In the Spring 2017 issue of YALS, (digital edition available now to members & subscribers via the Members Only section of the YALSA website) Tiffany Boeglen and Britni Cherrington-Stodart’s article on advocating for teens in Public Libraries explores ways staff can actively advocate for the teens they serve. Their article includes references and resources that shouldn’t be missed. The full list of those resources follows:
Act for Youth “U.S. Teen Demographics” -http://www.actforyouth.net/adolescence/demographics/.
National Institute of Health “The Teen Brain Still Under Construction” – https://infocenter.nimh.nih.gov/pubstatic/NIH%2011-4929/NIH%2011-4929.pdf
Search Institute “40 Developmental Assets of Adolescents” – http://www.search-institute.org/content/40-developmental-assets-adolescentsages-12-18
Charlotte Mecklenburg “ONE Access” – https://www.cmlibrary.org/oneaccess
YALSA “The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action,” http://www.ala.org/yaforum/sites/ala.org.yaforum/files/content/YALSA_nationalforum_final.pdf
Safe Place – http://nationalsafeplace.org/what-is-safe-place/
The Relatives – http://www.therelatives.org/about-us/
Time Out Youth – http://www.timeoutyouth.org/content/about
