Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind. Gig Harbor, Wash.: Harbor Press, 2002.
Call No.: NONFIC 649.125 BRADLEY

Cline, Foster. Parenting Teens with Love & Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood. Colorado Springs: Pinon Press, 1992.
Call No.: NONFIC 649.125 CLINE

Deak, JoAnn and Teresa Barker. Girls will be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters. New York: Hyperion, 2002.
Call No.: NONFIC 649.133 DEAK

DeBecker, Gavin. Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children & Teenagers Safe (& Parents Sane). New York: Dial Press, 1999.
Call No.: NONFIC 649.1 DEBECKER

Garbarino, James and Ellen DeLara. And Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect Adolescents From Bullying, Harassment, and Emotional Violence. New York: Free Press, 2002.
Call No.: NONFIC 373.158 GARBARIN

McCarthy, Alice R. Healthy Teens: Success in High School and Beyond. 2nd ed. Birmingham, MI: Bridge Communications, 1997.
Call No.: NONFIC 613.0433 MCCARTHY

Videos

Active parenting of teens. Vols. 1-5. Marietta, GA: Active Parenting, Inc., 1999.
Call No.: J PARENT 649.1 ACTIVE

Parenting for Today: Who's in Charge?. New York: Wellspring Media, 1995.
Call No.: J PARENT 649.1 PARENTIN

Surviving your adolescents. Glen Ellyn, IL: Child Management, 1999.
Call No.: J PARENT 649.125 SURVIVIN

CDs

Cameron, Bruce W. 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter [sound recording]. Abridged. Los Angeles: Audio Renaissance, 2002.
Call No.: CD 814.6 CAMERON

 Flyer from Contra Costa Library --  Special Volunteers Needed
Interested in working one-on-one with “at-risk” teens?
Do you enjoy searching the Internet and would like to share what you
know?

 

Anwar Ahmad: Taking It to the Streets
If most inspired people have a muse, Hartford Public Library associate librarian for neighborhood library services, Anwar Ahmad’s would be Caroline Hewins. Children’s library services pioneer and Hartford’s chief librarian from 1875-1926, Hewins has not only left her mark on HPL’s online catalog, but her legendary outreach to the city’s children serves as a model for Ahmad’s own tireless work with at risk teens.

In a city like Hartford where brick Victorians, such as the 1893 two-story Ahmad is patiently restoring using bits and pieces salvaged from alleys and refuse piles, are fading reminders of a once wealthy past; encouraging young people to ignore the lure of street life in favor of a long term investment in their education means putting your money where your mouth is. Literally.

While Ahmad is known for his willingness to go the extra mile for almost anyone he encounters, he feels especially obliged to reach out to young adults.  “In our city the youth are the most in need. And you have to be prepared for that day when that young person who has heard you talk about all the opportunities that are available to them, comes to you looking for help in getting to the places you said they could go,” Ahmad asserts, continuing “We have some talented young people in Hartford. In some of the toughest neighborhoods you find young people who have big dreams and just need that extra push. When I meet young people and their families I try to position myself to connect them with the resources that will let them realize those dreams. I try to offer the same help that I was provided. “

A graduate of what is now the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, Ahmad acknowledges that his leaning towards bridging traditional library services with community advocacy blossomed under the influence of Louise Blalock, Hartford City Librarian since 1994, and 2001 Library Journal ‘Librarian of the Year’. “Louise redefined the relationship between the library and the community. She brought this expectation that librarians would get out from behind the desk and start sitting in on community meetings where people were talking about the services they really needed. I remember one meeting we attended together and when we introduced ourselves, every head turned. There were people from the police department and community organizations talking about public safety concerns, and it was like ‘What’s the library doing here?’”

Both new to HPL, the heightened community orientation would prompt Blalock and Ahmad to institute a title change for their library branch managers, Ahmad recounts “I think it was 1995, we were walking down the hall at the library brainstorming about how to reflect the idea that our branch heads weren’t just there to manage the library but to manage the community’s information needs, to be a community resource. I said something to the effect that if we’re going to be driven by the community’s needs, then we have to change the name to ‘Community Librarian’. Louise took that vision and extended it. And so with the next round of business cards printed for staff, the title officially changed.”

Motivated to pursue a library science degree because of the potential for community building inherent in librarianship, Ahmad is adamant about the expansive role that librarians can and do play in their community. “Because of our multidisciplinary approach there is no subject that is foreign to us. There is nothing that is ‘out of bounds’. So when I decided to go to library school I felt my degree would be just as important as those of my friends’ getting MBAs or law degrees. Librarians shouldn’t take a backseat to any profession. Our work spans disciplines and types of settings. We can be everywhere the people are.”

