{"product_id":"young-adults-deserve-the-best-yalsas-competencies-in-action-paperback","title":"Young Adults Deserve the Best: Yalsa's Competencies in Action - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Flowers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. \"Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth,\" developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining eight areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includes - Anecdotes and success stories from the field - Guidelines that can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptions - Additional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practice The first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45597777166380,"sku":"9780838935873","price":86.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/young-adults-deserve-the-best-yalsas-competencies-in-action-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}