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Young Adult Library Services Volume 4, Number 4

Table of Contents

Summer 2006

 
FROM THE EDITOR  2

FROM THE PRESIDENT
Pamela Spencer Holley

 

 3
Professional Perspectives  

Uncle Sam, Political Advocacy, and the YALSA Legislation Committee
Laurel Sandor

 

 5

Teen Perspective

 

 

Inspiring Ways (and Reads) to Get Active @ your library® 
Valerie Ott

 

 8

Author Perspective

 

Love and Accept Yourself for Who You Are
An Interview with Alex Sanchez
Dominique Mccafferty

 

 10
Best Practices 

Academic Librarians Organize a Sixth-Grade Reading Club
Iona R. Malanchuk

 

 13

Hot Spot:  Get Active

 

Get Teens Active @ your library®!
RoseMary Honnold

 

 18

I Can't Dance Without Arrows
Get Active @ your library® with Video Game Programs
Beth Gallaway and Alissa Lauzon

 

 26

Types of Youth Participation Programs in Public Libraries
An Annotated Webliography
Susan Asis

 

 26

Bridging the Gap
Proactive Approaches for Adults Working with Teens
Kimberly Bolan

 

 32

Advocating for Teens' Technological Needs
Q & A with Stephen Abram
Technology for Young Adults Committee

 

 35

A Library Outing
serving Queer and Questioning Teens
Hillias J. Martin

 

 38

Middle School Volunteers with Special Needs at the Denver Public Library
Emily Dagg

 

 40

Literature Surveys and Research

 

 

A Teen Take on Reading
Results from the 2005 Teen Read Survey
Krista Swenor

 

 42
THE UPDATE  47
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS  52

 

 
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