Books, websites, and other resources on teens and the world in which they live.

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Resources - The World of Teens: General Information on the Who& Why of Teens


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National Youth Participation Guidelines

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Brain, Marshall. The Teenager's Guide to the Real World. Raleigh, N.C.:BYG Pub. 1997.

Covey, Sean. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Hillyard, Blaine, “Assets and Outcomes: New Directions in Young Adult Services in Public Libraries,” Public Libraries 41, (July/August 2002): 195-99.

Jones, Patrick. Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: A How-To-Do-It Manual, Second Edition. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1998.

Jones, Patrick and Joel Shoemaker. Do it Right!: Best Practices for Serving Young Adults in School and Public Libraries. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001.

Meyers, Elaine, “The Coolness Factor: Ten Libraries Listen to Youth,” American Libraries 30, (November 1999): 42-45.

Mondowney, JoAnn G. Hold Them in Your Heart: Successful Strategies for Library Services to At-Risk Teens. NY: Neal-Schuman, 2001.

Nichols, Mary Anne and C. Allen. Young Adults and Public Libraries: a Handbook of Materials and Services. Westport, Conn. 1998.

Vaillancourt, Renee J. Bare Bones Young Adult Services: Tips for Public Library Generalists. Chicago, American Library Association, 2000.

Vaillancourt, Renee J. Managing Young Adult Services: A Self-help Manual. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2002.

Walter, Virginia A. and Elaine E. Meyers. Teens and Libraries: Getting It Right. Chicago, Ill.: American Library Association, 2003.

Young Adult Library Services Association with Patrick Jones. New Directions for Llibrary Services to Young Adults. Chicago, Ill.: American Library Association, 2002.

Zollo, Peter. Wise Up to Teens: Insights Into Marketing and Advertising to Teenagers. Ithaca, NY: New Strategist Publications, 1999.