Teen Services Web

A professional development guide for Teen Librarians, Teen Liaisons, and anyone else fortunate enough to work with Teens in the Library.

Teen Programming

The following resources by Jennifer Velasquez (Coordinator of Teen Services, San Antonio Public Library) provide Teen Services Librarians with best practices for offering relevant programming and library spaces for teens at their library:

In Teen Programming, Value the Process Over the Product
School Library Journal
The Trouble With Teen Programming
School Library Journal
Teen Programming Development: Making it About the Teens from Start to Finish
YALSA Webinar
A Place of Their Own
American Libraries

Real-World Teen Services by Jennifer Velásquez
This book goes beyond the "what" and "how" of teen services to get to the "why," ensuring that all practitioners will understand the ways teens want to use public space, discover and create information, and interact with peers and adults.

Last Updated: Jan 7, 2025 5:46 PM
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