High quality YA service is high quality library service
Public libraries uniquely provide an opportunity for teens to interact with books on their terms, on their time, in their own way
Leads to future reading and scholastic success
Safe risk taking: trying on ideas that may be different or uncomfortable or just “grown up” in a safe space – whether it’s a sensitive issue such as sexuality, or something like reading about war or terrorism, or simply imaginative exploration
But do teens even want to read for fun?
In a word, YES!
A recent SmartGirl survey indicated that a strong majority of teens would read for fun if they had more time - we can help save them time by doing our best to help them find recreational reading material that will really appeal to them when they visit the library.
Just look at the statistics -- circulation of teen materials jumps during school break periods (summer and spring vacation)
Resources
Booth, Heather. Serving Teens Through Readers’ Advisory. ALA Editions, 2007
Booth, Heather. “RA for YA: Tailoring the readers advisory interview to the needs of young adult patrons.” Public libraries 44.1 (Jan-Feb 2005): p33(4).
Mahood, Kristine. A Passion For Print: Promoting Books and Reading to Teens. Libraries Unlimited, 2006
Ross, Catherine Sheldrick. Reading Matters: What the Research Reveals About Reading, Libraries, and Community. Libraries Unlimited, 2005
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Teen RA Interview-titles.wmv
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