YALSA's Professional Tools
YALSA developed the tools on this page to help school librarians, young adult specialists, and others who work in libraries with their work with teens. Please use the resources listed on this site to find practical tools for your day-to-day work, as well as tools for developing your career. You can also find helpful downloads on YALSA's Handouts page.
Career Development
YALSA Academy (free videos on practical teen services issues)
YALSA's Virtual Mentoring Program
ALA Council Resolutions
ALA Resolution: School Libraries and Librarians are Critical to Educational Success (PDF)
ALA Resolution on Ensuring Summer Reading Programs for all Children and Teens (PDF)
Recruitment
Why YA? Recruiting New Librarians to the Profession
Library Schools and YA Services
Sample YA Librarian's Job Posting
Toolkits and Bibliographies
Legislative Advocacy Guide (PDF)
Social Networking Toolkit (PDF; updated 2011)
Social Networking: A Guide for Teens (PDF; updated 2011)
Speaking Up for Library Services to Teens: A Guide to Advocacy (PDF)
STEM Programming Toolkit (Word doc)
Teen Reading Guide for Parents and Caregivers (PDF)
Teens' Top Ten Toolkit (Word doc)
YALSA Road Trip (PDF)
Collection Development Tools
YALSA's Ultimate Teen Bookshelf
