Young Adult Programs and Services
Browse the 2023-2024 ALA Gift Guide for Library Lovers
Posted by Rob Christopher on 11/08/2023
Media Literacy Education: Counteracting the Disruption
Posted by Rob Christopher on 10/27/2023
a guest post by Belinha S. De Abreu, Ph.D.
Future Directions for Library Media Services, with ALA author Scott Spicer
Posted by Rob Christopher on 10/23/2023Programming Teen Media in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Settings, with author Dr. Jimmeka Anderson
Posted by Rob Christopher on 10/18/2023Racism without Racists
Posted by Rob Christopher on 08/01/2023
a guest post by Tracey Overbey and Amanda L. Folk
Social Justice and Media Literacy: Using Data from and about Urban Teens for Library Decor
Posted by Rob Christopher on 06/16/2023
a guest post by Kelly N. Czarnecki
Building Safe Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Children and Teens with Books
Posted by Rob Christopher on 05/12/2023
a guest post by Liz Deskins
How Are You Celebrating Autism In Your Libraries In April?
Posted by Rob Christopher on 04/06/2023
a guest post by Amelia Anderson
Making the connection: Amanda L. Folk and Tracey Overbey discuss libraries and the Black and African American experience
Posted by Rob Christopher on 09/22/2022Still a predominantly white profession, librarianship has a legacy of racial discrimination, and we must face and better understand the ways in which race impacts how we meet users’ needs both now and in the future. Amanda L. Folk and Tracey Overbey, authors of two ALA Editions Special Reports, posit that identifying and acknowledging implicit and learned bias is a necessary step for moving forward.