For aspiring veterinarian, Nikia Meade, Ahmad was definitely in the right place when she walked into the Ropkins Branch, where he was Community Librarian in August 2002. Ahmad met Meade’s request for college financial aid resources with a pile of scholarship books and instructions for using electronic databases. When she approached him 20 minutes later he was surprised, “I thought I’d done my job and there she was calling me over saying, ‘This information is good. But I’m going to college in three weeks and I need to know how I am going to pay for it.’ So I’m like three weeks?  You better put those books down. We’ve got to hit the streets.”

And hit the streets they did. With support from community organizations and individuals who allowed Ahmad to “call in some favors”, Meade would not only raise the $15,000 needed to attend the private New England college to which she had been accepted, she would also graduate on time. “She even made the dean’s list a couple of times,” Ahmad offers proudly. Like two of his other heroes, Palmer Institute founder Charlotte Hawkins Brown and Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, Ahmad sees his work with Meade and other young people as his way of passing on the community advocacy torch. “I look at Nikia and I can verify that she started with nothing. Now she’s working with animals in Massachusetts and looking to start a master’s program. If you were to ask me if I think she’ll pass that tradition along to the next generation, I’d answer ‘absolutely!’”

From Playing to Creating: Teaching Game Design

Teaching Game Design to Children and Teens

By Christy Mulligan, Rick Kelsey, and Craig Davis -- School Library Journal, 10/1/2007

Also in this article: Minneapolis Public Library McKinley Technology High School Broward County Library System

The 2006 OLC Diversity Conference featured library-based programs that expand cultural awareness, increase sensitivity to economic, physical, and social differences, encourage advocacy, cooperation, and partnerships, heighten self-awareness, and showcase best practices in services and programming.

Handouts and other resources from the 2006 Diversity Conference, provided by session presenters, are available on this page.

• Books in the ‘Hood (And Also the ‘Burbs): Literature for Reluctant Readers and At-Risk Teens
  Rollie Welch, Cleveland Public Library
  A significant number of at-risk teens in urban, suburban, and rural environments choose not to read. Learn which powerful books may spark an interest in these teens, encouraging them to become life-long readers. The new wave of gangsta lit and the problems these books bring to teen services will also be discussed.
  • Books in the ‘Hood (and the ‘Burbs Too): Young Adult Literature for At-Risk Teens (Microsoft Word document, 27KB)

 

3.      RESPONDING TO "AT RISK" YAs
"At risk" teens are the focus of the Carnegie Council on
Adolescent Development.  The solutions are no surprise:
more programs, more services, more structure, and more
access to caring adults.  Services, programs, structure and
caring adults are what libraries can and do offer to YAs.  
If libraries are willing to work within their community
with other organizations to either setup cooperative
programs and/or seek outside funding for such programs,
then libraries can indeed, as a National Library Week
slogan proclaimed, change lives. If YAs "at risk" are akin
to walking a high wire, then it seems natural that
libraries and community based organizations need to team up
a provide a safe place for YAs to land.   Many of the best
new programs in libraries connect with at-risk youth.  For
example, theHouston (TX) Public Library has homework
centers for at-risk youth in library branches.  The centers
include study space, specialized collections, and computer
workstations with Internet access. In addition to
equipment, tutors are used to provide YAs with access to
caring adults. Ocasional programs are also offered.

 No author nor other publication info was provided by this bibliography.

