[OYAN] New book available to ILL from State Library: Understanding Teen Behavior for a Positive Library Experience Training Manual and CD

[Katie Anderson]

Teen librarians do you ever wish other staff/volunteers at your library...

*         Had more realistic expectations for teen behavior in your library?

*         Were more confident talking with teens so they could help teens when you aren't available?

Now's your chance to help! Just check out this turn-key curriculum and you can provide teen 101 training to your co-workers. The curriculum includes a CD with PowerPoint and a script that you can read word-for-word to conduct the training.


The following new title is available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request this or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us<mailto:library.request at state.or.us> or (fax) 503-588-7119.  Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos).  Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchases and it is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks.  Thank you for your patience.

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Young Adult Library Services Association. (2012). Young Adults Deserve the Best: Understanding Teen Behavior for a Positive Library Experience Manual and CD. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Dynamic and full of energy, teens can be a challenging patron population to serve, even for the most experienced library worker. From the circulation desk, to the reference desk to the security desk, everyone is involved with addressing behavioral issues in the library. This instructional kit provides training on: the developing teen brain and how it affects teen behavior; how to build successful teen programs and Teen Advisory Boards; how to prevent and address teen behavior issues, and how library administration can support and foster teen development. Contributing authors include: Amy Alessio, Erin Downey Howerton, and Sarah Flowers.

This kit addresses the following areas in Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth: Leadership and Professionalism; Knowledge of Client Group; Communication, Marketing, & Outreach; Administration and Services.

This kit contains:
1.  Manual (binder-ready, three-hole punched and tabbed)
*         Literature Review
*         Instructions on how to use the modules
*         4 learning modules which contain:
o    Introductory paper
o    Module overview with key talking points and links to the YALSA Competencies
o    Printout of four PowerPoint presentation with accompanying script
o    Three optional activities per module to deepen participants' understanding of the module's  material
*         List of works consulted

2. CD with PowerPoint presentations and resources for the four Understanding Teen Behavior for a Positive Library Experience workshops

The Developing Teen Brain and Guidelines for Service to Teens
This module examines the developing teen brain and how it affects teen behavior. It also discusses guidelines for library service to teens.

Teen Programs and Teen Advisory Boards
This module discusses how to build successful teen programs and Teen Advisory Boards.

Addressing Behavioral Issues in the Library
This module examines how to prevent and address teen behavior issues in the library.

Library Support of Teen Development
This module examines how library administration can support and foster teen development.

(curriculum description)


Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community.  The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us!

This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library.


Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528

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