VOYA Reader Two

Teen-related issues currently occupy much of the media attention in the United States, whether it relates to music, television, movies, education, or crime. From drug use to recent incidents of shocking violence, teenagers are an age group which has been studied a great deal. In 1978, Mary K. Chelton and Dorothy M. Broderick founded Voice of Youth Advocates to provide a space for young adult librarian to share their experiences of working directly with young adults. VOYA Reader Two, a collection of articles printed in the young adults magazine VOYA since 1990, approaches teenagers not as "older adolescents," but as individuals with their own unique feelings and values. This new VOYA Reader imparts the necessity of treating teenagers as respected individuals with critical thinking skills who are hungry for intellectual and social stimulation. The focus of this volume is on programming library services for young adults, and the positive impact library services can have on the lives of teenagers. It takes an interested look at diverse ways of including teenagers in the challenging, modern, informational environment, and providing them with the attention and intelligent relationships that they need and deserve. VOYA Reader Two considers issues of library services and young adults from a number of angles, including how to most effectively reach disadvantaged children, how to maximize limited resources, censorship, inter-generational interaction, and youth activism. This significant collection of essays should provoke thoughtful excitement in educators everywhere.

The focus of this volume is on programming library services for young adults, and the positive impact library services can have on the lives of teenagers. It takes an interested look at diverse ways of including teenagers in the challenging, modern, informational environment, and providing them with the attention and intelligent relationships that they need and deserve.

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Authors who represent large and small libraries from across the country describe creative programs for young adults. The programs vary widely in terms of cost and preparation, so that librarians can choose what activities work best in their circumstances and communities. Other sections of the book focus on ways for adults to work together to better serve this age group and on the reality of censorship. Many success stories, but no index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Mary K. Chelton has worked extensively in academic library science and public library settings. She is currently an assistant professor at Emporia State University. She is one of the founders of Voice of Youth Advocates. She was awarded Librarian of the Year from RWA in 1995, and the Grolier Award in 1985 from the American Library Association. Dorothy M. Broderick has had teaching positions in many universities, and has lectured widely on the positive contributions and abilities of librarians and library services. She is the other founder of Voice of Youth Advocates, and the winner of the prestigious Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award (1987) and ALA's Grolier Award (1991) for her unusual contributions to libraries and young people.