 YA RESOURCE LIST BY YEAR OF PUBLICATION
Books for the Teen Age
New York Public Library
2005
0-87104-767-5
Digital Inclusion, Teens, and Your Library: Exploring the Issues and Acting on Them
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Libraries Unlimited
2005
1-59158-128-1
Extreme Teens: Library Services to Nontraditional Young Adults
Sheila B. Anderson
Libraries Unlimited
2005
1-59158-1702
Humor in Young Adult Literature: A Time to Laugh
Walter Hogan
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
2005
0-8108-5072-9
More Booktalking That Works
Jennifer Bromann
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2005
1-55570-525-1
More Teen Programs That Work
RoseMary Honnold, ed.
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2005
1-55570-529-4
Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers
Rebecca L. Thomas and Catherine Barr
Libraries Unlimited
2005
1-59158-202-4
ARBA In-depth: Children’s and Young Adult Titles
Shannon Graff Hysell
Libraries Unlimited
2004
1-59158-162-1
Best Books for High School Readers
John T. Gillespie & Catherine Barr
Libraries Unlimited
2004
1-59158-084-6
Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers
John T. Gillespie and Catherine Barr
Libraries Unlimited
2004
1-59158-083-8
Books for the Teen Age
New York Public Library
2004
0-87104-763-2
Classic Connections: Turning Teens on to Great Literature
Holly Koelling
Libraries Unlimited
2004
1-59158-072-2
Connecting Young Adults and Libraries
Patrick Jones, Michelle Gorman, and Tricia Suellentrop
Neal-Schuman Publishers
2004
1-55570-508-1
Developing and Promoting Graphic Novel Collections
Steve Miller
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2004
1-55570-461-1
Great Books for High School Kids: A Teacher’s Guide to Books That Can Change Teens’ Lives
Rick Ayers and Amy Crawford, eds.
Beacon Press
2004
0-80703-255-7
The Great Tween Buying Machine
David L. Siegel
Dearborn Trade Publishing
2004
07931-8599-8
Library Teen Advisory Groups
Diane P. Tuccillo
Scarecrow Press
2004
0-81084-982-8
Reaching Out to Religious Youth: A Guide to Services, Programs, and Collections
L. Kay Carman, ed.
Libraries Unlimited
2004
0-31332-041-1
Rocked by Romance: A Guide to Teen Romance Fiction
Carolyn Carpan
Libraries Unlimited
2004
1-59158-022-6
Serving Homeschooled Teens and Their Parents
Maureen T. Lerch
Libraries Unlimited
2004
0-31332-052-7
Teen Book Discussion Groups @ the Library
Constance B. Dickerson
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2004
1-55570-485-9
Teen Reading Connections
Tom K. Reynolds
Neal-Schuman Publishers
2004
1-55570-506-5
Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries
Kellie M. Gillespie
Scarecrow Press
2004
0-8108-4837-6
Thinking Outside the Book: Alternatives for Today’s Teen Library Collcections
C. Allen Nichols
Libraries Unlimited
2004
1-59158-059-5
Books for the Teen Age
New York Public Library
2003
0-87104-760-8
Booktalks and More: Motivating Teens to Read
Lucy Schall
Libraries Unlimited
2003
1-56308-982-3
Booktalks Plus II
Lucy Schall
Libraries Unlimited
2003
1-56308-982-3
A Core Collection for Young Adults
Patrick Jones, Patricia Taylor, and Kirsten Edwards
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2003
1-55570-458-1
Getting Graphic: Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy with Preteens and Teens
Michele Gorman
Linworth Publishing
2003
1-58683-089-9
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel
Stephen Weiner
Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine Publishing Inc.
2003
1-56163-367-4
Serving Older Teens
Sheila B. Anderson
Libraries Unlimited
2003
0-31331-762-3
Something Funny Happened at the Library
Rob Reid
American Library Association
2003
0-8389-0836-5
Storytelling for Young Adults: A Guide to Tales for Teens, 2nd edition
Gail de Vos
Libraires Unlimited
2003
1-56308-903-3
Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests
Dianna Trixier Herald
Libraries Unlimited
2003
1-5630-89963
Teen Spaces: A Step-by-Step Library Makeover
Kimberly Bolan Taney
American Library Association
2003
0-8389-0832-2
Teenplots: A Booktalk Guide to Use with Readers Ages 12-18
John T. Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden
Libraries Unlimited
2003
1-56308-921-1
100 More Popular Young Adult Authors
Bernard A. Drew
Libraries Unlimited
2002
1-56308-920-3
101+ Teen Programs That Work
Rosemary Honnold
