YALSA's Professional Tools
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Teen Growth | Interactions with Teens | Learning Environments | Learning Experiences | Youth Engagement | Community Engagement | Cultural Competency | Equity of Access | Assessment | Continuous Learning | Additional Resources
The resources on this page are organized by YALSA's Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff. YALSA's Handouts page and may have additional resources of interest.
I. Teen Growth & Development
- (video)
II. Interactions with Teens
- (pdf)
- (.pdf)
- (.pdf)
III. Learning Environments
- (video)
IV. Learning Experiences
- (video)
- (video) - including digital, medial and multiple literacies
- Teens First: Basic Learning Outcomes Guide
- , featuring a theme on libraries and learning
V. Youth Engagement & Leadership
- Summer Teen Intern Toolkit (.pdf)
- (.docx)
- (.docx)
- (.pdf)
VI. Community & Family Engagement
- -- free resources to support community engagement
- (.pdf)
- Community Asset Map -- & (.PPTX)
- Library Asset Map & (.pptx)
- tool (from youth.gov)
- posts on the YALSAblog
- , featuring the community engagement theme
VII. Cultural Competency & Responsiveness
- (pdf)
- , which features a cultural competency theme
VIII. Equity of Access
- (from ASCLA)
- (from )
- (includes information to help you create a library privacy policy)
- (from )
- (report from Pew)
IX. Outcomes & Assessment
- (from PLA)
- Teens First: Basic Learning Outcomes Guide
X. Continuous Learning
- (video)
- (free videos on practical teen services issues)
Additional Resources
Overarching Resources
Recruitment
Why YA? Recruiting New Librarians to the Profession
Library Schools and YA Services
Sample YA Librarian's Job Posting
Job Shadowing Toolkit (.doc)
Council Resolutions
Resolution: School Libraries and Librarians are Critical to Educational Success (PDF)
Resolution on Ensuring Summer Reading Programs for all Children and Teens (PDF)
Reports
Toolkits and Bibliographies
Legislative Advocacy Guide (PDF)
Social Networking Toolkit (PDF; updated 2011)
Social Networking: A Guide for Teens (PDF; updated 2011)
Teen Reading Guide for Parents and Caregivers (PDF)
Teens' Top Ten Toolkit (PDF)
Web Sites
