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Greetings!
YALSA has revised “Young
Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth,” a
set of guidelines last updated in 2004. A member taskforce worked to streamline
and update the guidelines to reflect changes in youth services over the past several
years. They are available online at www.ala.org/yalsa/competencies
and can be downloaded as a PDF.
The competencies
can be used as a tool to evaluate and improve service, a foundation for library
school curriculum, a framework for staff training and a set of guiding
principles for use when speaking out for the importance of services to teens in
libraries.
The competencies are divided
into seven areas: leadership and professionalism, knowledge of client group,
communication, administration, knowledge of materials, access to information
and services.
Questions?
Feel free to contact us at [log in to unmask] or
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390.
-Stevie
Stephanie (Stevie) Kuenn
Communications Specialist
Young Adult Library Services Association
v: 312.280.2128
f: 312.280-5276
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