Seamless youth services for every age and stage

"This book will argue for a shift toward seeing youth services as a continuum, not a series of distinct stages. When the latter viewpoint is followed, young patrons often lack support and are thrust from one phase to the next without sufficient guidance. This book will help librarians identify areas...

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Main Author: Loop, Karis, 1966- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2019.
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100 1 |a Loop, Karis,  |d 1966-  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Seamless youth services for every age and stage /  |c Karis Loop. 
264 1 |a Chicago :  |b ALA Editions,  |c 2019. 
300 |a xv, 78 pages ;  |c 23 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes index. 
505 0 |a From birth through preschool: the storytime spectrum -- From storytime to school age: the vanishing time -- From early readers through middle grade: the school age spectrum -- From middle grade to young adult: the terrifying leap -- From individuality through engagement: the teen spectrum -- From teen to adult: the final transition. 
520 |a "This book will argue for a shift toward seeing youth services as a continuum, not a series of distinct stages. When the latter viewpoint is followed, young patrons often lack support and are thrust from one phase to the next without sufficient guidance. This book will help librarians identify areas in which the services they offer are not doing enough to support advancing readers and program attendees. It will include transitional programming designed to support the forward progress of young patrons. This should result in quantitative results, such as a higher retention rate from lapsit to teen years and a reduced decline in program attendance, circulation rates, and general library use as children grow"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Children's libraries  |x Activity programs  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Children's libraries  |x Activity programs  |z United States  |x Evaluation. 
650 0 |a Young adults' libraries  |x Activity programs  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Young adults' libraries  |x Activity programs  |z United States  |x Evaluation. 
690 0 |a Parent teacher books. 
994 |a C0  |b PCB 
949 |a Schlow  |b SJNPT  |c 027.625 LOO  |d i  |e 39635104018877  |f 670679  |g jddc  |j 09/25/2019 
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