http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/09/19/yalsa-podcast-57-diversity-in-the-library/ The official blog of the Young Adult Library Services Association Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/09/19/yalsa-podcast-57-diversity-in-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-14954 Rebecca Oxley Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:18:26 +0000 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/?p=1356#comment-14954 Just wanted to write in and mention how posts like this (and the preceding one which led me to this podcast) are very helpful to emerging teen librarians and school librarians like myself. I've volunteered to help a vetted librarian build and defend her YA Street Lit collection, and am learning a lot about how meaningful this genre is within the media center. For a life-long love of reading to take hold, students need to be able to see themselves in the collection. Thanks for the leads! Just wanted to write in and mention how posts like this (and the preceding one which led me to this podcast) are very helpful to emerging teen librarians and school librarians like myself. I’ve volunteered to help a vetted librarian build and defend her YA Street Lit collection, and am learning a lot about how meaningful this genre is within the media center. For a life-long love of reading to take hold, students need to be able to see themselves in the collection. Thanks for the leads!

]]> http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/09/19/yalsa-podcast-57-diversity-in-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-11067 Dora Flores Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:22:34 +0000 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/?p=1356#comment-11067 I have learned so much by this podcast. I am latina and starting my master's in Library Media Science. The reason I listed this podcast is because we were asked to write a paper about diversity in the library media center. I think that a LMS needs to be a step ahead on diversity, we need to anticipate questions that our patrons might have, so that when they come looking for information we can point them to the right direction instead of saying I don't know, I am not sure, sorry we don't have that information. Thank you again. I have learned so much by this podcast. I am latina and starting my master’s in Library Media Science. The reason I listed this podcast is because we were asked to write a paper about diversity in the library media center. I think that a LMS needs to be a step ahead on diversity, we need to anticipate questions that our patrons might have, so that when they come looking for information we can point them to the right direction instead of saying I don’t know, I am not sure, sorry we don’t have that information. Thank you again.

]]> http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/09/19/yalsa-podcast-57-diversity-in-the-library/comment-page-1/#comment-4176 Vanessa Morris Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:54:38 +0000 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/?p=1356#comment-4176 Greetings; I just want to clarify that Street Lit is NOT YA fiction. It is adult fiction that YAs read. I think we need to be clear about that. The YA fiction that has developed as a response to street lit, is more teen-friendly, and collection-appropriate for the YA collection. Some examples include the Drama High series, the Platinum Teen series, and authors such as Nicole Bailey Williams, Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Flake, and newcomer Ni-Ni Simone. By and large though, most street fiction can be seen as Adult-YA, meaning it is most appropriate for readers aged 16 and up. In my humble opinion, the teen-friendly street lit makes street lit accessible to teens 12 and up. Thanks for listening! Greetings; I just want to clarify that Street Lit is NOT YA fiction. It is adult fiction that YAs read. I think we need to be clear about that. The YA fiction that has developed as a response to street lit, is more teen-friendly, and collection-appropriate for the YA collection. Some examples include the Drama High series, the Platinum Teen series, and authors such as Nicole Bailey Williams, Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Flake, and newcomer Ni-Ni Simone. By and large though, most street fiction can be seen as Adult-YA, meaning it is most appropriate for readers aged 16 and up. In my humble opinion, the teen-friendly street lit makes street lit accessible to teens 12 and up. Thanks for listening!

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