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2002
1-55570-453-0
Books for the Teen Age
New York Public Library
2002
0-87104-755-1
Booktalking Across the Curriculum: middle years
Nancy J. Keane
Libraries Unlimited
2002
1-56308-987-8
Center Stage: Library Programs That Inspire Middle School Patrons
Patricia Potter Wilson and Roger Leslie
Libraries Unlimited
2002
1-56308-796-0
The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts: The Library and the Young Adult, Centennial Edition
Margaret A. Edwards
American Library Association
2002
0-3533-8-2300
Hi-Low Handbook: Best Books and Web Sites for Reluctant Teen Readers, 4th edition
Ellen Libretto & Catherine Barr
Libraries Unlimited
2002
0-31332-276-7
Hit List for Young Adults: Frequently Challenged Books
Young Adult Library Services Association
2002
0-8389-0835-7
Hooking Teens with the Net
Linda W. Braun
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2002
1-55570-457-3
Instant Web Forms and Surveys for Childrens/YA Services and School Libraries
Gail Junion Metz and Derrik L. Metz
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2002
1-55570-413-1
Learning to Learn: A Guide to Becoming Information Literate
Ann Marlow Riedling and Michael Eisenberg
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2002
1-55570-452-2
Library Materials and Services for Teen Girls
Katie ODell
Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
2002
0-313-31554-X
Managing Young Adult Services: A Self-Help Manual
Renee J. Vaillancourt
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2002
1-55570-434-4
Merchandising Library Materials to Young Adults
Mary Anne Nichols
Libraries Unlimited
2002
0-313-31382-2
New Directions for Library Service to Young Adults
Young Adult Library Services Association and Patrick Jones
American Library Association
2002
0-83890-827-6
Radical reads: 101 YA Novels on the Edge
Joni Richards Brodart
Scarcrow Press
2002
0-81084-2874
Science Fiction and Fantasy Readers’ Advisory
Derek M. Buker
American Library Association
2002
0-8389-0831-4
Teen Read Week: A Manual for Participation
Amy Alessio and Kevin Scanlon
American Library Association
2002
0-8389-8207-7
101 Best Graphic Novels
Stephen Weiner
NBM Publishing, Inc.
2001
1-56163-285-6
Books for the Teen Age
New York Public Library
2001
0-87104-752-7
Booktalking That Works
Jennifer Bromann
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2001
1-55570-403-4
Booktalks Plus: Motivating Teens to Read
Lucy Schall
Libraries Unlimited
2001
1-56308-817-7
Creating the Full-Service Homework Center in Your Library
Cindy Mediavilla
American Libraries
2001
0-8389-0800-4
Do It Right! Best Practices for Serving Young Adults in Schools and Public Libraries
Patrick Jones and Joel Schoemaker
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2001
1-55570-394-1
Hold Them in Your Heart: Successful Strategies for Library Services to At-Risk Teens
JoAnn G. Mondowney
Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc
2001
1-55570-393-3
Igniging the Spark: Library Programs That Inspire High School Patrons
Roger Leslie and Patricia Potter Wilson
Libraries Unlimited
2001
1-56308-7979
Information Literacy Toolkit, Grades 7 and up
Jenny Ryan and Steph Capra
American Library Association
2001
0-8389-3508-7
Literature for Today’s Young Adults
Alleen Pace Nilsen
Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc.
2001
0-321-03788-X
Reading Rules: Motivating Teens to Read
Elizabeth Knowles and Martha Smith
Libraries Unlimited
2001
1-56308-883-5
Teen Library Events: A Month-by-Month Guide
Kirsten Edwards
Greenwood Press
2001
0-313-31482-9
What Do Young Adults Read Next, v. 1-4
Gale Group
1994-2001
0-8103-8887-1, 0-8103-6449-2,0-7876-2467-5,0-7876-4797-7
10 Terrific Authors for Teens
Christine M. Hill
Enslow Publishers, Inc.
2000
0-76601-380-4
Bare Bones Young Adult Services
Renee J. Vaillancourt
American Library Association
2000
0-8389-3497-8
Best Books for Young Adults, 2nd ed.
Betty Carter
Young Adult Library Services Association
2000
0-8389-3501-X
Best Books for Young Teen Readers: Grades 7-10
John T. Gillespie
R.R. Bowker
2000
0-8352-4264-1
Beyond the Book
Sandra L. Doggett
Libraries Unlimited
2000
1-56308-584-4
Books for the Teen Age
New York Public Library
2000
0-87104-749-7
Can You Relate: Real World Advice on Guys, Girls, Growing Up, and Getting Along.
Annie Fox
Free Spirit Publishing
