Young Adult Library Services

Volume 7, Number 2, Winter 2009

From the Editor


RoseMary Honnold




From the President


Sarah Cornish Debraski

YALSA Perspective

Find it! Shoot it! Shop It!


Connecting Teens to Technology at La Puente Library


By Monique Delatte




Grants Get Teens Gaming


Teen Tech Week™ 2008 at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County


By Beth Hoeffgen




Teen Tech Week Survey Results


By Kathy Mahoney and Kelly Laszczak

Student Perspective

YA Q&A


Expert Advice on Tough Teen Services Questions

Feature

“Shelters from the Storm”


Teens, Stress, and Libraries


By Jami Jones

Best Practices

Dream It Do It: At the Library!


Technology Outreach at a Juvenile Detention Center


By Kelly Czarnecki

Hot Spot: Teen Tech Week

Online Homework Help


Evaluating the Options


By Judy Michaelson




Cell Phone Novels


140 Characters at a Time


By Ruth Cox Clark




Budget Video Production


Yes, You Can Do It Too!


By Rachel Magee




Technology for Every Teen @ your library®


By Vikki C. Terrile




Teen Tech Week on a Budget


By Jami Schwarzwalder

Literature Surveys and Research

The Structure of Power in Young Adult Problem Novels


By Brian W. Sturm and Karin Michel




Guidelines for Authors




Index to Advertisers




The YALSA Update