Collection Development

Why Have Separate Tween Collection?

Review Resources
Books

Books for The Teen Age (NYPL annual list)
Boston Book Review
Sex Ed titles & publishers
Collection Development basics
Core Collections (Patrick Jones)
Flamingnet (Reviews by teens)
Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans GLSEN | Stonewall Book Awards | YALSA | Area GLSEN | Rainbow List-ALA
Gentler reads for teens (little/no kissing, sex. violence, etc.)
--Bettendorf Library
--Plymouth Library
--Sachem Library
--Readers' Advice
--St. Louis County Library
--Burlington, WA Library
Graphic Novels
Green Earth Book Award
Health Information Project (HIP)
Magazines (IPL)
Non-fiction for teens
Parents' Choice Foundation
Outstanding Books for College-bound and Lifelong Learners
Teen Lib Wiki
**Teen Review Journals
Vandergrift's 100
VOYA annual lists of best books for teens
YALSA Winning Titles

Music
Billboard
CD Hotlist
Common Sense Media
Rolling Stone

Magazines
Mid-Hudson info
Parents' Choice Awards
School Library Journal (7/05 issues)

Audio Books/Videos
Promoting Audiobooks
Top 10 Reasons to Offer Teens Audio Books
Young Adult Notable Audio Books (from YALSA)
Young Adult Notable Videos/DVD's (from YALSA)

Awards

Teen Literature Winners

Reader's Advisory
(Connecting teens with right materials)

• Article, Public Libraries magazine-Jan/Feb 2005 (HomeAccess)"RA for YA-Tailoring the Readers Advisory Interview to the Needs of YA Readers", pp. 32-36
• Haverhill Library's list
• Health Information Project (HIP)
• Invisible reader's advisory
• Reluctant Readers
  • Article-YALS magazine, Fall '05, Reaching Reluctant Readers with Nonfiction-bibliography
  • ALA Reluctant Readers Notable Books
• Teen Lib Wiki
• Teen Series and Sequels

• Blogging, podcasting and broadcasting online Info
  • AASL overview
  • BlogSpot
  • YA Librarian
  • Podcasting sites (samples & guidelines)
  • Podcasting 101 | Directions for setting up | Audacity (free software)
  • Teen library blogs - Framingham (MA)
  • Teen Lib Wiki
  • Why/How to Use Blogs to Promote your Library (article)
• Free & legal music sites (from VOYA) (Add link to library's teen page & post near computers)
• Gaming in libraries
• Marketing to teens through technology (Notes from ALA workshop)
• Tech toybox--what to do with tech *stuff* (from David Lee King @ Topeka/Shawnee)
• Teen Lib Wiki
• Text messaging to communicate with teens

See MHLS Web safety site

• NYS Laws governing employment of minors
• Shelving tests
  • Dewey Challenge
  • Farmington Library, CT
  • Online Dewey nonfiction game
• Teen volunteer ideas

Programming

• Alternative Teen Librarian-Latest trends in YA service
• EZ Library Program database (Search Middle School or Teen in Age Category)
• MHLS website
• Performers and Programs database
• Teen and 'tween program ideas
• Teen Lib Wiki
• VOYA program ideas

Space Planning for Teens

• MHLS Space Planning
• Professional Collection - Teen Spaces
• Teen areas

Marketing to Teens

• Bookmarks to promote collection
  --Suggested lists
  --How to create bookmarks
• Booktalking
• Cool Posters | Who Knew? | Needlepoint guy | Red-haired teen | Helpful Staff
• Connecting Young Adults and Librarians
• Health Information Project (HIP)
• Newsletters for teens
• Other ideas
• Partnering with schools
• Pop culture quizzes
• Surveys for teens
  • Coshocton Public Library, Ohio (several teen surveys)