2000
1-57542-066-X
Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults, 3rd edition
Young Adult Library Services Association
2000
0-8389-0786-5
Media Skills for Middle Schools, 2nd edition
Lucille W. Van Vliet
Libraries Unlimited
1999
1-56308-551-8
Rationales for Teaching Young Adult Literature
Louanne Reid and Jamie Neufeld, eds.
Calendar Island Publishers
1999
1-893056-04-X
Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults: A Bibliography of Recommended Fiction and
Nonfiction for Schools and Public Libraries
Laura H. McCaffrey
Greenwood Press
1998
0-313-29937-4
Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 2nd ed.
Patrick Jones
Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc
1998
1-55570-315-1
Cruising Through Research: Library Skills for Young Adults
John D. Volkman
Libraries Unlimited
1998
1-56308-536-4
Guides to Collection Development for Children and Young Adults
John Thomas Gillespie and Ralph J. Folcarelli
Libraries Unlimited
1998
1-56308-532-1
More Rip-Roaring Reads for the Reluctant Teen Readers
Bette D. Amon and Gale W. Sherman
Libraries Unlimited
1998
1-56308-571-2
Running Summer Library Reading Programs
Carole Fiore
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
1998
1-55570-312-7
Sizzling Summer Reading Programs for Young Adults
Katherine Kan
American Library Association
1998
0-8389-3480-3
Two Pioneers of Young Adult Library Services
Patty Campbell
Scarecrow Press, Inc
1998
0-8108-3423-5
What’s So Scary about R.L. Stine?
Patrick Jones
Scarecrow Press
1998
0-8108-3468-5
World Historical Fiction guide for Young Adults
Lynda G Adamson
Oryx Press
1998
1-57356-066-9
Young Adults and Public Libraries: A Handbook of Materials and Services
Mary Anne Nichols and C. Allen Nichols, eds.
Greenwood Press
1998
0-313-30003-8
100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors
Bernard A. Drew
Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
1997
1-56308-615-8
Characters in Young Adult Literature
John T. Gillespie
Gale Group
1997
0-7876-0401-1
Reading Programs for Young Adults
Martha S. Simpson
McFarland & Company
1997
0-7864-0357-8
Teen Genreflecting
Diana Trixier Herald
Libraries Unlimited
1997
1-5630-8287-X
What a Novel Idea: Projects and Activities for Young Adult Literature
Katherine Wiesolek Kuta
Libraries Unlimited
1997
1-56308-479-1
Best Years of Their Lives
Stephanie Zvirin
American Library Association
1996
0-8389-0686-9
Booktalking the Award Winners: Young Adult Retrospective Volume
Joni Richards Bodart
H.W. Wilson
1996
0-8242-0877-3
From Hinton to Hamlet
Sarah K. Herz and Donald R. Gallo
Greenwood Publishing Group
1996
0-31328-636-1
Light & Lively Reads for ESL, Adult, and Teen Readers
La Vergne Rosow
Libraries Unlimited
1996
1-56308-365-5
Outstanding Books for the College Bound: Choices for a Generation
Young Adult Library Services Association and Marjorie Lewis, ed.
American Library Association
1996
0-8389-3456-0
Teaching Guide for 50 Young Adult Novels
Roberta Gail Shipley
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
1995
1-55570-193-0
Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults
Ruth Nadelman Lynn
Libraries Unlimited
1995
0-8352-3456-8
Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-Length Comics
D. Aviva Rothschild
Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
1995
1-56308-086-9
Adolescents At Risk: A Guide to Fiction and Nonfiction for Young Adults, Parents and
Professionals
Joan F. Kaywell
Libraries Unlimited
1993
0-31329-039-3
Invitations, Celebrations: Ideas and Techniques for Promoting Reading in Junior and Senior
High School
Fay Bolstein
Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
1993
1-55570-202-3
Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers
Gale W. Sherman
Libraries Unlimited
1993
1-56308-094-X
Best Books for Senior High Readers
John T. Gillespie
Libraries Unlimited
1992
0-8352-3021-X
Information is Empowering: Developing Public Library Services for Youth At-Risk
Stan Weisner
Bay Area Library and Information System
1992
0-929910-03-6
Best Books for Junior High Readers
John T. Gillespie
Libraries Unlimited
1991
0-83523-020-1
More Books Appeal: Keep Young Teens in the Library
Karen Cornell Gomberg
McFarland & Company
1990
0-89950-476-0
Book Bait: Detailed Notes on Adult Books Popular with Young People, 4th ed.
Elinor Walker
American Library Association
1988
0-8389-0491-2

