Central Massachusetts Year of the Teen

In conjunction with their “Serving Tweens & Teens” LSTA grant (awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners), the Brewster Ladies’ Library is hosting a Collection Development workshop for librarians who work with teens and young adults on Monday, November 10 at 1:00 p.m.

Professor Amy Pattee from the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science will lead a discussion addressing the challenges of creating and maintaining Young Adult Collections. She will talk about the necessity for YA collections and the function they serve for younger and older teens, the use of adult titles in YA collections, how to deal with controversial titles in your collections, and other trends in teen books.

Some of you may have had the opportunity to hear Amy speak recently at the NELA conference. For those of you who missed her presentation, this is a wonderful chance to find out what’s new in YA Collection Management.

There is no charge for this workshop. Registration is not required, but an e-mail RSVP would be appreciated! Please contact Kathleen Mahoney at Brewster Ladies Library if you plan to attend, have any questions or need directions!