YALSA's Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff describes Community & Family Engagement in this way:
"Builds respectful, reciprocal relationships with community organizations and families to promote optimal development for teens and to enhance the quality of library services.."
The association's current and previous continuing education opportunities in this area are:
Archived Webinars
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YALSA members can access the full set of archived webinars related to the topic of Community & Family Engagement via our YouTube playlist by logging in to this site.
Non-members can purchase individual access to webinars related to Community & Family Engagement for $29 or purchase group access for $99.
- June 2019: Building Middle School Futures
Member access
Non-member purchase - February 2019: Providing Equitable Access for All Teens @ Your Library
Member access
Non-member purchase - August 2018: Community and Family Engagement
Free access to members and non-members - December 2017: Community Partnerships for Teen Success
Member access
Non-member purchase - July 2017: Creative Youth Development and the Humantities
Member access
Non-member purchase - April 2017: Building Their Own World: Teen Driven Community Engagment
Member access
Non-member purchase - August 2016: Connecting Teens to Mental Health Support and Resources
Member access
Non-member purchase - July 2016: Connecting Teens and Community Inside and Outside the Library
Member access
Non-member purchase - April 2016: Connecting with Immigrant and Refugee Youth
Member access
Non-member purchase - October 2015: Community Collaborations - School and Library Partnerships
Member access
Non-member purchase - August 2015: Identifying and Serving Youth Facing. Homelessnes
Member access
Non-member purchase - December 2014: It's Fun to Partner with the YMCA
Member access
Non-member purchase
Snack Breaks
View the Community &. Family Engagement YouTube playlist for all of our short videos on this topic.
To learn more about YALSA's continuing education opportunities contact Linda W. Braun, CE Consultant, lbraun@leonline.com