Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 164
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Trim: 8¾ x 11½
978-1-5381-1693-7 • Paperback • April 2019 • $76.00 • (£58.00)
978-1-5381-1694-4 • eBook • April 2019 • $72.00 • (£55.00)
Karen Smith graduated from Wayne State University in 1997 with a B.A in Psychology and 2001 with a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Services to Children and Teens. She worked as a teen librarian for a number of years before becoming the Head of Children’s Services at the Livonia Public Library in Livonia, Michigan. Over the years, she has hosted successful programs, created two tween collections, and advocated for tweens and teens in library spaces. Karen reads a variety of tween literature and reviews for Library Media Connection regularly. She lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband, Brian.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: Who are “Tweens” and What do They Want?
Chapter 2: Why Create a Tween Collection?
Chapter 3: What is Tween Literature?
Chapter 4: Beyond Print Materials
Chapter 5: Evaluating Current Collections
Chapter 6: Carving Out Space
Chapter 7: Controversy in Tween Literature
Chapter 8: Should you Add Nonfiction?
Chapter 9: Budgets
Chapter 10: Marketing your New Collection
Appendix 1: Selected Titles Fiction
Appendix 2: Selected Title Nonfiction
Appendix 3: Case Study Eton Academy
Appendix 4: Case Study Geneva Public Library
Appendix 5: Case Study Loutit District Library
Appendix 6: Case Study Novi Public Library
Bibliography
Creating a Tween Collection: A Practical Guide for Librarians is the how-to manual librarians need to serve the in-between patrons—feeling too old for the children’s room, not ready for the teen room. From understanding the tween mind and needs to the practical collection building and space making, Smith has covered it all, including real-life case studies that illustrate how tween services in libraries work.
— RoseMary Ludt, editor-in-chief, VOYA Magazine