 

Resource Bibliography

 

Online

 

Grant Writing

1.  Non-profit Guides 

www.npguides.org/guide/index.html

Offers grant writing tools for non-profit organizations.

 

2.  Library Spot: Getting Grants 
www.libraryspot.com/features/grantsfeature.htm

Breaking news in the grants world, new and unique funding sources, professional advice, excerpts from our published materials, and hot links to the homepages of major governmental agencies, foundations, corporations, and resource groups.

 

Libraries

1.  Virtual YA Index

yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/virtual.html

Links to many libraries with YA programming.  Don’t forget to see what other libraries are doing!

 

Program Evaluation

1.  Audience Program Evaluation (Jefferson County Public Library)

msl.mt.gov/WhatsYourStory/programming/programevaluation.htm

 

2.   Mid-Hudson Library Sample Evaluation Form

midhudson.org/program/evaluation_sample.doc

 

3.  Zine Awareness Programme Evaluation Form: Sample

66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:ybhcsWyf71gJ:www.slais.ubc.ca/PEOPLE/students/student-projects/R_Steinberg/542programreport.pdf+Vancouver+Public+Library+%22programme%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2

Sample evaluation is found on the last page of this document – Appendix A

 

Programming

1.  EZ Library Programs for All Ages

www.midhudson.org/resources/ezprogram.htm

Created by the Mid-Hudson Library System to help librarians find easy programs.

 

2.  Programming

www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/profdev/programmingyoung.htm

YALSA provides book titles, articles, and model programs to assist with program planning.

 

3.  Put It In Writing @ Your library

cs.ala.org/@yourlibrary/putitinwriting/programming.cfm

A sampling of programming ideas developed by the ALA Public Information Office and ALA Public Program.

 

4.  See YA Around

www.cplrmh.com/

Author and librarian, RoseMary Hannold, provides a wealth of ideas, complete with photographs

and how-tos.

 

Sample Programming Policies

1.  Bethlehem Public Library

www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org/policy/programming.pdf

 

2.  Hennepin County Policy on Public Programs in the Library

www.hennepin.lib.mn.us/pub/info/board_policies/programming_policy.cfm

 

3.  Monroe Public Library Program Policy

www.monroepl.org/policy.html

 

4.  Naperville Public Library

www.naperville-lib.org/atl/libpolicy/policy270.pdf#search=%22%22public%20library%22%20%22programming%20policy%22%22

 

5.  Newport Public Library Policy Manual

www.newportlibrary.org/policy_56.htm

The program policy is found is section 5.8

 

6.  Sewickly Public Library Program Policy

www.einetwork.net/ein/sewickley/policyprogram.pdf#search=%22%22public%20library%22%20%22program%20policy%22%22

 

7.  West Hartford Program Policy

data.webjunction.org/ia/documents/7119.pdf#search=%22%22public%20library%22%20%22program%20policy%22%22

 

 

 

Print

 

Booktalking

The Booktalker’s Bible: How to Talk about the Books You Love to Any Audience,

            by Chapple Langemack

            Practical tips for great booktalking.

Booktalking That Works, by Jennifer Bromann

            Choosing books, techniques, and preparing booktalks are all discussed.

 

Calendars

Chase’s Calendar of Events

            The day-to-day directory of special days, weeks, and months.

The Teacher’s Calendar

            A day-to-day directory of holidays, historic events, birthdays, and special days.

 

Evaluation

Output Measures and More: Planning and Evaluating Public Library Services for

            Young Adutls, by Virginia A. Walter

            An older but useful, tool to assist with creating relevant evaluation tools.

           

General

Bare Bones Young Adult Service: Tips for Public Library Generalists, by Renée

            J. Vaillancourt

            Offers an overview of philosophy of youth service, youth participation, planning,

            programming, advocacy, and more.

Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, 3^rd ed., by Patrick Jones

            Contains practical and useful information on planning, programs, schools and libraries,

            and booktalking.

Do It Right! Best Practices for Serving Young Adults in School and Public

            Libraries, by Patrick Jones and Joel Shoemaker

            Great arguments for why programming for teens is important.

Protecting the Right to Read, by Ann K. Symons and Charles Harmon

            Provides an overview of intellectual freedom principles and applies them to public and

            school libraries.

 

Partnerships

School & Public Libraries: Developing the Natural Alliance, by Natalie Reif Ziarnik

            Discusses ways school and public libraries can help each other reach their similar

            mutual goals.

 

Programming & Outreach

Building Assets Together: 135 Group Activities for Helping Youth Succeed, by

            Jolene L. Roehlkepartain

            Filled with team-building activities that are appropriate for use with a teen council.

Creating the Full-Service Homework Center in Your Library, by Cindy Mediavilla

            Covers all aspects of a homework center, from needs assessment and planning to

            implementation and evaluation.

Developing and Promoting Graphic Novel Collections, by Steve Miller

            Contains ideas for programming using graphic novels.

Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults, 4^th edition, by Renée Vaillancourt

            McGrath

            Highlights the top 25 programs in the nation for young adults, selected by the YALSA

            Executive Committee.

Extreme Teens: Library Services to Nontraditional Young Adults, by Sheila B.

