LIS 531L Library Programs and Services for Young Adults
This course examines the planning and delivery of information and recreational services to meet the diverse needs of young people between the ages of 12 and 18 in public libraries and school library/media centers. Examination of the developmental tasks of adolescents and relevant social, education, and demographic trends. Emphasis on the development of library policies and collaboration with youth serving community agencies. Attention to communication and program skills and the promoting, funding, and evaluating of library programs and services for teenagers. Please note: This is a new course being offered beginning in the 2005-2006 academic year; it incorporates some content that was previously offered in LIS 483.
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