Serving teens through readers? advisory

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Main Author: Booth, Heather 1978-
Format: Book
Published: Chicago American Library Association 2007
Series:ALA readers? advisory series
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Table of Contents:
  • A brief history of teens and reading in libraries
  • Why teens need to read, why they want to read
  • What is readers? advisory, and why is readers? advisory for teens different?
  • Tips for the generalist : what to do if you have not read teen fiction since you were a teen
  • Opening the readers? advisory interview
  • Detecting interest
  • Articulating appeal
  • Readers? advisory for homework assignments
  • Readers? advisory by proxy
  • Beyond lists : using resources to move past award winners
  • Creating resource lists for staff
  • Indirect readers? advisory and marketing