This groundbreaking book is relevant to all librarians working with urban teens and looking for ways to reach out to them.

This groundbreaking book is relevant to all librarians working with urban teens and looking for ways to reach out to them.

Das E-Book Urban Teens in the Library wird angeboten von American Library Association und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert:
urban; teens; teenagers; street lit; networking; cities

Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix Part I Setting the Stage: Who Is the Urban Teen? Chapter 1 Who Are Urban Teens, and What Does Urban Mean, Anyway? 3 Denise E. Agosto and Sandra Hughes-Hassell Chapter 2 Moving beyond the Stereotypes: Seeing Urban Teenagers as Individuals 9 Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Lewis Hassell, and Denise E. Agosto Part II Focus on Research: Research Relating to Urban Teens and Libraries Chapter 3 Revamping Library Services to Meet Urban Teens’ Everyday Life Information Needs and Preferences 23 Denise E. Agosto and Sandra Hughes-Hassell Chapter 4 Developing a Leisure Reading Program That Is Relevant and Responsive to the Lives of Urban Teenagers: Insights from Research 41 Sandra Hughes-Hassell Chapter 5 Street Lit: Before You Can Recommend It, You Have to Understand It 53 Vanessa J. Irvin Morris, with Denise E. Agosto and Sandra Hughes-Hassell Chapter 6 Urban Teens, Online Social Networking, and Library Services 67 June Abbas and Denise E. Agosto Chapter 7 Urban Teens and Their Use of Public Libraries 83 Denise E. Agosto Chapter 8 Public Library Websites and Urban Teenagers’ Health Information Needs 101 Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Dana Hanson-Baldauf Chapter 9 Spacing Out with Young Adults: Translating YA Space Concepts into Practice 113 Anthony Bernier Part III Focus on Best Practice: Model Programs from U.S. Public Libraries Chapter 10 Youth Development and Evaluation: Lessons from “Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development” 129 Elaine Meyers Chapter 11 The Loft at ImaginOn: A New-Generation Library for Urban Teens 143 Michele Gorman, Amy Wyckoff, and Rebecca L. Buck Chapter 12 Before It’s Reading, It’s Writing: Urban Teens as Authors in the Public Library 153 Autumn Winters and Elizabeth J. Gregg Chapter 13 Following and Leading Teens Online: Using Digital Library Services to Reach Urban Teens 169 Kara Reuter, Sarah Cofer, Ann Pechacek, and Mandy R. Simon Works Cited 187 List of Contributors 201 Index 203

Urban Teens in the Library is the perfect solution for the concerns and uncertainty many librarians face when supporting this group of patrons and students. From a team of experts who have researched the information habits and preferences of urban teens to build better and more effective school and public library programs, this book will show readers The importance of moving beyond stereotypes and revamping library services The value of street lit and social networking How a library website can meet the information needs of teens This groundbreaking book is relevant to all librarians working with urban teens and looking for ways to reach out to them.