            Anderson

            Ideas for understanding and reaching dropouts, homeless, pregnant, incarcerated, teens

            in foster care, GLTB, and emancipated teens.

Guide to Homeschooling for Librarians, by David C. Brostrom

            An older book, but still provides a good overview of the homeschooling phenomena and some   samples of past successful programs and outreach

Hold Them in Your Heart: Successful Strategies for Library Services to At-Risk

            Teens, by JoAnn G. Mondowney

            Guidelines for assessment and planning.  Overview of model outreach programs.

Hooking Teens with the Net, by Linda W. Braun

            Creating online resources to draw teens in.

Library Teen Advisory Groups, by Diane P. Tuccillo

            The what, why, and how of teen councils.  Provides models from several libraries.

Serving Homeschooled Teens and their Parents, by Maureen T. Lerch and Janet

            Welch

            Tips for reaching homeschooled teens and how to give them what they need.

Serving Older Teens, by Sheila B. Anderson, ed.

            Contains programming ideas for older teens using non-fiction.  Also, provides booktalking

            suggestions.

The Teen-Centered Book Club: Readers into Leaders, by Bonnie Kunzel and

            Constance Hardesty

            Everything you need to know from choosing titles, marketing the program, to how to run

            the program.

 

Youth Participation

Teen Volunteer Services in Libraries: A VOYA Guide from Voice of Youth

            Advocates, by Kellie M. Gillespie

            Tips for getting a teen volunteer program started, covering all aspects.  Model programs

            are presented.

 

 

Video

Programming for Young Adults: A Training Video, by Michael Cart

            Covers a variety of issues and ideas related to teen programming.

 

 

 

Digital Inclusion, Teens, and Your Library Exploring the Issues and Acting on Them

Lesley S. J. Farmer

Book Code: LU1281

ISBN: 1-59158-128-1

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-128-4

DOI: 10.1336/1591581281 DOI:10.1336/1591581281

200 pages, figures

Libraries Unlimited

Publication: 3/30/2005

List Price: $42.00 (UK Sterling Price: £24.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Paperback

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Children's & Young Adult Programs & Services -- General
• Library & Information Science » Children's & Young Adult School Services -- Information Literacy

Series Title: Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians Series

Reviews:

• Farmer discusses the problems that libraries must resolve to serve all teens, considers teens' technological needs as well as their perceptions of technology, and describes ways to help them become computer literate. She also shares inspiring examples of successful library programs and services.
  —American Libraries December 2005
• This book helps identify at-risk youth in need of technology access and education. Farmer provides an action plan for libraries to help connect teens that are under-served. She suggests libraries be a connection to resolve the gap between teens with access to technology and those that do not have access or training. This is a good reference book for librarians that need more information identifying teens and evolving them in the digital age. Novice librarians or those that want continued professional development to better serve their communities and schools may find this book an intersting read....Recommended.
  —Library Media Connection February 2006
• The digital divide is a disturbing reality, and teens increasingly fall into distinct categories of technology "haves" and "have-nots," whether or not computers are available to them in the schools. Today's librarians are in a unique position to help bridge the gap. This guide helps librarians to identify "tech-nots"--technologically disadvantaged teens--in a community or school and reach out and build information literacy in underserved teen populations....Citing benchmark programs and services from around the country, Farmer offers a wealth of exciting new ways for libraries to connect with at-risk teens today.
  —Adolescence Fall 2005
• For today's teens, information literacy skills are critical. In this book, Farmer adresses the inequality of access to technology among young adults and how libraries can provide a "bridge across the digital divide."...A useful resource for public or school librarians serving at-risk teens.
  —Booklist/Professional Reading September 1, 2005

Description: The digital divide is a disturbing reality, and teens in our society increasingly fall into distinct categories of technology "haves" and "have-nots," whether or not computers are available to them in the schools. This trend undermines the futures of our youth and jeopardizes the vitality of our society. Today's librarians are in a unique position to help bridge the gap. This guide helps librarians to identify the "tech-nots"--technologically disadvantaged teens--in a community or school and to reach out and build information literacy in underserved teen populations. Farmer goes beyond recommending computers for every teen, and demonstrates how to overcome teen misperceptions and disinterest in computers. After examining the problem and the populations most affected, the author discusses how to build awareness and motivation, train staff, create space and time, build the collection, develop partnerships with other agencies and organizations, offer services, and overcome barriers with specific populations. Citing benchmark programs and services from around the country, Farmer offers a wealth of exciting new ways for libraries to connect with at-risk teens today. Grades 6-12.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork
• Chapter 2: Teens in Need of Technology
• Chapter 3: Technology and Life after High School: College, Work, Citizenship
• Chapter 4: Perceptions of Technology
• Chapter 5: Physical Access to Technology
• Chapter 6: Technical Access to Technology
• Chapter 7: Intellectual Access to Technology
• Chapter 8: Digital Content for Teens
• Chapter 9: Use of Technology by Teens
• Chapter 10: A Call to Action
• Bibliography
LC Card Number: 2004063833
LCC Class: Z718
Dewey Class: 027

(Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books)

 

(Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books)

The Great Stories CLUB is organized by the American Library Association Public Programs Office (PPO), in cooperation with the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Major funding for the Great Stories CLUB has been provided by Oprah's Angel Network.

The Great Stories CLUB is a reading and discussion program that targets underserved, troubled teen populations. The program reaches teens through books that are relevant to their lives, inviting them to read and keep the books, and encourages them to consider and discuss each title with a group of their peers. It seeks to show that reading can be a source of pleasure, a tool for self-exploration, and a meaningful way to connect to the wider world. Its ultimate goal is to inspire young adults who face difficult situations to take control of their lives by embracing the power of reading.

Round I

All types of libraries located within or working in partnership with organizations that serve troubled teens were invited to apply by February 15, 2008. See the list of Round I grant recipients.

Want to learn more about this round? Read about the Round I program themes, or check out our resources for project directors.

Round II

Round II applications will be accepted from September 1-November 1, 2008. Want to get a head start? View the guidelines and application instructions from Round I. The Round II theme and reading list will be announced in July 2008.

Round III

Round III applications will be accepted from September 1-November 1, 2009.

Past Programs

• Read stories from participating libraries.
• See the list of past grant recipients.
• Review the previous Resource Guide, which includes helpful information about establishing partnerships with juvenile detention centers, residential treatment facilities, alternative high schools, and other youth outreach organizations.

Related Links

• ALA Press Release: Application, theme and titles announced for Great Stories Club grant
• ALA Press Release: ALA receives $300,000 from Oprah's Angel Network for continuation and expansion of Great Stories Club
• ALA Press Release: 181 libraries selected to host Great Stories CLUB
• ALA Press Release: Applications for the Great Stories CLUB, supported by a grant from Oprahs Angel Network
• ALA Press Release: ALA receives Oprahs Angel Network Book Club Award

 

 Wired for Youth/Cyberlifeguard: In 1999, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation offered the Austin Public Library Foundation a challenge grant of $500,000. The Dell Foundation's funding established ten Michael & Susan Dell Wired for Youth technology centers at Library branches throughout the community in areas with large populations of at-risk teens and pre-teens. The Wired for Youth Program was designed to help bridge the “digital divide” for youth who are least likely to have access to personal computers and technology. Through the Cyberlifeguard Program, the Library hires part-time mentors to keep the centers open longer hours in the summer and during the school year, expanding the capacity of the Wired for Youth Centers and offering more special programs and classes.

 

ERIC #:	EJ677343
Title:	Helping Teens Cope.
Authors:	Jones, Jami I.
Descriptors:	Adolescents; At Risk Persons; Library Role; Library Services; Media Specialists; Middle Schools; Resilience (Personality); School Libraries; Secondary Education
Source:	Knowledge Quest, v32 n1 p53 Sep-Oct 2003
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Publisher:	N/A
Publication Date:	2003-00-00
Pages:	N/A
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:	Considers the role of school library media specialists in helping teens cope with developmental and emotional challenges. Discusses resiliency research, and opportunities to develop programs and services especially for middle school and high school at-risk teens. (LRW)
Abstractor:	N/A
Reference Count:	N/A
Note:	Special issue: Information Matters @ AASL KC MO.
Identifiers:	N/A
Record Type:	Journal
Level:	N/A
Institutions:	N/A
Sponsors:	N/A
ISBN:	N/A
ISSN:	ISSN-1094-9046
Audiences:	N/A
Languages:	English
Education Level:	Middle Schools; Secondary Education

 The Boundary County District Library is a gateway to educational,
social, and economic resources for families. Boundary
County’s 9,871 residents contend with both geographic isolation
and the harsh realities of a rural economy. Yet the library
logged 73,990 visits in FY 2000–2001. Of the county’s adult
population only 74 percent have completed high school. The
high school drop out rate is 16.2 percent, and one third of its fourth graders cannot read at grade
level. The county is home to a growing Spanish-speaking