http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/08/14/youth-subculture-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-for-librarians/ The official blog of the Young Adult Library Services Association Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:37:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/08/14/youth-subculture-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-for-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 Joseph Wilk Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:39:52 +0000 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/?p=1309#comment-2195 Excellent first post, Eric, and a great way to tie social theory in with library service. Welcome to YALSA blogging! I feel like--as far as subculture is concerned--many of the acts you listed are now within the financial and material reaches of being a teen-only enterprise. Their friends can now record their band or produce their beats, and their other friends are running their own DIY label. Or they're making their own clothes by piecing together thrift store fashion with duct tape. Etc. etc. In many cases, at least in my experiences, teens are becoming more and more self-sufficient, putting them at odds with adults who sort of see themselves as gatekeepers... like the people who preceded them were, etc. In addition to what you suggest, engaging this might mean giving teens an opportunity to use library space wholly independently--as another tool that they can use to record an album, throw a party, or set up whatever other equipment they need to take care of their own business. Excellent first post, Eric, and a great way to tie social theory in with library service. Welcome to YALSA blogging! I feel like–as far as subculture is concerned–many of the acts you listed are now within the financial and material reaches of being a teen-only enterprise. Their friends can now record their band or produce their beats, and their other friends are running their own DIY label. Or they’re making their own clothes by piecing together thrift store fashion with duct tape. Etc. etc. In many cases, at least in my experiences, teens are becoming more and more self-sufficient, putting them at odds with adults who sort of see themselves as gatekeepers… like the people who preceded them were, etc. In addition to what you suggest, engaging this might mean giving teens an opportunity to use library space wholly independently–as another tool that they can use to record an album, throw a party, or set up whatever other equipment they need to take care of their own business.

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