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Book SynopsisTeen advisory groups (TAGs) may flourish in many libraries today, but many others are newly initiating them or hoping to revitalize ones that are floundering. But even successful groups need tips and best practices to make their TAGs even better. This updated and revised second edition remains the go-to guide for planning, running, and evaluating TAGs in both school and public libraries. Its wealth of positive advice and information leads TAG teens and their peers to meaningful experiences that encourage reading, library use, and library support—into adulthood. In this indispensable guide, Diane P. Tuccillo carefully explains and explores the current, wide landscape of TAGs, covering funding to bylaws; getting a new group on its feet to rejuvenating an old one; planning traditional TAG projects to creating unique roles; and community involvement to voting on adult library boards. Vivid profiles of successful teen groups, organized into public and school library sections, tell each group’s story along with pertinent teen feedback.Sample documents covering mission statements, applications, parent permission forms, publicity flyers, and teen book review ideas, as well as evaluation advice, can be borrowed or adapted. A helpful bibliography and webliography is included. Library directors, school administrators, library educators, and librarians who work directly with teens in school and public libraries will be unable to resist such compelling testaments to the value of TAGs.
Trade ReviewLibrary Teen Advisory Groups remains practical, insightful, and encouraging. * Booklist *
An iconic YA librarian shares her forty years of experience in this new updated edition of her definitive work, a treasury of resources and know-how on starting, funding, maintaining, and motivating young adult advisory groups. -- Patty Campbell, columnist and author, Spirituality in Young Adult Literature
Library Teen Advisory Groups is a must-read for anyone working with teens in the library. Both public and school libraries benefit from the practical, actionable advice and concrete examples from successful teen advisory groups (TAGs) around the country. Use this guide to start a new TAG, or take an existing TAG to a new level. -- Bethany Lanphere, Teen Librarian, High Plains Library District
Table of ContentsForeword by Joni Richards Bodart Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Leading Teens to Books and Libraries…for Life Chapter 2: Where Will the Money and Materials Come From? Chapter 3: Ready, Set…Get Started! And Keep Going! Chapter 4: TAGs Encourage Teens to Stretch Their Wings Chapter 5: More Dynamic TAG Approaches and Perspectives Chapter 6: TAG Leadership Roles and Teen/Adult Participation Chapter 7: The Perks of Being a TAG Member Chapter 8: Here’s How They Do It in Public Libraries! Chapter 9: Here’s How They Do It in Schools! Chapter 10: Evaluating Your TAG and Its Activities Appendices
