The first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.

As high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. "Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth,” developed by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Sarah Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includes Anecdotes and success stories from the field Guidelines which can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptions Additional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practiceThe first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.

IntroductionChapter 1 Competency Area I: Leadership and ProfessionalismChapter 2 Competency Area II: Knowledge of Client GroupChapter 3 Competency Area III: CommunicationChapter 4 Competency Area IV: AdministrationChapter 5 Competency Area V: Knowledge of MaterialsChapter 6 Competency Area VI: Access to InformationChapter 7 Competency Area VII: ServicesChapter 8 Starting from ScratchAppendixesA Library Bill of RightsB Free Access to Libraries for MinorsC Access for Children and Young Adults to Nonprint MaterialsD Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media ProgramE Minors and Internet InteractivityF Labeling and Rating SystemsG Questions and Answers on Labels and Rating SystemsH Code of Ethics of the American Library AssociationI Guidelines for Library Services to Teens, Ages 12–18Index

As high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. "Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth,” developed by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Sarah Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includesAnecdotes and success stories from the fieldGuidelines which can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptionsAdditional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practiceThe first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.